First Engage Toledo Ambassador Academy In-Person Meeting

Members of the media are invited to attend the first in-person meeting of the 2021 Engage Toledo Ambassador Academy, which will begin at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department training facility, 7115 Biniker Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio 43551.

The Engage Toledo Ambassador Academy includes approximately 20 participants. It will conclude with a graduation ceremony on Oct. 27. There will be ten evening classes, and participants who graduate will be designated “Engage Toledo Ambassadors.” The classes include an introduction to the academy and Engage Toledo; an evening with Toledo Fire & Rescue Department officials; an evening focused on neighborhoods, with an emphasis on recycling initiatives, reporting blight, code enforcement, and housing programs; an evening with Department of Public Utilities officials to learn about customer assistance programs, lead service lines, and water affordability; an evening with Police Chief George Kral and other Toledo Police officers at the department’s training facility, and an evening with Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Toledo City Council members.

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