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Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)
โจโฃ๏ธ๐๐๐งก๐Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)โฃ๏ธ๐๐๐๐งก
Time: 11:00AM-13:00PM // 18:00PM - 20:00PM
every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
11:00AM-13:00PM every weekend on Saturday, Sunday
๐ We are the awesome language exchange cafe with warm and great mood, you can learn language, and culture, meet new people, and make friends a lot( Foreigners & Korean)
๐ทFree drinks, snacks and parties // Learning Korean for language exchange are available. ๐๐โฃ๏ธ
โฃ๏ธPlease do not judge availability by current RSVPs through Meetup cause weโre much more active on other platforms as like Instagram and generally only receive a few RSVPs via Meetup.
You can make many wonderful friends here!!
Letโs make great moment altogether!!๐ท๐ป
Place: 1066 3rd floor, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon
our map
[https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1](https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1)
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Daejeon English/Korean Club (Speech, Conversation, Network)
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ํ์ธ์! ๋์ ํ ์คํธ๋ง์คํฐ์ฆ ์ด์ค์ธ์ด ๋ชจ์์
๋๋ค.
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๏ธ๋์ค์ฐ์ค์ ํตํด ํ์
๊ณผ ์ปค๋ฆฌ์ด ๋ฐ์ ์ด ํ์ํ๋ค.
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๏ธ์์ด๊ฐ ์ด๋ ์ ๋ ๋๋๋ฐ ๊ทธ ๋ค์ ์ ์ฒด๋์ด ์๋ค.
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๏ธ์ฑ์ฅ ๋ง์ธ๋์ ์ฌ๋๋ค์ ๋ง๋ ํจ๊ป ์ฑ์ฅํ๊ณ ์ถ๋ค.
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๏ธ์ ๊ตญ์ ๋์ด ์ ์ธ๊ณ์ ํ ์คํธ๋ง์คํฐ์ฆ๋ฅผ ๋ง๋ ์ปค๋ฎค๋ํฐ๋ฅผ ํ์ฑํ๊ณ ์ถ๋ค.
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๏ธ๋๋ ์ฑ์ฅ์ด ๋ชฉ๋ง๋ฅด๋ค!
์ด๋ฐ ๋ชจ๋ ๋ถ๋ค๊ป ์ ํฌ ํด๋ฝ์ ๊ฐ๋ ฅํ ์ถ์ฒํฉ๋๋ค.
์ ํฌ๋ 100๋
์ ํต์ ๊ตญ์ ์ ์ธ ๋ฆฌ๋์ญ ๊ฐ๋ฐ ๋ฐ ๋์ค์ฐ์ค์ ์ฐ๋งํ๋ ํ ์คํธ๋ง์คํฐ์ฆ์
๋๋ค. ๋ฏธ๊ตญ์์ ์์ํ ๋น์๋ฆฌ ๊ต์ก ๋จ์ฒด์ด๊ธฐ์ ์์ด ์ํต์ด ๊ธฐ๋ณธ์ด์ง๋ง, ๋์ ํ ์คํธ๋ง์คํฐ์ฆ๋ ์์ด์ ํ๊ตญ์ด๋ฅผ ๋ชจ๋ ์ฌ์ฉํ๋ ์ด์ค์ธ์ด๋ชจ์์ผ๋ก ์์ด๋ฅผ ์ํ์
๋ ๋ชปํ์
๋ ๋ชจ๋ ํ์ํฉ๋๋ค.
์ฑ์ฅ ๋ง์ธ๋์
์ ๊ฐ์ง ์ฌ๋๋ค๊ณผ ๋์์์ด ์ํตํ๋ฉฐ ๋๋ฐ ์ฑ์ฅํ๊ณ ์ถ์ ๋ง์๋ง ๊ฐ์ง๊ณ ์ค์ธ์.
์ ๋ฅผ ํฌํจ ์ ๋ง ๋ง์ ๋ถ๋ค์ด ํ ์คํธ๋ง์คํฐ์ฆ์์ ์์ ๋์ค์ฐ์ค ๊ธฐ์ ๊ณผ ๋ฆฌ๋์ญ ๊ธฐ์ ์ ํตํด, ๋ํ/๋ํ์์์ ์ฅํ๊ธ์ ์ทจ๋, ์ด์ง, ์น์ง, ์๋ก์ด ์ฌ์
์์ ๋ฑ ์์ฒญ๋ ์ถ์ ๋ณํ๋ฅผ ๊ฒฝํํ๊ณ ์์ต๋๋ค.
๋์ ํ ์คํธ๋ง์คํฐ์ฆ๋ ๋์ ๋ถ๋ง ์๋๋ผ ์์ธ, ๋๊ตฌ, ์ธ์ข
๋ฑ์์ ๋ค์ํ ์ฐ๋ น๋์ ๋ฉค๋ฒ๋ถ๋ค์ด ๊พธ์คํ ์ฐธ์ฌํด์ฃผ์๊ณ , 2025๋
๋ถํฐ ์ 1ํ์์ ์ 2ํ๋ก ๋ชจ์์ ํ์ฅํ์ต๋๋ค!
๊ฐ๋ฒผ์ด ์์ด ํํ๊ฐ ์๋๋ผ, ์ค๋น๋ฅผ ํ๊ณ ๋์ค์ฐ์ค์ ํ๊ณ , ๋ฃ๊ณ , ์๋ก ๊ฑด์ค์ ์ด๊ณ ์ง์ง์ ์ธ ํ๊ฐ๋ฅผ ์ฃผ๊ณ ๋ฐ๋ ๊ณณ์ด๋ผ ์ฑ์ฅ์ด ๊ฐ์ ํ ๋ถ๋ค๊ป ์ ๊ทน ์ถ์ฒ๋๋ ค์. ๋ฌผ๋ก ๋์ค์ฐ์ค, ๋ฆฌ๋์ญ ๋ฑ์ ๊ธฐ์ ์ ๋ ๋ ์ ํฌ๋ ๋งค ๋ชจ์ ์ดํ ํจ๊ป ์์ฌํ๊ณ , ์ด๋ฒคํธ๋ ์งํํ๊ณ , ๋ค๋ฅธ ์ง์ญ ํด๋ฝ๊ณผ ์กฐ์ธํธ ๋ฏธํ
๋ ๊ฐ์ง๋ฉด์ ์ ๋ง ์นํ๊ฒ ์ง๋ด๊ณ ์์ด์ :) ๋๋ฌ ์ค์ธ์!
ํนํ, ๊ฑด๊ฐํ ๋ฆฌ๋์ญ์ด ํ์ํ์ ๋ถ๋ค ์ฌ๊ธฐ ์ค์
์ ํจ๊ป ๊ณ ๋ฏผ ๋๋์๋ค. ๐
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๐ฌContact Number (์ฐ๋ฝ์ฒ)
010 7522 0017 (Hazel Lee)
๐กOpen Kakao Chat Room (์คํ์ฑํ
)
https://open.kakao.com/o/g6Jram4f
์ฐธ์ฌ์ฝ๋: newdt
๐ฉEmail (์ด๋ฉ์ผ)
hazel0711@ewha.ac.kr
์์ ์ฒจ๋ถํ ์ฐ๋ฝ์ฒ๋ก ์ฐ๋ฝ์ฃผ์ธ์. ์ ํ๋ฒํธ๊ฐ ๊ฐ์ฅ ๋น ๋ฆ
๋๋ค.
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๏ธ Do you want to improve your English and Korean language skills?
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๏ธ Are you looking for safe and engaging social gatherings in Daejeon?
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๏ธ Are you too shy to speak in front of people, but understand the value of public speaking and leadership skills?
๐Come join us at Daejeon Toastmasters Club.
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โณ๏ธWhat Do We Do?
Daejeon Toastmasters Club hosts bilingual meetings (Korean & English), offering the perfect opportunity to hone your speaking skills in both languages.
Toastmasters is a proven educational non-profit organization with over 100 years of history. Our meetings are well-structured, with members delivering speeches in English or Korean and receiving highly constructive and supportive feedback. If you feel stuck in your language journey and need a breakthrough, Toastmasters is the best place to start.
โณ๏ธOur Value
We are committed to self-improvement by supporting and encouraging one another. We grow TOGETHER, not alone. You'll be surprised how supportive we are to each other.
In addition to skill development, we provide fun social gatherings and mentoring opportunities!!
โณ๏ธI'm Not Good at Public Speaking...
No matter your speaking skills or confidence level, it's perfectly okayโeveryone starts somewhere. Our club includes a national speech contest finalist and speech contest organizers from Daejeon and across South Korea! We've all experienced moments of nervousness on stage as we worked to reach this level. In fact, we still have many members who are just beginning their journey in public speaking and eager to improve themselves!
โณ๏ธWho Can Join?
Gender, age, nationalityโnone of it matters as long as you bring a growth mindset and respect for other members. Guests are always welcome!!!
Feel free to make mistakes here and get ready to meet lifelong learner friends.๐ฅฐ
โณ๏ธMembership Fee?
Visit our meeting for free!
Even after becoming a member, the membership fee is only $10 per month.
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๐ When ์๊ฐ
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday, 10:50 AM - 1:00 PM
์๊ฐ: ๋งค์ ์ฒซ์งธ, ์
์งธ ํ ์์ผ ์ค์ 10:50 - 1์
Optional lunch together afterward.
์ดํ ์๊ฐ ๋์๋ฉด ํจ๊ป ์์ฌ๋ ํจ๊ป.
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๐ซ Where ์ฅ์
Commoz Field (near Jung-gu Office Station)
์ปค๋จผ์ฆ ํ๋ (์ค๊ตฌ์ฒญ์ญ ๋ฐ๋ก ์)
The location may change, so please contact us in advance.
์ฅ์๋ ๋ณ๊ฒฝ๋ ์ ์์ผ๋ ์ฌ์ ์ ์ฐ๋ฝ ๋ถํ๋๋ฆฝ๋๋ค.
***
๐ฌContact Number (์ฐ๋ฝ์ฒ)
010 7522 0017 (Hazel Lee)
๐กOpen Kakao Chat Room (์คํ์ฑํ
)
https://open.kakao.com/o/g6Jram4f
๐ฉEmail (์ด๋ฉ์ผ)
hazel0711@ewha.ac.kr
***
Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)
โจโฃ๏ธ๐๐๐งก๐Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)โฃ๏ธ๐๐๐๐งก
Time: 11:00AM-13:00PM // 18:00PM - 20:00PM
every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
11:00AM-13:00PM every weekend on Saturday, Sunday
๐ We are the awesome language exchange cafe with warm and great mood, you can learn language, and culture, meet new people, and make friends a lot( Foreigners & Korean)
๐ทFree drinks, snacks and parties // Learning Korean for language exchange are available. ๐๐โฃ๏ธ
โฃ๏ธPlease do not judge availability by current RSVPs through Meetup cause weโre much more active on other platforms as like Instagram and generally only receive a few RSVPs via Meetup.
You can make many wonderful friends here!!
Letโs make great moment altogether!!๐ท๐ป
Place: 1066 3rd floor, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon
our map
[https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1](https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1)
Sunday Tea Club Regular Meetup
Sunday Tea Club was founded in Daejeon in 2023.
Created as a quiet alternative to Koreaโs typical drinking and nightlife culture, the club offers a calm, meaningful way to spend your Sunday afternoons.
If youโve ever wished for a slower, more mindful space to enjoy afternoon tea and gentle conversation โ youโre more than welcome to join us!
Participant fee 15,000won+order 1drink(The participation fee is only paid once โ at your first visit. All fees are collected and reinvested into the club to purchase new teaware, high-quality teas, or ingredients for future gatherings.)
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2026 Kick-Off: SONG SUNG BLUE or ANACONDA at Lennox Phoenix Theater!
Join us as we kick the New Year with a fun Happy Hour and your choice of two fun, new films! Option 1 is the biographical-musical-docu-drama, SONG SUNG BLUE, which stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in the story about a real-life couple and Neil Diamond Tribute Duo. Option 2 is the comedy-action-adventure ACACONDA, which stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd as part of a group of friends remaking a favorite movie from their youth. Hereโs a complete description, trailer and our plan for this event:
SONG SUNG BLUE: The film follows Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, who experience success and heartbreak in their musical journey together. Not a tribute to Neil Diamond, but a tribute to a Neil Diamond Tribute Band! The film is based on the 2008 documentary of the same name and is directed by Craig Brewer. It stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, along with Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi. Critics call the film, โa crowd-pleaser with a ton of heart!โ TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCM0Ztp3o1o
ANACONDA: In this action-thriller-comedy-adventure, a group of friends going through a mid-life crisis head to the jungle to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter โunexpected events.โ The film is directed by Tom Gormican and stars Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Selton Mello, Daniela Melchior, Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn. The film is a reimagining of the 1997 original. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMsFsfrPNaw
PLAN: PLAN: Hereโs the plan:
For those seeing ANACONDA, please purchase your ticket for the 5:15pm showing and meet inside the theater lobby between 5:00 and 5:10pm! Advance ticket purchase advised. Once you have yours, please list your movie of choice and seat number in the Comments section of this event. For the pre-show Happy Hour, weโre going early-early and will meet in the Bar Area at nearby BRAVO at 4:00pm. Weโll head over to the theater by 5pm. If you can, cash makes for a quick exit!
For those seeing SONG SUNG BLUE, please purchase your ticket for the 6:30pm showing and meet in the theater lobby between 6:10 and 6:20pm! Advance ticket purchase advised. Once you have yours, please list your movie of choice and seat number in the Comments section of this event. For the pre-show Happy Hour, weโll meet inside the Bar Area at nearby BRAVO at 5:00pm! Weโll head over to the theater around 6pm. If you can, cash makes for a quick exit!
Look forward to seeing you there, Dan
IxDA Chat โn Pancakes
Start the new year with your local IxDA pals. Join members of the Central Ohio UX and design community for our monthly breakfast.
Project Management (PMP) Classroom Training in Columbus, OH
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Attendees will receive hands-on practice through live case studies, interactive training, and exam techniques so that they are well-equipped to take the PMP certification exam. The training is also in compliance with the PMI 35 contact hour requirement and is conducted by certified trainers with real-world industry experience.
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Cocoaheads
Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings.
This Month's Presentation:
Nothing yet. (You should volunteer).
What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)?
CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics.
What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)?
BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend.
Presentations!
Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website.
To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter.
Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/
Humanist Program
Our January program is privileged to have Kristen Tregar as our speaker. Ms. Tregar is the co-author with John de Lancie (the actor who portrayed the character Q on Star Trek next generation) of a radio play depicting the events surrounding the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial. The trial decided the issue of some of the Dover school district board members attempting to insert creationism disguised as "intelligent design" into the 9th grade biology curriculum. She will discuss the trial and the process of writing the play. (Bob Leonhard has seen the play and it is riveting and tense). Ms. Tregar's bio is below:
Kristen Tregar is a dramaturg, director, playwright, and theatre teacher. She earned her Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre from the UC San Diego and UC Irvine joint program. In addition, she has a MS in Forensic Science from City University of New York- John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a MA in Educational Theatre from New York University- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In 2013, in collaboration with Irish colleagues, she founded *The Ireland Project*, an intercontinental devised theatre work with high school students in New York and Tallaght, Ireland. Her original short story "Far From Here" was recently published in *Stay Awhile Longer: More Scenes From Temecula Valley*. She has two rescued dogs (Kira and Harry) and she rides, competes, and foxhunts with her horses, Andromache and Baker Street Irregular.
Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk.
Going forward our meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online
Join Zoom Meeting
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The formal presentation will start at noon
Trails & Ales! Blacklick Woods Metro Park / Prost Beer & Wine Cafรฉ
**History**
[Blacklick Woods Metro Park](https://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/blacklick-woods/), established in 1949, holds the distinction of being the first Columbus Metro Park. Its creation stemmed from a post-World War II push to preserve natural areas amid rapid suburban growth. The land, originally farmland and woodlots along Blacklick Creek, was acquired by the Columbus Metropolitan Park Board through donations and purchases. Early efforts focused on basic trail development and reforestation to combat erosion. The park's name derives from the creek, which early settlers called "Black Lick" due to its dark, mineral-rich waters. By the 1950s, it served as a model for the expanding Metro Parks system.
In the 1960s, Blacklick Woods expanded significantly with additional land acquisitions, reaching over 600 acres. A golf course was added in 1964, one of the first public courses in the region, designed to generate revenue for park maintenance. Native American artifacts, including arrowheads from the Adena culture, were discovered during construction, highlighting the area's prehistoric use as hunting grounds. The park introduced interpretive programs to educate visitors on local ecology and history. Flood control measures along the creek became a priority after heavy rains caused damage. These developments solidified its role as a recreational hub.
The 1970s and 1980s brought environmental awareness, leading to habitat restoration projects at Blacklick Woods. Invasive species were removed, and native wildflowers were planted in the meadows. A nature center opened in 1976, featuring exhibits on wetlands and forests. The park's slate-covered bridge, a remnant of 19th-century infrastructure, was preserved as a historic feature. Birdwatching gained popularity with the addition of observation decks. Community volunteers played a key role in trail maintenance and cleanups.
During the 1990s, Blacklick Woods underwent major upgrades, including paved multi-use trails for biking and hiking. The Walter A. Tucker Nature Preserve, a 53-acre old-growth forest within the park, was dedicated in 1995 to protect rare beech-maple woodlands. Educational partnerships with local schools introduced field trips on topics like stream ecology. The golf course was renovated to improve playability while minimizing environmental impact. Annual events, such as the fall festival, drew thousands to celebrate the park's natural beauty. These enhancements balanced recreation with conservation.
In the 21st century, Blacklick Woods has adapted to increasing visitation with sustainable practices. Solar panels were installed at facilities in the 2010s to reduce energy costs. The park now spans 643 acres, offering diverse habitats from wetlands to uplands. Recent initiatives include pollinator gardens and prescribed burns to maintain prairie areas. It remains a flagship for the Metro Parks, inspiring similar preservations system-wide. Ongoing archaeological surveys continue to uncover traces of early inhabitants.
**Map of the Park**
Here is a [map of Blacklick Woods](https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BLK-map-May-2025-with-extended-greenway_1980px.jpg).
**Summary**
For this event, we will hike about 4.5 miles by doing a couple loops of the Buttonbush, Tucker, Maple Loop, and Beech trails. Blacklick Woods is a very nice park, but it is generally flat and not strenuous, so this will be one of the easier hikes that we do.
**Where We'll Meet**
Drive all the way to the back of the park to the parking lot that is nearest the Nature Center. There are restrooms here next to the Canopy Walk. We'll meet near these restrooms.
Speaking of the [Canopy Walk](https://www.metroparks.net/blog/canopy-walk-is-your-gateway-to-the-sky/), it's not officially part of the event this time. However, if interested people want to freelance and check it out after the hike (before heading to the brewery), that's okay.
**After the Hike**
After we're done with the trails, we'll head to [Prost Beer & Wine Cafรฉ](https://prostcafe.com/) for drinks and [food](https://prostcafe.com/reynoldsburg-prost-beer-and-wine-cafe-food-menu). The actual address of the brewery is [7354 E Main St, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068](https://www.google.com/maps/place/7354+E+Main+St,+Reynoldsburg,+OH+43068/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8838648cfb8d2dbb:0x545274bab130e9bb?sa=X&ved=1t:242&ictx=111), and we should be there by 5:00 if you just want to do that and skip the hike.
CMG Gives Back: Food Distribution at CHAMPION FOOD PANTRY!
Start the New Year off right! Join us as we get together to help those in need at this CMG Gives Back event to distribute food at the Champion Food Pantry! Weโve created a great little community of Movie Group friends! Rather than see a movie this time, weโll help โCreate a better worldโ by helping serve people in need. Here are complete details and our plan for this event:
CHAMPION FOOD PANTRY: The Champion Food Pantry provides needed food to neighbors experiencing food insecurity. For this event, weโll be volunteering to help with Food Distribution during client pick up times. Our group will receive on-the-spot training from some of their seasoned regular volunteers.
PLAN FOR CHAMPION FOOD PANTRY: Please arrive by 2:45pm. Our volunteer time will be from 3:00 to 6:00pm.
LOCATION & PARKING: The Champion Food Pantry is located at 1460 S. Champion Ave in Columbus. Parking is located in the lot on Frebis across from the pantry. Please enter through the door marked "Volunteers enter hereโ on Frebis Ave. A map has been uploaded to the photos.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Our group will be providing the majority of the volunteers on this day so a firm RSVP count is essential. Please only sign up if you are certain youโll be able to attend. If something unavoidable comes up, please update your RSVP no later than one week prior to the event. No shows or cancelations within 1 week of the event will mak you ineligible for future CMG Gives Back events. I appreciate your understanding as we try to ensure the agencies have the volunteers needed to provide the essential services they provide to the vulnerable population they serve.
LINKS & INFO: Below are some links / attachments with additional info/details:
โข Champion Food Pantry Civil Rights Training: Attached file.
โข Champion Food Pantry Parking and Entrance: Attached file.
โข Champion Food Pantry Orientation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0wI-AwOYLY
โข Link with Additional Details / Info: https://lss.vomo.org/opportunity/foodpantrieschampion
THANK YOU: This CMG Gives Back event provides an opportunity for YOU to get involved in helping others in our community! But the benefits go well beyond the help we give to others. Volunteering can provide a wide range of personal benefits, including positive effects on mental and physical health, reduced stress/depression/anxiety, increased happiness and improved purpose, life-satisfaction and personal well-being! Plus, the opportunity to get involved, connect with others and help those in need.
PARTNER AGENCY: This event is hosted by Lutheran Social Services (LSS), which serves thousands of people in need each day in 27 Ohio counties by addressing the four core societal issues of food, shelter, safety and healing. LSS offers food through the LSS Food Pantries, housing and supportive services through LSS Faith Mission and LSS Faith Mission of Fairfield County homeless shelters, domestic violence services through LSS CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence, senior living and health care, affordable housing communities, and other services that uplift families and strengthen communities.
Thanks for your help and look forward to seeing you there, Dan










