CANCER CONNECTION IN OUR COMMUNITY

WE ALL BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF with the end of 2020—it was a bad year for many people. “2021 will be much better” was the chant that we heard and repeated. This belief helped many of us through the end of 2020 and gave us hope in what was to come. However, for many, 2021 was worse!

No Greater Gift

BROOK PETERSON HAD A WAY with people. The outgoing Bowling Green High School senior had countless friends and possessed a unique ability of making everyone feel comfortable around her.

New year—new chance to volunteer

WE CAN’T BELIEVE IT IS ALREADY 2022. The last two years have been like a blur but also feel like they have lasted for 20 years. It is hard to believe all the changes and challenges that have become part of our daily lives.

Unique UTMC program ensures drivers are safe behind the wheel

FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, driving is a keystone of independence. It’s also a major responsibility—roughly 2 million people are injured in car accidents on US roadways every year.

Gardens of St. Francis honors origins of religious holidays

SECULAR CELEBRATIONS OF THE HOLIDAYS tend to focus exclusively on superficial and commercial aspects of the season—lights, decorations, carols, cookies, gift-giving, feasting, visits from Santa and his elves, etc.

Toledo Museum of Art reinstalls its unparalleled Cloister Gallery

AFTER A YEAR-LONG CONSERVATION AND RENOVATION PROJECT, the Toledo Museum of Art’s (TMA) Cloister Gallery will present a wider range of the cultural heritage of the Middle Ages when it reopens on December 18, 2021.

CANCER CONNECTION IN OUR COMMUNITY

AS THE END OF THE YEAR APPROACHES, most of us tend to reflect on what we have accomplished over the past 12 months. These accomplishments also include the rough times that we have gone through and survived. Both the good and the bad deserve reflection. As an organization, the same thing applies.

No Greater Gift

CHRIS MAY just wanted to breathe again. Rewind to 1983, and Chris was diagnosed with sarcoidosis in his spleen. The disease went dormant for almost 20 years, but it came back with a vengeance in his lungs. Tiny collections of inflammatory cells were growing in Chris’ lungs and causing scar tissue.