🌱Generous Community Cares About Each Other + Learn About Recycling

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new copy of the Avon-Avon Lake Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's what you need to know about what's happening in town, including:

• Don't let seniors get scammed!
• This community cares about one another!
• Want to learn how to recycle the right way?

But first, today's weather:

Windy and frigid. High: 16 Low: 9.

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Here are the top three stories in Avon-Avon Lake today:

1. Are you worried about a senior you are close to getting scammed? According to cleveland.com, a representative from Right at Home of Middleburg Heights will discuss resources available to seniors, scam tactics and steps to safeguard against scams from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at the Avon Branch Library, 37485 Harvest Drive. Pre-registration is required, go to LorainPublicLibrary.org/events. (cleveland.com)
2. According to cleveland.com "the outpouring of holiday donations for the many holiday programs at Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services (CRS) was amazing. “This holiday season, with the help of our dedicated volunteers and hundreds of donors, CRS was able to provide coats, pajamas, toys, family baskets and holiday food to over 300 children in Avon and Avon Lake,” said Pam Ohradzansky, CRS executive director in an email. “We were also able to give gift bags filled with special items for over 60 senior citizens. We are so blessed to live in a community that cares about its neighbors and supports them through programs at CRS like Santa’s Workshop." (cleveland.com)
3. Reduce, reuse and recycle! Are you doing it right? According to cleveland.com, "a representative from the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District will be at the Avon Lake Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd. at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 to explain the dos and don’ts of recycling. The program is part of a year-long environmental series, presented in partnership with the library and Avon Lake’s Environmental Affairs Advisory Board (EAAB), that addresses the environmental concerns of Avon Lake’s residents expressed via a recent EAAB survey. Each session focuses on a different topic presented by experts who will educate, as well as provide tools and resources for making an impact in the community. To register, go to alpl.org. (cleveland.com)

From my notebook:

• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc.: "Meet Clive! Clive is a 6-year-old coonhound mix with an amazing set of ears! Clive is fully vetted, potty-trained, quiet and well-mannered in his crate, and working on leash manners. Clive loves other dogs." (FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc. via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Police Department: "Did you know? The Avon Lake Police Department regularly conducts in-house training with the goal of keeping our officers proficient and up to date in numerous operations of law enforcement." (Avon Lake Police Department via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Police Department: "If you plan on celebrating the holidays with alcohol, please have a plan in place for a sober driver before you go out! ALPD wishes everyone a safe & happy holiday season!" (Avon Lake Police Department via Facebook)
• Avon Lions Club: "Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the Avon Lions Club. Stay warm, safe and healthy." (Avon Lions Club via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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