Wright Memorial Public Library and the University of Dayton will host an inside look at the newly renovated Chapel of the Immaculate Conception from 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10.
The tour will be led by three people instrumental to the design and renovation of the historic chapel, which was built 1869. They will showcase the interior and discuss the design, construction and liturgical considerations in the 14-month, $12 million renovation.
Photography is permitted. Parking is available in Lot B off Stewart Street or Lot P off Brown Street.
For more information on the tour, visit www.wrightlibrary.org or contact Tracy Staley at staley@wrightlibrary.org. STAFF REPORT
CENTERVILLE
Library Book Clubs for Children
Washington-Centerville Public Library will offer monthly book clubs where children can join readers of their same age. Copies of the featured books are available at the children’s desk at Centerville or Woodbourne libraries:
• 2nd and 1st Super Readers: April 28, 6 p.m., Centerville Library.
For parents and children in grades 1-2 to enjoy together. Please read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
• Heads in Books: April 28, 7 p.m., Centerville Library.
For children in grades 3-5. This month’s featured book is Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper.
For more information on Washington-Centerville Public Library programs and services, visit www.wclibrary.info/events/index.asp or call Centerville Library at 433-8091. Anyone needing special accommodations should call the library in advance.
KETTERING
School board to discuss facility update plans
Kettering’s school board will hold a workshop meeting at Tuesday to discuss plans for school facility updates. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the Fairmont High School recital hall, 3301 Shroyer Road.
Last month, Kettering voters approved a 3.4-mill permanent improvement levy that will raise millions of dollars for upgrades to school infrastructure.
Among the many possibilities that have been mentioned are renovations to the Barnes building, high school auditorium and career tech center, construction of preschool and kindergarten classrooms and upgrades to roofs, parking lots, school security hardware, buses and more.
CENTERVILLE
Art gallery announces April exhibit
The Centerville Arts Commission will host a photography exhibit by Paul Laage in the Art Gallery at the Centerville Police Department, 155 W. Spring Valley Road, during April.
The exhibit may be viewed anytime, day or night.
Laage, 24, is a self-taught photographer who favors water drop photography. He began taking photos in high school as a student at Chaminade-Julienne.
For more information on Laage, visit www.paullaagephotography.com.
For more information, call 937-433-7151 or visit www.centervilleohio.gov. STEVEN MATTHEWS
DAYTON
Artemis wins $300K national award
A local domestic violence organization, Artemis Center, was recently named a winner of a national fundraising competition that earned the group $30,000 on top of the $84,000 it raised from individual online donors.
The first of its kind competition was created by the national NO MORE Campaign, which was featured in a public service announcement during Super Bowl 50 this year, and CrowdRise, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform.
Chicago Says No More and FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture were the other winners of the competition that generated more than $600,000 in donations to support groups in the field.
A grand prize of $50,000 for raising $97,275 by crowdfunding was awarded to Chicago Says NO MORE; the second place prize of $30,000 for raising $84,680 was awarded to the Artemis Center; and the third place prize of $20,000 for raising $48,111 was awarded to FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, from Verizon.
DAYTON
‘Drive Less, Live More’ initiative kicks off
Three Miami Valley organizations are sponsoring the Drive Less, Live more campaign, which hopes to encourage residents to use transportation other than their cars.
The organizations - the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC), the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA), and Five Rivers MetroParks (FRMP) – want to get residents more involved with biking, walking, carpooling and taking transit.
They stress the region’s paved trail network of more than 330 miles, RIDESHARE program that connects people for carpooling and regional transit system.
For more information, visit drivelesslivemore.org or call (937) 274-3171.
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