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ASIA will be hosting a car seat safety check on Saturday September 17 from 10am-2pm.  The event will be held in the parking lot of ASIA’s Akron office (730 Carroll Street).

Participation is free.  A certified car seat technician will check your car seat and provide instruction on how to install child car seats correctly.

Please bring with you:
• your car
• car seat
• your child
• car manual
• car seat manual (if you have it)

Appointments are preferred to arrange for interpreters if needed.  Call Ha at 330-535-3263 Ext. 221 or Call Sujata at 216-881-0330 Ext. 208

You may also drive in without an appointment

The event is funded by the Ohio Department of Public Safety

Samuel Adams in partnership with ACCION USA is introducing the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream project to small business owners in Ohio.  The project will bring critical capital and educational resources to food, beverage & hospitality businesses in Cleveland.

Learn more about the project and resources available.

Fill out a loan application.

Summer is well underway and ASIA’s community garden is up and running. Despite the high temperatures, three dedicated volunteers from John Carroll University are working hard to promote and maintain the garden on E 45th and Payne Avenue in Cleveland’s AsiaTown neighborhood. The volunteers are currently recruiting gardeners from around the neighborhood to join the project and are also planning a kick-off event to bring area residents to the space.

ASIA’s community garden is supported by small grants and generous donations from KeyBank and its employees as well as funding from the ReImagining Cleveland program.  “We are currently growing zucchini, tomatoes, and basil, but we have 22 raised garden beds to fill,” said Kitty Leung, ASIA staff.   “There is room to grow.”

ASIA is currently recruiting volunteers to join the garden project. Please contact Kitty Leung (216.881.0330 or kitty.leung@asiainc-ohio.org) for more information.

ASIA is pleased to recognize the KeyBank Asian Resource Group for their support of ASIA’s work in the community.  KeyBank volunteers participated in Neighbors Make the Difference on May 24, 2011 supporting ASIA for a third consecutive year.

Volunteers included Linda Kucinski, Senior Vice President of Investment Operations, Laura Mimura, Vice President of of Public Affairs, Valerie Raines, VP of Corporate Philanthropy at KeyBank Foundation, and William R. Koehler, President of Key Community Bank.  KeyBank volunteers worked hard to prepare ASIA’s community garden for its opening this summer.

Members of the KeyBank Asian Resource Group also donated to ASIA’s community garden.  Through their generosity and a matching gift from KeyBank, ASIA will receive $1,000 to help support the community garden program, an effort to create cross-cultural community relations and provide fresh, healthy food for AsiaTown neighborhood residents.

William R. Koehler (right), President, Key Community Bank talks with Michael Byun (center right), ASIA's Executive Director about the project

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is hosting a community workshop sponsored in partnership with the University of Akron on Tuesday, August 23 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm.  This half-day workshop will explore how we connect within our community, how we improve openness, and how we strengthen the bonds that make us a great city.

The event will be held at UA’s Student Union (303 Carroll Street.  Parking available in the South Campus Parking deck on Exchange Street).

The workshop identifies key community assets, resources and emotionally engaged citizens who shape Akron. Attendees will develop strategies and tactics to engage locally based solutions that do not require significant resources and can be quickly implemented.

A $500 grant will be awarded to the best idea!

Who Should Attend:
•    Elected officials
•    Municipal workers and department leaders
•    Entrepreneurs and business leaders
•    Education leaders
•    Student leaders
•    Concerned citizens who want to share their ideas on the community
•    Planners and City Managers
•    Arts and Cultural leaders
•    Not for profit leaders
•    Young professionals
•    Neighborhood Association leaders

Please RSVP by August 16th to Lisa Stayer stayer@knightfoundation.org.