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PAGE 4 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - August 11, 2019 Community Focus www.columbusmessenger.com Township raising funds for special needs sports field By Amanda Ensinger Staff Writer James Gant, the Prairie Township Community Center director updated the trustees about a special needs sports field at a recent board meeting. To date, the township has raised $728,000 for an artificial turf field that would be designed specifically for individuals with special needs. “The field will have a hard surface and will be an artificial turf,” Gant said. “This will allow people in crutches or wheelchairs to more easily use the field and won’t be as restricting for them as a natural field would be.” The field would be used for soccer, football and other field sports. community events Children’s Fair The Prairie Township Farmer’s Market will host a special market event from 4 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 12. The special market will be a children’s fair and will include face paintings and balloon twisting, along with market favorites like Miller’s Homemade Ice Cream. All events are free and held at the Prairie Township Community Center, 5955 West Broad St. For more information, visit www.prairietownship.org. Immunizations in Prairie Twp. Franklin County Public Health will offer adult and childhood immunizations on Aug. 15 at the Prairie Township Fire Department, 123 Inah Ave. To schedule an appointment, call (614) 525-3719 or visit www.myfcph.org. The money raised for the field comes through the Prairie Township Community Fund, a group that is funded under the umbrella of the Columbus Foundation. This allows community stakeholders to raise funds for projects within the township. The mission of the organization is to enhance the quality of life in the greater Prairie Township area by enriching traditions and supporting innovation through leadership and giving. The Columbus Foundation is a philanthropic advisor to 2,500 individuals, families and businesses who have created charitable funds and planned gifts to make a difference in the lives of others through philanthropy. The township needs to raise approximately $2 million for the field and plans to have that raised by April 2020. The hope is to start the project next year and the township plans to have the field at the new Galloway Road Sports Complex. Money for the project will continue to be raised by corporate and private donations, as well as other creative tactics by the Prairie Township Community Fund. Once this project is complete, the Prairie Township Community Fund plans on looking at other major projects they can raise funds to support in the township. Among the projects that could be completed in the future includes an expansion of the pool at the Prairie Township Community Center. In related news, Gant gave an update on membership and activity at the community center. Gant said the center currently has 6,869 members and 2,079 of those members are residents. Of that, 4,397 of those members are non-residents and 3,986 are senior citizens. Gant said, “On average a community center has 10 percent of its members from their community, we have 14 percent which is wonderful.” Gant also said the center has a 96.55 percent retention rate of members when the industry average to retain members is 60 percent. If you are interested in learning more about membership at the community center, donating to the Prairie Township Community Fund or learning more about the new artificial turf field, visit www.prairietownship.org. SUPPORT your Community Paper Through advertising, community newspapers like the Messenger have always been FREE papers. In these tough economic times we are asking you the reader to help offset the current decline in advertising revenue by participating in a VOLUNTARY payment program*. To those who have already participated - We Thank You. For those who would like to, below is a form you can mail with your DONATION. *This is not a subscription. .Name: Address: City/State/Zip 3500 Sullivant Ave., Columbus, OH 43204 1 year ($9) 2 year ($18) Eastside Westside Southwest Southeast Top left, 7-year-old Gavin Murnahan eats his third ear of corn at the corn eating competition. Pictured above (from left to right) is 4-year-old Maielle Weidman, 5- year-old Vivian Young, and 4-year-old Luna Kissel releasing their racers down the ramp as the zucchini race competition begins. Messenger photos by Hannah Poling Zucchinis, corn and more Pictured here is 8-year-old Avalin Verrett putting the finishing touches on her zucchini racer at the Prairie Township Farmer’s Market on Aug. 5. Verrett took part in a special market event featuring zucchini races and a corn eating contest.
www.columbusmessenger.com August 11, 2019 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - PAGE 5 Government Focus Program aims to recycle right The city of Columbus is partnering with SWACO to launch a grant-funded recycling education campaign designed to reduce contamination in Columbus’s recycling stream and control program costs. The eightweek Feet on the Street initiative began July 15 in several city neighborhoods. Recycling contamination, caused by incorrect or soiled materials placed into the recycling system, increases costs and decreases recovery of recyclable materials. Contamination can threaten the sustainability of the city’s recycling program. SWACO (Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio) has been selected on behalf of the city to receive a $40,000 grant to work with The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit that provides direct support to local governments to enhance their recycling programs. The project is being funded by The Recycling Partnership and Ohio EPA as part of a statewide initiative to address recycling stream contamination. “We’re proud of our curbside recycling program in Columbus and the participation rate that averages about 75 percent,” said Tim Swauger, administrator of the division of refuse collection. “We want it to continue to be successful and economically sustainable by reducing contamination. It’s important that residents pay attention to what they put in their city recycling containers. We’re confident this education initiative will improve their understanding of how to ‘Recycle Right’ so that taxpayer dollars are used efficiently for the program.” The Recycling Partnership will provide $150,000 in staff and resource support for the program, and SWACO will supply $18,000 in matching funds for project management. Rumpke is also working with the city and SWACO on the initiative. Feet on the Street will work with about 20,000 households in select areas around Columbus to educate about proper recycling. Education magnets have been mailed to these residents that illustrate what should and should not be put into their recycling containers. Additional field activities to educate them on proper recycling will occur through Sept. 7. Specially trained personnel will conduct curbside container observations. Residents who have contaminants in their containers will receive an informational “Warning Tag” on their cart with direct feedback on how to improve its contents. Containers contaminated a second time will get an “Oops Tag” and the container will not be emptied. Instead, residents can correct the mistake and return the container to the curb for their next scheduled pickup. The city wants to empower residents to recycle more and to do so correctly. “Only these items should be placed in your curbside recycling containers: paper and flattened cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs, glass bottles and jars, metal cans and cartons,” Swauger said. “Items should be clean, empty and not bagged.” “By only placing the correct recyclables into containers, you are helping your community sustain this important curbside recycling program,” said Kyle O’Keefe, SWACO director of innovation and programs. “Placing contaminants into your recycling cart can taint an entire truckload of otherwise quality recyclables and can cause delays and shutdowns of the recycling facility. Worst of all, if contamination is not addressed it can threaten the sustainability of the entire program by escalating costs and increasing risk of damage or injury to workers and recycling equipment.” Feet on the Street complements SWACO’s ongoing Recycle Right education campaign, which has been implemented in other Franklin County communities to educate residents on how to recycle properly. For more information on the city of Columbus recycling program and Recycle Right, visit www.columbus.gov/publicserv i c e / R e f u s e - Collection. Lung Cancer? Asbestos exposure in industrial, construction, manufacturing jobs, or the military may be the cause. Family in the home were also exposed. Call 1-866-795-3684 or email cancer@breakinginjurynews.com. $30 billion is set aside for asbestos victims with cancer. Valuable settlement monies may not require filing a lawsuit. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, and Leukemia may result from RoundUp exposure. A recent was awarded in a RoundUp injury case. Call 1-619-493-4791 or email RoundUp@breakinginjurynews.com and let us begin work on your RoundUp case today. ODD ERRY ODD NIGHT OF CHRISTIAN MUSIC Fridays 7 PM To 9 PM All ages welcome. CALVARY ROAD COMMUNITY CHURCH 5108 NORTON RD, GROVE CITY Hilltop Kiwanis donates to Boys and Girls Club The Hilltop Kiwanis made a donation to the J. Ashburn Boys and Girls Club of Columbus to help fund its education summer program. Pictured here is Kiwanian Bill Smith, Associate Director of Programs Gary Adaway and Kiwanian Pam Weaver (all seated) with some of the children who took part in the program. - -- Franklin Summer is Here! Contact us NOW for your air conditioner tune up. Free Estimates for Replacement Equipment OH License #20692
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