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Week of August 23rd, 2021

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August 22 National Surgical Oncologist Day National Be An Angel Day National Bao Day Never Bean Better Day National Tooth Fairy Day National Pecan Torte Day August 23 National Ride The Wind Day National Sponge Cake Day National Cuban Sandwich Day August 24 National Maryland Day National Peach Pie Day National Waffle Day August 25 National Park Service Founders Day National Whiskey Sour Day National Kiss and Make Up Day National Secondhand Wardrobe Day National Banana Split Day

August 26 National Got Checked Day * (breast cancer) National WebMistress Day National Dog Day National Women’s Equality Day National Cherry Popsicle Day August 27 National Pots De Creme Day National Just Because Day August 28 National Thoughtful Day National Red Wine Day National Power Rangers Day  National Bow Tie Day National Cherry Turnovers Day Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day

What can CLI help you do?

Jen wanted to learn how to make fresh salsa and Guacamole. Another great day on the water with SJSI's Adaptive Sailing Program! What a way to celebrate "Ride the Wind Day! www.sailsandusky.org

Mind, Body & Balance Class @ Rails to Trails & the Reservoir

Now that the weather allows CLI classes to meet out of doors, we're taking advantage of the local parks. The "It Makes Sense" class met up in Lakefront Park in Huron. Full disclosure the picture to the right was taken during another session at the UCC church in Monroeville. The "Balance, Mind and Body" class met in Monroeville's Clark Park.

John's usual-- As of today, both my kids are away at school. This was my last summer living with at least one of them-- maybe both. Yep-- a big summer at the Schwartz house. But, I'm 100% back at it this week and looking forward to doubling down on both CLI projects and re-establishing a workout routine. Physical fitness-wise, it's been a long, slow descent from a high point in 2011/2012. The less I did, the less I wanted to do, so I've definitely got some new habits to build. Our next & final cornhole tournament is coming up on 9/10. After that we do plan to continue monthly mini-fundraisers, but we'll bring them indoors. Primarily at Kenilee Lanes since we're doing them to raise money for the ADA remodeling project and we already have a beer license there. Speaking of Kenilee-- we do have an exciting smallish project to freshen up the 2nd floor to provide a brag-worthy space for NHS Truckers High School Bowling Team-- as well as expanding birthday party/gameroom space. The goal of this light upstairs remodel is to garner some attention that we can take advantage of to push our larger fundraising objective to make the 1rst floor accessible and just a great place to hang out. I hope to have some concept drawings ready to push out in a couple weeks. I feel like I need to talk a little bit about the local COVID infection rate. I know that I've had a hard time getting back in the habit of always having a mask on me & not feeling self-conscious about wearing indoors-- especially if everyone else isn't wearing theirs. BUT-- the recent numbers are concerning. It's bad for everyone if people get sick OR if everything shuts down again. I'm not sure that CLI can survive a second round of that-- not to mention CLI's mission is to connect people to their community & we can't do much of that if the community is closed for COVID. Let's do what we have to do to stay open. That's all I have for this week. Enjoy the outdoors & keep your hands clean! John

Would you like to join CLI for some fun virtual activities? It's a bunch of loud fun!

Firelands Local Update: Another good week in the books. I hope everyone was able to get a chance to go to the fair last week. While I am not the biggest fan of fairs, it was great to drive by and see all the cars, campers, and people that were out and about. I have 2 pictures below. I am not sure if anyone remembers the fog we had last Tuesday, but it was pretty intense in some areas. The first picture shows the bowling alley in Willard on the right. I am only about 30 yards from the building. I pulled over to take the photo.   The second photo is the Willard reservoir. There is a dock at the bottom of the picture but you can't see the water beyond it. Production picked up last week at the workshop. We had four jobs come in. We completed about 7,000 units at the workshop alone. Our crew at MTD was able to complete 18,000 units. We shredded 12,000 pounds of paper and processed another 5,000 pounds of cardboard. We were able to fill and ship our second truckload of material out to the recycler. I am reminded that , now that the fair is over, school is either starting for folks or about to start. Please, everyone be on the lookout for buses and be mindful of the many children that will be in the crosswalks.

James Johnson 419-921-6400 James@firelandslocal.com

Good Works Cafe Menu: 08/06: Shredded Chicken w/ Mashed Potatoes & Corn 08/13: Chili & Cornbread 08/20: Mini-Sub & Macaroni Salad 08/27: Mac & Cheese, Green Beans

Donation Requests Chili or Kidney Beans Canned Tomatoes Hoagie Buns Deli Ham American Cheese Slices Velveeta Cheese Mayo Butter Mustard Green Beans Applesauce

Donations can be brought to the Clubhouse from 9:30a - 12p or call (419)921-6057 to arrange a donation pick-up. This helps us keep costs down and be able to provide meals each Friday at a low cost. Thanks everyone! Here's to a good week!

Kerrie Close Community Settings Coordinator kerrie@clisupports.com (419)921-6057

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