Community Heros

COMMUNITY HEROES

Volunteers Who Are Making A Difference

Welcome To Our Community Heroes Page. If You Know A Person, Business Or Organization That Makes You Proud To Live In Springfield, Please Contact Us To Nominate Them!

Our Community Heroes Award Winners Are:

The Greater Springfield Area Chapter � A Special Wish Foundation	ASW is a non-profit charitable organization
PO Box 2298	Granting the wishes of children under the age of 21
Springfield, OH 45501	Contributions are tax deductible
937-322-7523	All of the individuals that work for ASW are volunteers
Owned and Operated by:	Springfield Chapter, A Special Wish Foundation

A Special Wish Foundation, Springfield Chapter has won our Community Heroes Award because of the service they offer to the children in our community. We would like to tell you about a Community Hero. Karen Benkert is the treasure/volunteer of this chapter. Karen works tirelessly every day working on the wishes and contacting the families and scheduling air flights, ect. to make sure every wish runs smoothly. They are all volunteers and do not get paid. Karen even lets ASW use a bit of her house as their office to save the chapter money, having an extra telephone ringing in her home at all different times. With being a volunteer, Karen sometimes puts in over 40 hours a week for the children, just to make sure their wish comes true. Without Karen Benkert this chapter could not go on. You can visit their website here: A Special Wish Foundation, Springfield Chapter. Way to go Karen! Thank you for your dedication and service to our community!

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Jackson, Lytle & Williams Funeral Home	Exclusive Customer Benefits
2425 North Limestone St.	Signature Services
Springfield, OH 45502	Affinity Partner Benefits
937-399-2811	Concierge Services
Owned and Operated by:	Frank Lewis

Jackson, Lytle & Williams Funeral Home has won our Community Heroes Award because they donate and serve monthly birthday cake, ice cream and provide entertainment for the residents of Forest Glen Health campus. This ensures everyone gets to celebrate their birthday every month. The team at Jackson, Lytle and Williams also volunteer every month at Elderly United. This wonderful dedicated team has collected over 200 used cell phones for soldiers (they are recycled and the company then gives soldiers phone cards to call home). A non-profit organization was started in Feb. 2008 with Wealth & Wisdom called the Senior Dream Center. This organization granted 22 wishes to seniors in 2008. You can visit their website here: Senior Dream Center. Way to go Jackson, Lytle & Williams! Thank you for your dedication and service to our community!

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Northside Appliance	Maytag, Whirlpool and GE Products
122 East Main St.	New and Pre-Owned Sales
Springfield, OH 45502	Factory Authorized Sales and Service
937-322-6481	"We Service After The Sale"
937-323-5557	Owned and Operated By:
Fax:937-322-6457	Lee and Kim Shaffer

Northside Appliance has won our Community Heroes Award because they will take your old appliances and dispose of them legally, free of charge.(There is a small charge for appliances containing refrigerants.) Please call Northside for all the details before you take your appliances to them. You may not drop them off during non- business hours. Way To Go Northside! Thank you for helping keep our community clean!

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Young's Jersey Dairy Dairy	Store Petting Zoo
6880 Springfield-Xenia Rd.	Golden Jersey Inn
Yellow Springs, OH 45387	Utters and Putters
937-325-0629	Driving Range
http://www.youngsdairy.com/	Batting Cages
cows@youngsdairy.com

Young's Dairy has won our Community Heroes Award for sending Christmas Trees to our Troops in Iraq. This year they are sending a 6 foot white pine. We know that it will be appreciated deeply by those fighting for our freedom. If you and your family have never been to Young's Dairy, you will have to put this on your"must do" list. The whole family will love it. This is where good memories are made. Way To Go Young's Dairy! Thanks for supporting our Troops!

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Urban Light Ministries	The Sonshine Clubs
424 South Fountain Avenue	Urban Light Christian Resource Center
Springfield, Ohio 45501	Urban Light Radio
937-328-0122	Computer Basics Training
www.urbanlight.org	Lightlines Newletter
jwilliams@urbanlight.org	Food Pantry

Urban Light Ministries has won our Community Heroes Award because of the continual caring that they so freely give to our city. Seldom a week goes by that you do not see an article about the great services that they render to our poor and homeless. What a great organization. They can always use donations, so get in touch with them. Way To Go Urban Light Ministries! Thank you for making Springfield a caring city!

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