Artists vs. Hunger fund-raiser
Representatives from the Bowling Green State University Clay Club have created beautiful handmade bowls for the first annual Artists vs. Hunger: Empty Soup Bowl Fund-raiser that will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 13. Proceeds will benefit the Brown Bag Food Project, which helps to alleviate food insecurity in Wood County by providing individuals with one week’s worth of groceries, hygiene products, and pet food if needed, as well as information about resources for long-term support.
This event will be hosted at the Wood County Historical Center and Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green. Tickets cost $15 per person and include a one-of-a-kind bowl, a soup meal prepared and donated by area businesses and volunteers, and admission to the museum. Extra free will donations will be gratefully accepted.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to signupgenius.com/go/70a084faca828a6fb6-artists.
Historical Tea Series
In addition to hosting the aforementioned fund-raiser, the Wood County Historical Center and Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, invites everyone to its 2019 Historical Tea Series.
The monthly topics are: Mighty Managers: A Super Family Story, at 2 p.m. April 11; Palace in Knox County, 2 p.m. May 9; The Earliest at Risk, 2 p.m. June 13; Down and Out in Lorain County, 2 p.m. July 11; topic subject to change); Comfort In Indiana, 2 p.m. Aug. 8; Urban Welfare in Summit County, 2 p.m. Sept. 12; County Homes in the Public Imagination, 7 p.m. Oct. 10; A Global Conversation, 2 p.m. Nov. 14; and For Comfort and Convenience, 2 p.m. Dec. 5.; Rutherford and Lucy for People in Need, at 2 p.m. Dec. 12, is full; to be added to the waiting list, call 419-352-0967.
To purchase tickets (which cost $23 per tea for nonmembers, $18 for members), go to woodcountyhistory.org/event_teas.html.
Those who would like to attend five sessions can save money by buying a half-tea card for $85 for members or $110 for nonmembers. A full tea card for all 10 programs costs $170 for members and $220 for nonmembers. Tea cards do not guarantee a place at any of the sessions; reservations are required for all events.
Holy Trinity’s annual Greek bake sale
The Daughters of Penelope at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 740 N. Superior St., are taking orders for their annual Spring Bake Sale.
Choose from the following treats: baklava, $2.50 per piece; finikia, nut-topped, honey-dipped cookies a.k.a. melomakarona, $1 apiece; galaktobureko, semolina custard rolled in phyllo, $1.50 each; kataifi, vermicellilike dough wrapped around a cinnamon-sugared nut filling, $2.50 per portion; koulourakia, butter cookies, $3 for 6; kourambiethes, shortbread cookies coated in powdered sugar, $1 each; paximathia, biscotti, $3 for a half-dozen; tsoureki, braided sweet bread, $7 per loaf, and phyllo dough, $2.50 per package.
Prepaid orders are due by April 15 and can be picked up at the church between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 19, 20, or 21. To shop in person, visit the church from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 21 (Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday).
To download a form to mail in, go to holytrinitytoledo.com/dop-annual-spring-bake-sale-2019. To order online, go to toledo.buckeyedistrict11.org; click on the “Daughters” tab. For more information, call Marina Cooper 419-343-2203 or Connie Mynihan 419-250-4899.
First Published March 31, 2019, 10:45 a.m.
