Cancer Awareness, Peace Corps Service & More: Blogs on Patch

In learning the new Patch platform, we've learned that sharing blogs across all 17 Ohio sites has been a little tricky. Undoubtedly, there were some great regional blogs you missed this week because of that.

Here are a few of our favorites:

Avon-Avon Lake Patch blogger Matt Pawlikowski shares some startling statistics about the number of children in Ohio who are playing in the streets without shoes, not because they chose not to wear them, but because they don't have any. That's why Shoes and Clothes for Kids is such a great program, he writes. Read more here.

Angelman Syndrome mom blogger Melissa Winger is hosting the First Annual Angelman Syndrome Awareness Walk and she needs your help getting it together. Know a DJ, face painter or a company willing to sponsor? Here's how you can help.

Amy Stossel is a new blogger on Beachwood Patch, and she wants to help inform women about ovarian and breast health through a cancer organization called Bright Pink. Find out where the first information session will be held here.

Another new blogger, Ana Lyn Sigler, is a Cuyahoga Falls native who was just accepted into the Peace Corps. She makes her way to Togo next week. Read more about her preparation and stay in touch with her while she's there here.

The Cleveland Foodbank shared its annual report with us in a new post. You may think, oh that's boring, but it's really cool, and interactive. Did you know your donations helped make more than 29 million meals? Awesome!

Lastly, new blogger Sean Coyne shares six ways you can avoid email scams. Read more about how you can protect your computer and your information here.

Have something you want to share? Start your own free blog on Brecksville Patch here.