Sunday, October 21, 2012
Lake County Board of DD/Deepwood commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 169 board laws with the dedication of the Foley Field House
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
The Lake County Board of DD held its second annual Fall Fest Saturday at the Deepwood complex in Mentor. Usually, the fest is an opportunity to recognize the more than 270 Deepwood clients who compete in the Special Olympics. However, this year the board wanted to recognize one of the couples who helped build the organization that begat Deepwood and Broadmoor School -- Mary Ellen and Robert Foley. Four of their children -- Ellen Kessler, Deborah Foley, Robert Foley and Patrick Foley -- gathered Saturday at Fall Fest for the dedication of the Foley Field House. Mary Ellen and the the elder Robert Foley were fundamental in supporting the passage of the 169 board laws 45 years ago. These laws provided a mechanism for funding and services, …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Cuyahoga County branch of the United Way recently stated its intent to not support the Boy Scouts over the Scouts' practice of banning open or avowed homosexuals
Unlike its neighbor in Cuyahoga County, the Lake County branch of the United Way will continue to donate to Boy Scouts' programs. The United Way of Lake County Board of Directors voted at their Tuesday meeting to continue funding programs through the Boy Scouts of the Greater Western Reserve Council. The local chapter of the United Way decides what local programs should receive funding through its Evaluation and Investment Process, in which volunteers appraise programs and then suggest if UWLC should donate to it. Each program is examined for its efficiency, effectiveness and its impact on the local community. Last year, the United Way of Lake County allocated the Greater Western Reserve Council $74,000 for four programs – Cubs, Scouts, …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The local chapter of the United Way received $105,846 more in donations this campaign year than it did last year
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- Jason Lea
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
The United Way of Lake County mentioned a lot of important numbers at its annual meeting and awards breakfast Thursday morning at LaMalfa Centre. There was But the most important number mentioned during the breakfast was two-thirds. That's how many Lake County residents use a service that receives funding from the local chapter of the United Way. Greg Lieb, the incoming UWLC Board Chair for this year, said that more than 140,000 people benefitted from UWLC funding. "That's two out of every three of us," he said. Outgoing UWLC Board Chair Steven Roszczyk said that number will likely continue to increase so the support must grow with it. "While we can certainly be proud of what we've accomplished, the truth is our neighbors' needs continue …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Deborah Foley said she thinks the library should have let its current levy expire before returning to the ballot
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Five of Mentor Public Library's six trustees voted Wednesday in favor of placing a a 2-mill additional levy on the March ballot. The sixth trustee, Deborah Foley, was not at the meeting and has since said that she does not agree with putting the levy on the ballot. Instead, she said the board should have waited for the library's current 1.1-mill levy to expire next year before seeking a new one. "We should have let the levy expire before going back on the ballot and made cuts to stay within our means," Foley said. "I think we owed it to the voters of our community." Foley has not attended a Library Board meeting since May because of illness. Terry Kilbourne, the board's vice president, said Foley did not understand the library's financial …
John Konrad
11:53 am on Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Deborah Foley has a good point. Few voters have received income increases recently. The "additional" levy asks too much of our citizens. The trustees should look carefully at what they really need and explain accordingly. The library is a great resource but they should be as frugal as the rest of the community. more ›