City Employees Donate Their Own Time and Money To Help Others

Presents for local families are wrapped and prepared

 for delivery to Gahanna Residents in Need (GRIN). 

(Photo by Brian Hoyt, City of Gahanna)

Employees of the City of Gahanna annually participate in the Gahanna Residents In Need (GRIN) Adopt-a-family program.  This program allows members of the community to donate time, gifts and money to help those who need a little help during the holidays. 

This year city employees adopted two families and each family had two children.  Not only was money raised for gifts, but the families were also provided with a gift card to the local Gahanna Kroger for groceries and other items they may need.

Nancy Savage, who works in the Mayor’s Office, led the charge to collect donations and purchase items. “It was really nice seeing everyone pitch in and help,” Savage said.  “I live and work in Gahanna, so I was proud to be able to help those in my own community.”

Since 1998, GRIN has supported families in the Gahanna area by meeting a wide variety of needs. To learn more about GRIN or to get involved, visit them online at www.grin4gahanna.org.

  

Holiday Shopping Safety Tips From the Gahanna Division of Police

Holiday Shopping Safety Tips

This holiday season, don’t let the spirit of giving lull you into giving criminals a better chance to do their dirty work. They do some of their biggest business during the holiday season. People are rushing around, stressed out and careless, trying to get everything done. It’s enough to make a crook giddy with holiday joy! Here are some tips on how to safely celebrate the holiday season.

City Invites Residents & Visitors to Submit Photos That Shows ‘Any Day in Gahanna’

Gahanna is a proud, diverse community that means something different to everyone.  In keeping with this spirit, the City of Gahanna is asking residents and visitors to submit pictures of Gahanna for a project called ‘Any Day in Gahanna.’  Photos that are selected will be featured on homepage of www.Gahanna.gov and the City’s Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/CityofGahanna.

“When we redesigned Gahanna.gov, we really wanted visitors of the website to get a feeling of what Gahanna is about,” said Brian Hoyt, Gahanna’s Public Information Manager. “Who better to highlight the many scenes around Gahanna than residents and visitors?”

Photographs may be submitted via email to information@gahanna.gov and should include the photographer’s name, when and where the photo was taken and should state that the City of Gahanna may use their photograph for public use and display.

Photographs will be chosen based on how well they show different scenes in Gahanna as well their technical and artist quality, Hoyt said.

Residents and visitors of Gahanna are encouraged to submit their photographs beginning in the month of December.