Liberty Village Preschool, located within the Ada Schools administration building at 725 W. North St., is establishing a booster club and 501c3 nonprofit organization. Its mission is to support the needs of the students and staff of Liberty Village Preschool through volunteering and fundraising.

One of the organization's first projects is to help provide playgound equipment for a new area that has been fenced near the classrooms. Some $4,000 has been raised.

To be named the Village PUP Pack (Partners United in Purpose), the club is hosting the following fundraising events in April (flyers below):

April 23, 2022, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Pulled Pork Sandwich Dinners by Midwest BBQ
• $10.00 (Presale only)
• Soccer Fields at Ada Park

April 23, 2022 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

• 1st Mini Vendor Pop & Shop
• Buckeye East, 123 E Buckeye
• Admission $5
• 14 vendors + all Buckeye East shops will be open
• Raffle Baskets
• Midwest BBQ sandwishes, chips, snacks and drinks

A flyer below includes phone numbers for presale food orders.

The organization's board includes Nichole Nearth as president, Sara Bryan as vice president, Krystina Lanuto as secretary and Adriana Hughes as treasurer. The board is working with the Ohio Northern University legal clinic to establish nonprofit status. Funds raised will help cover associated filing fees and begin to provide funds for the preschool program.