One of the toughest challenges a cancer patient may face is getting to and from treatment. Patients may be too sick to drive themselves, may not have a car or someone to drive them, or simply cannot afford gasoline. The American Cancer Society is working to bridge this barrier.
Road to Recovery is a new program to Hancock County and the surrounding area. Through this project, volunteers are trained to provide patients with free rides to treatment centers.
Group offers free flights to Washington, D.C., for war veterans
Night Jazz and AMVETS #21 will present a benefit dance for Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Findlay Senior Center, 339 E Melrose Ave.
Alyssia Diller of Bluffton, plays trombone with the band.
Admission to the event is free, though a free will offering will be accepted. Proceeds from the event benefit Honor Flight of Northwest Ohio. The band will perform hits from many musical eras, focusing on swing music of the 1930s and '40s.
Bluffton's Relay For Life wrap-up meeting Thursday, Aug. 2, at 6 p.m. on the third floor of Bluffton's town hall building, according to Adam Blevins of the American Cancert Society.
By Jake Dowling, Icon intern
The Icon intern recently talked with Patricia Arendorf, Food Service Coordinator at Maple Crest Senior Living Village, and with Andre Hawks, Food Service Director at Mennonite Memorial Home. We've combined these two interviews into one story.
PATRICIA ARENDORF
Eight years since graduating from college and working various culinary jogs, Patricia Arendorf has finally found what she has always intended to do.
