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Westerville friends — we could really use your help.

WARM Holiday Food Drive is underway across 52 square miles of Westerville. If you found a brown bag on your doorstep, that’s your cue to be part of something powerful:

Fill the bag with food and set it out by 8:30 AM this Saturday, December 6th.
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
To date, WARM’s outdoor garden has produced 1292 lbs of fresh produce for WARM’s clients. We should finish this growing season with about 1500 lbs of fresh goods thanks to our amazing OSU Master Gardners and a group of WARM volunteers. We have plans for more next season! Thank you Lynn Blanton!
October 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Stopped by the new Smash Park in Westerville to see my old OSU colleague Brian Flenner. Brian worked in marketing, and was our Director of Fan Experience and Tickets at OSU Athletics while I was there. Now he’s working 10-12 hour days as Venue Manager at the highly successful Smash Park Westerville.
September 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Big thanks to Bryan Wimbush and our friends at United Way of Central Ohio! Bryan stopped by WARM with brand-new backpacks and school supplies—much needed for kids. This support goes straight to helping Westerville students who need it most. We’re grateful for UWCO’s partnership and generosity!
September 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Ling and I had a great day at Scioto Audubon Park for the 2025 CROP Hunger Walk with Mid-Ohio Food Collective and amazing nonprofits. Food insecurity is rising everywhere, and at WARM we’re proud to stand with our Westerville families. Our promise remains: No one goes hungry in Westerville tonight!
September 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Night 2 of the Free Speech Tour……the LOL Nexstar/Sinclair TV Bullies Club!!

I’ll take the right to watch what I want to watch vs mega-corporates who want to choose for you. Thank you thetvapp.io and WABC7 in New York.
September 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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UPDATE: go to thetvapp.to and go to the live stream of WABC (New York) ABC East. I’ve been watching their live stream from ABC7 since 8:30pm tonight. Hoping that they will televise Jimmy Kimmel at 11:35pm. Free speech > Nexstar & Sinclair censorship.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Watching Jimmy Kimmel tonight on WANC New York live streamed online. Always a way to beat censorship!
September 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
UPDATE: go to thetvapp.to and go to the live stream of WABC (New York) ABC East. I’ve been watching their live stream from ABC7 since 8:30pm tonight. Hoping that they will televise Jimmy Kimmel at 11:35pm. Free speech > Nexstar & Sinclair censorship.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
WARM had a great time at Hawthorne Elementary’s Back to School event! 🎒 We joined Delaney Stephens, Chad Maxeiner & his daughter Avery (one of Hawthorne’s amazing teachers) to welcome students and families. Big thanks to Principal Ernest Clinkscale & Hawthorne teachers for a fun after-school event!
September 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Fun day and perfect weather for the WARM 5K Shopping Cart Shuffle this morning. Thanks to your miles, smiles, and canned goods, we’ll be feeding Westerville’s families and seniors who need it most.

Now, if someone could kindly help me climb out of this shopping cart, I’d really appreciate it.
September 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Great to see Bryan in action with the Tennessee Vols football program!
August 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Back in Minneapolis to travel over to UW River Falls for a meeting with the Chancellor. Stopped by the Minnesota Vikings training camp to catch up with my buddy JP Paul. Also chatted with new General Manager of U.S. Bank Stadium Shannon Kelly, one of five women running NFL stadiums in the country
August 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Congratulations Linda Jakes on your well-earned retirement after an incredible 48 years of service as a social worker and 38 impactful years at Concord Counseling.

I want to express our gratitude for your unwavering partnership & commitment to making a difference in the lives of those we serve.
July 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Had a great time walking with my WARM team, Board members, and friends at the Westerville 4th of July Parade route! Big thanks to the Rotary Club of Westerville for putting on such a fantastic hometown event. We’re proud to be part of this incredible city.
July 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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July 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
From my dear friend Kimberly Whitestone
July 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Ling and I enjoyed lunch at Tommy’s Diner. My usual - open face turkey sandwich with mash potatoes & gravy. Ling had her gyro & French fries. We also love their club sandwich so we took one to go. At Tommy’s, you can’t go wrong. Just miss seeing Tommy greeting everyone up front. He was our friend.
June 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We had a fantastic evening at Westerville’s Fourth Friday in Uptown! State St was packed with families and community members, and our prize wheel was a hit with the kids. We loved connecting with so many people to share more about WARM’s mission and the ways they can get involved as volunteers.
June 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
At the ribbon cutting for the new Slick City Action Park, 1170 Polaris Parkway, next to Big Sandy’s. Lots of great slides, two bouncy basketball courts and a kids only .
area. This is their 16th location in the country but the first in Ohio. A great place for families and kids!!
June 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sunday, June 22nd, I will be a radio guest on “What Matters with Mindy and Mikaela” on 610WTVN along with Sydney Smith. Sydney is a young teen recovering from a brain tumor. Sunday afternoon, 610AM, at 5:35 pm ET. If you are not local in Central Ohio, you can find 610WTVN on the iHeart app.
June 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
10 years later, a visit with my former Ohio State University President. I wanted to see President Gee before he retired as West Virginia President. 45 years as a university president. So good to see him. I enjoyed working with him. Grateful for his time today. We shared many stories and laughs.
June 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today, our WARM volunteers and staff were treated to an amazing lunch from the Schmidt’s food truck all thanks to our longtime volunteer and friend Jeff.
Jeff has been faithfully serving alongside us for years, and for the third year in a row, he’s gone above and beyond by treating our entire team.
June 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Olivia and I attended Mekka Don’s documentary premiere about the rise of Buckle Up, his song for the 2024 Buckeyes football team. Our friend Maria Durant was tonight’s MC of the premiere. Olivia was invited because she worked on the Buckle Up campaign video for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
June 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Love our WARM outdoor garden and appreciate our six master gardeners. This spring, our first harvest brought 47.2 pounds of kale, spinach, new potatoes, sugar snap peas and broccoli. Fresh produce for our WARM clients!! We accept your extra garden donations too. M-F 9am-4pm at 150 Heatherdown Drive
June 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM