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Area teachers may apply for McDonald's MAC grants

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Area teachers can now apply for a McDonald’s MAC Grant, which offers financial support to help teachers Make Activities Count for their students.

Ada  McDonald’s owner, Jerry Lewis, is offering this educational initiative to assist area elementary and middle school teachers with their important job of educating young students.

Recognizing that lessons often become more meaningful when demonstrated with hands-on experiences, McDonald’s supplements regular classroom curriculum by supporting activities that the school’s budget may not allow.

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Blanchard Valley Hospital earns environmental excellence award

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH), Findlay, has been awarded the 2011 Environmental Excellence Award from Sterilmed Inc. This means that BVH has been recognized as one of the country’s best practice facilities in reducing environmental impact and improving overall health care sustainability through medical device recycling.

“In the past 12 months, Blanchard Valley Hospital has diverted nearly 5,000 pounds of single use medical devices from landfills through reprocessing and recycling efforts,” said Marlene Brunswick, director of perioperative services at Blanchard Valley Hospital.

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