🌱Ticket On Sale Now For The Charity Ball + Great Year For Bendix!

Hello, friends! It's Wednesday in Avon-Avon Lake and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in the community, including news about:

• Get your tickets for the ball!
• Are you going to the meeting?
• Bendix has had a great year!

But first, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower; windy. High: 51 Low: 48.

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

1. Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services (CRS) will be holding its 34th Annual Charity Ball on April 22 at the Shipyards Event Center. Tickets are on sale now. The event will be a night to celebrate sponsors, donors, and volunteers who support CRS and its mission to diminish poverty in Avon and Avon Lake. For more information contact Sheila at sroth@aalcrs.org. or go to CRS2023.givesmart.com. Hope to see you there! (Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services via Facebook)
2. Jack Hall, who has declared his intent to run for Lorain County sheriff in 2024, will be the speaker at the upcoming Avon-Avon Lake Republican Club's April breakfast. He will be speaking about the "State of Crime in Lorain County." The breakfast will be held at the Sugar Creek Restaurant, 5196 Detroit Road, Sheffield, from 8-9 a.m. on April 5. Guests are welcome. Attendees are responsible for their own meals. (News Break)
3. Continuing its environmentally responsible actions, 2022 was an outstanding year for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC. According to The Brake Report, "Maria Gutierrez, Bendix senior director, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) said, ‘As we settled into our Avon, Ohio, headquarters and implemented energy efficiency and environmental improvements across more operations this year, team members contributed to our missions of reduced energy use and eliminating wastes. As a result of all of our efforts, we continued to shrink Bendix’s carbon footprint in North America. The accolades we received are testimony to that teamwork and commitment.’ A LEED Silver certification for the company’s headquarters location, a second trophy from the U.S. Department of Energy, and a governor’s award for the company’s first solar installation. These are the latest publicly recognized distinctions reflecting the energy, zero-waste, and sustainability milestones large and small that Bendix achieved in 2022."(The BRAKE Report)

From my notebook:

• Cleveland Browns: "We have re-signed LB Jordan Kunaszyk and signed free agent DT Trysten Hill." (Cleveland Browns via Instagram)
• FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc.: "This 4-year-old bonded pair of huskies is looking for a new home- located in Vermillion (very personal and extenuating circumstances) Jenna and Vinnie are good with dogs, cats, and kids. They’re up to date on shots, neutered and trained. They need a fenced yard and know how to use a doggy door. Serious inquiries only, please PM us." (FIDO's Companion Rescue Inc. via Facebook)
• City of Avon Lake, OH: "Watch vs Warning explanation:" (City of Avon Lake, OH via Facebook)
• Avon Lake Public Library: "Due to popular demand, we've added another Adult Beginning Guitar Lessons series set to begin Monday, March 27th! This is your chance to learn the basics of the guitar, parts of the guitar, and showing students how to play basic notes an..." (Avon Lake Public Library via Facebook)
• Avon Youth Wrestling Club: "All Avon youth wrestlers are welcome to join us at open mats at the Avon High School wrestling room this Thursday from 6 PM to 7 PM." (Avon Youth Wrestling Club via Facebook)

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