BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—The “South of the Square Block Rally” was held at Schines Art Park on June 28. Forty businesses sponsored the event that benefited Remembering Our Heroes.  Remembering Our Heroes’ purpose is to help veterans in Crawford County by providing wheelchair ramps, purchasing medications, providing housing, utilities, wheelchairs, food, etc. The Foundation was started 10 years ago by Tommy Starner, a 22-year veteran along with his wife Lori Starner. Accepting a donation in the amount of $4,000 was Lori and Tommy Starner, founders of Remembering Our Heroes.

Businesses sponsoring the event were: Achtermann Insurance Service, ADM Benefit Plan Agency, American Legion Post #181, American Shoe, Andrew Schoch/Nationwide Insurance, ARK Realty, Bucyrus Chamber of Commerce, Bucyrus Public Library/Crawford Reads 20, Castle Auctions & Appraisals, Center Street Meat Company, Clady’s Flooring & Decorating, Dostal & Kirk, Envision Eyecare, FC Bank, First Federal Community Bank, Katering Kountry Style, Four Rivers Forge, Furner’s Floor Covering, Insurance Center of Bucyrus, Kaye & Co. Salon, Kennedy Purdy Hoeffel and Gernert, Lee’s Comfort Shoes, Marks Homemade Ice Cream, Midwest Furniture, Mizick Miller & Company, Norman’s Niche, Norton’s Flowers, Old Crawford Land Title, Park National Bank, Paul Moser Insurance, Peoples Savings & Loan Company, Plymale Insurance, Print Happy Ohio, Rustic Roots Beauty, Spreng Capital Management, The Amish Vault, The Computer Guru, The Copper Irons and The Tattoo Factory.

For more information about Remembering Our Heroes, email Lori Starner at starner.lori19@gmail.com