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Funding available for downtown business owners Applications for the Commercial Facade Improvement Funding Program are now available to commercial business property owners within the Logan’s Landing district. The program offers 50% matching funding up to $5,000 per property for eligible improvements. Activities eligible for funding include awnings, exterior painting, exterior lighting, windows, installation of a new brick façade, and façade maintenance/restoration. For an application, or further information about the program, please contact Logan’s Landing at 574-722-9345, or by e-mail at lldirector@loganslanding.com. Funding is limited, so applications should be submitted as soon as possible.
One in four children in Cass County is struggling with hunger. As part of the Wal-Mart Fighting Hunger Together Spring 2013 program, Emmaus has a chance to receive a $20,000 grant to help feed children right here in our community. Anyone with a Facebook account can vote once per day through Apri 30. It’s this simple: 1) Search for Emmaus Mission Center - Logansport on Facebook and click on the link to vote. 2) Vote for Emmaus Share the posts and join the fight against hunger. Please encourage your friends and co-workers to help us bring more food to Cass County.
Pet supplies drive planned As part of its celebration of National Laboratory Week, April 22-26, the Logansport Memorial Hospital Laboratory will hold a pet supplies Drive and “Cutest Pet” Contest to support the Cass County Animal Shelter. Contest participants may pay a $5 entry fee to enter a favorite picture of a pet by 12 noon on Friday, April 26. The photos should be submitted to the concierge desk at the hospital and must have the name of the pet, the name of the pet owner, and a phone number on the back of each picture. Anyone wanting to donate pet supplies may do so by dropping off their donation in the box located in the hospital lobby through Thursday, April 25. 4 | Cass County INfo: | April 2013
A prescription for savings No one should be forced to choose between paying for food, rent or medicine because of the high cost of prescriptions. That’s why United Way of Cass County has partnered with FamilyWize to distribute free prescription discount cards. The FamilyWize card is easy to use, it’s free, and there are no age or income restrictions. It can be used immediately and there is no limit on how often you can use it. It’s accepted at 95% of pharmacies nationwide and no enrollment or personal information is needed. These cards can be used by everyone in the community, not just people without insurance. They can also be used by people with health benefits,
including Medicaid or Medicare. FamilyWize cards immediately lower the cost of medicine by an average of 35% or more for people without insurance or who take medications not covered by their plan. Customers save on the cost of their prescription medicine 80% of the time just by presenting the FamilyWize card at their local pharmacy. United Way of Cass County is one of over 1000 United Ways in all 50 states that have helped people save more than $420 million on prescriptions in their communities and distributed
more than 20 million cards nationwide. Together we hope to reduce the cost of medicine $1 billion by the end of 2015. FamilyWize cards can be found locally at the United Way of Cass County, Area Five Agency, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cass County, The Salvation Army, and Peak Community Services. People with internet access can print a card, look up drug prices, and obtain a list of participating pharmacies on United Way of Cass County’s website at www.unitedwayofcasscounty.org You can also like Family Wize on Facebook. Smart phone owners can text the word “family” to 700700 and get a free FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card sent to their cell phones. Simply show the text to your pharmacist so the discount can be applied to the cost of your medicine. PHOTO BY MICHELLE DIALS
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Honoring Good Government He served as Mayor of Logansport and a member of the Logansport City Council, and each year for the last 19 years, Logansport High School English teacher John Davis has ensured that students have a chance to participate in the governing process during Key Club’s annual Good Government Day program. Davis is retiring at the end of the year and was honored with a plaque for his years as the Key Club faculty advisor on April 8. The annual program allows students to run for office and serve as Mayor, City Council and Clerk Treasurer for the day. The mayor appoints department heads and, following a swearingin ceremony in McHale, the student leaders job shadow their respective office holders. April 8, 2013 marked the 55th annual Good Government Day program.