Bryan Area Foundation News

David (Dave) M. Schumm awarded the 2026 Good Citizen Award

David (Dave) M. Schumm awarded the 2026 Good Citizen Award

Congratulations to David (Dave) M. Schumm on receiving the Howard C. and Mary Allene Hawk Good Citizen Award for 2026. This prestigious honor is presented annually to one of Bryan, Ohio’s distinguished citizens who has been a resident for at least 20 years and has...

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Bryan Area Foundation awards a historic $750,000 grant

Bryan Area Foundation awards a historic $750,000 grant

History was made recently when the Bryan Area Foundation awarded the Bryan Arts & Education Capital Campaign, “ART Connects Us”, with a $750,000 grant, the largest single grant in the Foundation’s history. Launched to raise $6 million, the “ART Connects Us”...

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Lincoln Park Inclusive Playground Grand Opening

Lincoln Park Inclusive Playground Grand Opening

On Sunday, June 2, 2024, a dream became a reality! For twelve years former Bryan City Schools employee and current Bryan Parks and Recreation Board member Paula Kline, who worked with children of various abilities, wondered why her hometown of Bryan, Ohio, didn’t have...

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