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Toledo Crash Best UT Footballers

April 18, 2011 – 11:25 AM

Sean O’Mara predicted a victory over the UT Footballers in The Blade. This usually does nothing more than incite the opposing team, which may explain the 4 to 1 lead UT held going into the half. (Each touchdown in Wheelchair football counts as one point. There are no extra points). The second half was a [...]

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Alva Bunker Memorialized

April 12, 2011 – 8:27 AM

ALVA BUNKER, INSPIRATION FOR THE ABILITY CENTER, MEMORIALIZED It was a cool, blustery day and the sun did not shine but there was a certain warmth enfolding the crowd gathered to honor one man’s life and contribution. It would have been his 110th birthday and though he died in 1979, it wasn’t until this day [...]

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10th Annual ADA Awareness Day at the Toledo Zoo a Big Success!

July 26, 2010 – 5:45 PM

See more photos on Facebook While the numbers aren’t in yet, anyone standing in the main plaza at the Toledo Zoo looking in any direction would say it was packed! “Always a good day and a great collaboration.” said Jennifer Brassil, Events Coordinator for the Zoo, as she was coordinating getting three news teams to [...]

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ACT and CHWC Team Up for 4th Year

June 23, 2010 – 11:40 AM

Amazing what can happen when you bring together a bunch of young people with good hearts, strong backs and some summer free-time with a few old guys who really know what they’re doing. Throw in a project or two that will literally change the lives of others for the better and you have another Ability [...]

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It Was a Car Wash!

June 21, 2010 – 1:00 PM

Okay, here’s a recipe for FUN!: a really warm day, a bunch of teens, a couple of hoses, buckets, sponges and soap. Throw in a long line of cars and vans and “BAM!”, you’ve got yourself a fun time AND a car wash rolled into one. You also have a recipe for making a little [...]

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RSC Director Visits The Ability Center

June 14, 2010 – 11:44 PM

Unprecedented. At least, in the memories of those of us long a part of the Center. Never has a Director of the Rehabilitation Services Commission visited the Ability Center, especially not with the same intent as that of Michael Rench, current Director. As part of his goal to personally visit and dialogue with every Independent [...]

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Ramp Building Season In Full Swing

May 5, 2010 – 2:53 PM

With Spring comes a “full-speed ahead” attitude in the Ability Center’s Housing Resource Center. “When adding up the projects completed, we typically count from the beginning of our Fiscal Year, which is October 1st”, states Ash Lemons, ACT’s Director of the Housing Resource Center (HRC), “but, once the snow is gone and the ground has [...]

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Ottawa County Office Relocates

December 30, 2009 – 5:00 PM

As of January 1, 2010, our Port Clinton office will be located in the newly renovated Sutton Center (which used to be The Pharm). “Being located in the new Sutton Center, with so many other non=profit and human service agencies is a real plus.” states Tory Heilman, Rural Outreach Manager for The Ability Center. “It [...]

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ACT Holds Grass Roots Event

December 21, 2009 – 4:17 PM

The New Year is right around the corner and, at this time of the year, many folks resolve to tackle challenges as the New Year begins. On December 15, 2009, The Ability Center hosted a “Grass Roots Advocacy” event to get a jump start on one of its “New Years Resolutions” — that of improving [...]

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Santa Visits The Ability Center

December 7, 2009 – 12:51 PM

Santa and Mrs. Claus recently paid a visit to The Ability Center’s children with the assistance of the Auxiliary to The Ability Center and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kniffke. Santa makes a special visit to the center every year to bring some season cheer. We thought we would share some of the photos from the [...]

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