Crawford County Board of Developmental Disabilities

However you celebrate, the holiday season can be a LOT! Between travel, family, shopping, cooking and more. When you’re feeling overwhelmed… STOP. Take a moment. Check in on yourself. Don’t try to do everything at once - Focus on one small thing at a time.

For more tips for dealing with stress, visit mha.ohio.gov/checkin.

Santa arrives Thursday with Candlelight Christmas in Downtown Bucyrus - Crawford County Now BUCYRUS—Get ready for a festive evening in Bucyrus as Santa Claus makes his grand …

Thank you Buddy Tools LLC for providing opportunities in Crafford County!

Waycraft Industries would like to wish Buddy Tools LLC a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your Support and Partnership.

December fun Crawford County Art Center!

Here is our schedule for December! What events will you be going to? 🎄🎅

Bucyrus Secondary will showcase their musical talents this December:

December 7th - Middle School and High School Showchoirs caroling downtown from 4-5pm
High School Band marching in the Santa Parade at 6pm

December 13 - High School Band and Choir Holiday Concert 7pm in the Little Theater

December 19 - Middle School Band and Choir Holiday Concert 7pm in the Little Theater

All performances are free and open to the public!

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for An Evening with Santa!

December 4th through 9th at BPL:

12/4 - eSports @ 3:30 PM
12/5 - Make Music With Logic Pro @ 4 PM
12/5 - Create a Scenic Postcard With Procreate @ 5 PM
12/5 - Calm Coloring @ 6 PM
12/5 - Storytime @ 6:30 PM (last week of Storytime for fall)
12/6 - Leadership Book Club @ noon
12/6 - Pinterest Class @ 1 & 6 PM (new time for December only)
12/6 - Make Models for 3-D Printing @ 5 PM
12/7 - Sit & Stitch @ 11:30 AM
12/7 - Storytime @ 11:30 AM
12/7 - Make Designs With Adobe Illustrator @ 5 PM
12/7 - Grinchmas @ Whocyrus Public Library for Candelight Christmas @ 5 PM
12/8 - Storytime @ 11:30 AM
12/8 - Scrapbooking @ 1 PM
12/8 - Mindfulness Activities @ 4 PM
12/9 - Princess Storytime Party @ 11 AM
12/9 - Wood Slice Snowmen @ 11 AM

We will be soon! See all our upcoming distributions for the month of December! 🎄

🥕 Our next distribution will be Thursday, December 7th, in partnership with Lorain City Schools, at Longfellow Middle School from 4:00-5:30pm.

🍏 Register for upcoming distributions HERE: https://freshtrak.com/

🥕 Stay in the loop about upcoming food distributions in your area! Shoot us a text with your county - Lorain, Erie, Huron, or Crawford - to 440-467-4353, and we'll make sure you get all the latest updates!

Looking for something fun to do this Saturday? Stop by the VFW Post 2920 in Crestline and show your support to the Crawford County Chargers. Fill your belly with spaghetti, enjoy some karaoke, and win some drawings. Can't wait to see you there!

Over 59% of Ohio's eligible kids (between birth - age 5) will receive a book this month from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! November's books include:
📕Llama Llama Hide & Seek
📕Good Night, Gorilla
📕Birding for Babies: Backyard Birds
📕Somewhere Right Now
📕Ten Ways to Hear Snow
📕Carpenter's Helper

(Please note: book titles are subject to change without notice)

It's almost here 🎄☃️🎁 Come Home to Galion is this Saturday, December 2nd. There are events and entertainment throughout the whole day!

Don't forget to stop by your favorite Uptowne shops - so many of them will be open to join in the festivities.

Santa Claus is coming to Brownella Cottage next week during our Brownella Lights Tours! Admission is donation only! Don't miss it!

Attention all teens and parents/guardians of teens! the rest of this month and December are packed with opportunities for teens in grades 6-12 to level up their career skills📈📈

Our Level Up program is designed to help teens develop the skills they need to succeed in today's job market. We've partnered with Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center to bring these exciting events to local teens. Check out our graphic below for a list of all the upcoming programs!

The rest of our programming through December can be found on our website.

https://bucyruslibrary.org/teens/level-up-program/

https://cfcrawford.networkforgood.com/projects/211305-virginia-hammontree-s-fundraiser?fbclid=IwAR1uNKeH_f6d8204BE3mU4Ndm7Gfv-Mu3NmuqVqy0gmqx1N8YYlojnQp3F0

Today is the day!

Please join Bucyrus Backpack Program, LLC as we work to meet the needs of Crawford County students living with food insecurities. Your $ 5.00 donation could provide 6 meals and 3 snacks for a weekend.

We anticipated 600 students this year and are currently very near 500 in about 2.5 months. Your help is needed and much appreciated.

Thank you for your consideration and gift.

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We hope you had a delicious Thanksgiving! Check out some of our favorite moments from Fairway School's Thanksgiving lunch.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Crawford County Board of DD! May your thanksgiving be filled with gratitude, love and laughter.

All programs and services for the Crawford County Board of Developmental Disabilities and Fairway School will be closed November 23rd and 24th. We will return to regular business hours on Monday, November 27th.
In the event of an emergency, please contact our after-hours Emergency Hotline at 419-563-9292.

COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.

Join us for our next festive adult craft, Snowy Jars, on November 27th from 6-7 PM! This program is the perfect way to create a beautiful and unique decoration for your home this winter.

Yesterday, we had chance to ring the bell for The Salvation Army Bucyrus, OH. We are thankful for our community and always happy to give back.

We are officially two weeks away from the Fantasy Walk, and 15 days from the opening of the drive! See you soon!

Our Secret Santa Christmas Tree is full of gift tags! Help make Christmas a little brighter for a senior citizen this year! Tags available thru Dec. 8th for pick up.

Join us for a night of dancing, music and fun! HUGE thank you to the Veteran Service Organization of Bucyrus for organizing this event. Message us, ask a Kiwanis member or email [email protected] for tickets!

ATTENTION LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENING!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

🌍💙 Spread Kindness on World Kindness Day! 💙🌍

Small acts of kindness can make a big difference in someone's day and spread positivity throughout our communities. Let's create a world where kindness shines brightly. Together, we can make a difference! 💫🤝💙

Please note there will not be Storytime on Tuesday this week. We hope to see you Thursday or Friday at 11:30 AM! This week's theme is Monkey See, Monkey Do, and it's also snack-and-play week!

How cool is this? 🎅 We love that our community is creating inclusive events like this one! ❤💚

Fairway Families
Lunch will not be able to be provided today 11/8 from Bucyrus. If you are able to pack for your child, please do so. If not, we have a plan in place for food.

Phones are back up and working at both Fairway Preschool and Crawford County Board of DD offices

Fairway Preschool and all County Board phones are temporarily down 11/1/23. Please contact your teacher via Dojo if you need to get ahold of the school.