Bluffton schools are on a two-hour delay for Thursday morning, Feb. 27, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. A notice of the delay went out on Ohio Alert at 8:20 p.m., Feb. 26.
Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s board of directors approved a 2020 budget totaling $29,250 at its Feb. 17 annual meeting, according to Ed Yeager, board president.
Income is anticipated at $24,000 from public donations. Other income is from the program’s bank account.
“We are fortunate to receive tremendous monetary donations from our community each year,” said Yeager. “Our donors are individuals, groups, organizations and special fund-raisers throughout the community.”
Orders are now being placed for this summer’s downtown flowerpots.
According to Susie and Steve Stratton of Stratton Greenhouses, “This is our 14th year for providing the potted plants on Main Street.”
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To make this happen Strattons invite contributions to keep the program going. This year the sponsorships are $140 per pot. If payments are received by March 15, the cost is $135 per pot.
As perhaps the smallest United Way in Ohio, Bluffton-Beaverdam-Richland Township United Way is at a crossroads.
The local organization has struggled in recent years, failing to meet its annual goal of $26,000.
Adding to that pressure, the national United Way has increased annual participant fees, causing Bluffton’s board to do a self-examination of how or whether to continue to exist or whether to join another area United Way.
