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Mayor proclaims March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Opportunity Center lists March events
Summary
Mayor Donald L. Monnell declared March Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month; Opportunity Center representatives outlined fundraisers and awareness events, including bakery bingo, Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day, a celebrity basketball game and a Palm Sunday drive‑through dinner.
Mayor Donald L. Monnell read a proclamation recognizing March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and invited the Opportunity Center to brief council on upcoming events.
The proclamation emphasized inclusion, recognition of contributions by people with developmental disabilities, and the community theme “Stronger Together, Your Support Matters.” Opportunity Center representatives described planned March activities: bakery bingo on March 12 (doors at 4:30 p.m., bingo at 5:30 p.m.), Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day on March 20, a celebrity basketball game March 26 with free admission and concessions, and a Palm Sunday drive‑through dinner March 29 (preorder required).
Opportunity Center speakers asked for public support and participation. Mayor Monnell also reported a new cemetery cremains area with 50 plots, announced by the mayor as a cemetery improvement.
The events provide fundraising and awareness opportunities in support of people with developmental disabilities in Fostoria.
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