How do you support your community?
Several things have me thinking about my Loop members this week, and those thoughts keep leading me back to the same question, one I'd like to ask you.
How do you support your community?
It all started with this week's Community Days at the Akron Zoo, ensuring the word "community" was stuck in my head like a favorite old song.
Then, while sorting through some papers, I came across a list of contact information for 11 small businesses from around the Copley Circle area. That list was just around four years old.
All but three of those businesses are now gone and one of those three, the Copley Creekside Farmers Market, may be coming to an end after this season.
Each business had its own story, of course, but several stories were known to include an overall lack of consistent community support.
If you don't know much about the importance of supporting local, there's no shortage of articles out there but the gist of them all is this: small, local businesses are the backbone and character of a community.
So on behalf of our community, I want to thank those of you who support local whenever possible. And to those who wish to do more, you're in The Loop in that's a start! Spreading the word so others can be in The Loop, too, is a very simple next step.
After that, you can help me thank the following (who appreciate the importance of small, local businesses and have become Loop members) by considering the question of how you support your community:
Beyond Help Organization
Cindy Havlik-Thompson, Thirty-One Gifts
Copley Chamber of Commerce
Copley Creekside Farmers Market
Copley Township
The HUB Community Center
Jacobs Heritage Farm
The Market Path
Paula Meeker Photography
The Sassy Sunflower
Scott Fano - Howard Hanna
SHE Did It Videography
Weitzel's Whimseys Apiary & Gardens
The Whimsical Pig Bed & Breakfast at Wolf Creek
The Winery at Wolf Creek
For more information on any Loop member or for other ideas of how you can get involved, visit loopincopley.com.
Oh, hey, Fall is in the air!
I don't know about you, but I'm ready to jump off that soapbox and into a pile of leaves!
It may be a bit early for that part yet but it's coming soon enough. The signs are there. Just look at the pics above from Jacobs Heritage Farmand The Sassy Sunflower. Pumpkins all around! ????
The weather looks to be cooling off for the rest of the week, too - perfect for swinging by the shop and the farmstand to get into the spirit of the season.
Take my hand and let's jump in with both feet!
This week:
Tuesday, September 3 - Sunday, September 8
- Free Akron Zoo Days! from 10:00 - 5:00 at the Akron Zoo
Tuesday, September 3
- Yappy Hour from 5:00 - 8:00 at The Winery at Wolf Creek
Thursday, September 5
- Copley Creekside Farmers Market from 3:00 - 7:00 at Sawmill Run
Saturday, September 7
- First Saturday Sale from 11:00 - 6:00 at The Market Path
- Sunflower Votive from 12:30 - 1:30 at The Sassy Sunflower
- Out of this World Fun from 2:00 - 3:00 at The Sassy Sunflower
Next week:
Tuesday, September 10 - Thursday, September 12
- Watercolor Workshop from 10:00 - 4:00 at The Winery at Wolf Creek
Tuesday, September 10
- Yappy Hour from 5:00 - 8:00 at The Winery at Wolf Creek
Thursday, September 12
- Copley Chamber of Commerce Meeting from 12:00 - 1:30 at The HUB Community Center
- Last Chance Sharpening! from 3:00 - 7:00 at the Copley Creekside Farmers Market
Saturday, September 14
- Walk & Talk from 9:00 - 12:00 at Dunkler's Farm Market
- Yoga at The Winery at Wolfcreek with Jamie from 11:00 - 12:30 at The Winery at Wolf Creek
- Meet The Author: Michele Makros from 11:00 - 1:00 at Barnes & Noble
- Historic Copley Depot Open from 1:00 - 4:00
- Cemetery Tour from 7:00 - 8:00 at Copley Township Cemetery
Plus...Monday, September 16
- Historical Society Meeting at 7:00 at Copley Town Hall
- Live music with Zach from 7:00 - 9:00 at The Winery at Wolf Creek
