Closing Gahanna s pools during pandemic opened door for needed maintenance
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For all the negative effects COVID-19 had on last year s swimming season, it at least provided an opportunity in Gahanna.
It allowed time for maintenance.
While Gahanna parks and recreation facilities were closed as a result of the pandemic last year, a variety of needed facility maintenance tasks were completed at the Gahanna Swimming Pool, 148 Parkland Drive, and Hunters Ridge Pool, 341 Harrow Blvd.
Brian Gill-Huston, recreation superintendent, said dedicated dollars from Issue 12 that was approved in May 2019 provided most of the funding for the maintenance projects. The issue changed the city’s income-tax rate from 1.5% to 2.5%.
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Nonprofits around Gahanna: Traditional fundraising strategies shifted during pandemic
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has been a game-changer in how local organizations raise funds.
Sharon Tomko, president of the Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation, said the foundation is very sensitive to the difficult economic situation businesses, especially local small businesses, might be experiencing due to the pandemic.
The foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year, the Gahanna Gala, typically is a one-day event held during the winter. Participants purchase a ticket to attend the gala, where silent and live auctions are held to raise money for grants that fund innovative projects, equipment and materials beyond the traditional expenditures of the Gahanna-Jefferson school board.