Wallace & Turner Serves as Premier Sponsor of Slice of Springfield Fundraiser

Slice of Springfield Sponsor

Slice of Springfield is back in 2023 and Wallace & Turner is a Premier Sponsor of this tasty event! Join Partners for the Parks on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Mother Stewart's Brewery to vote for the best pizza in town! Sample pizza from up to ten area pizza shops, then vote for your favorite. Attendees will also enjoy live entertainment.

The Slice of Springfield fundraiser will donate 100% of ticket proceeds to help support parks and recreation programming of the National Trail Parks & Recreation District. Tickets purchased prior to January 20th receive a free drink (soft drink, beer, cider or wine).

Purchase tickets in person at the National Trail Administration Building or online.

Wallace & Turner Participates in CultureFest 2022

The Wallace & Turner Life & Health team had a booth at CultureFest 2022 held on September 17th in downtown Springfield. The annual event is a celebration and collaborative effort between the City of Springfield Community Development Department with neighborhood and organizational partners committed to growing unity through diversity. CultureFest offered dance and music entertainment, children’s activities, a food court featuring international and American cuisine and merchandise and information vendors. CultureFest is supported through donations from individuals and organizations.

Congratulations to our gift basket giveaway winners, Rita Galbreath and Oakie Moore!

Wallace & Turner Sponsors Clark County Fair 2022

Wallace & Turner is once again serving as a sponsor of the Clark County Fair being held July 22-29, 2022. Fairgoers will be able to enjoy new and old attractions, food vendors, rides and live entertainment, as Clark County’s 4-H and FFA members compete with their animals. Gates open each day at 8 a.m. after the first day.

General admission is $6, which includes parking and admission into all concerts. Admission is free for children 5 and under.

Learn more about the events schedule:

Jr. Fair Animal Show Schedule

Entertainment Schedule

Clark County Fair 2022

Wallace & Turner Participates in United Senior Services New Patio Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Congratulations to United Senior Services on the opening of their new outdoor patio! Fun fact: the wrought iron fencing used is from the Crowell-Collier building, once the printing home of the world’s largest magazine publishing company, and where P.J. Miller's grandfather Peter Dennerlein served as VP & Plant Manager.

Be sure to stop by to enjoy their new amenity this summer!

Wallace & Turner Sponsors 2022 United Way Annual Golf Scramble

Wallace & Turner is once again sponsoring the 2022 United Way Annual Golf Scramble being held Friday, September 9, 2022 at Windy Knoll Golf Club. The Scramble includes a shotgun tournament starting at 11 am, followed by awards at 4 pm.

The event supports United Way of Clark, Champaign & Madison Counties which aims to nurture a safe, healthy, caring community that builds on the strengths of its citizens, its neighbors, its businesses and its human services delivery systems. 

Register for or sponsor the tournament here.

2022 United Way Annual Golf Scramble

 

Eighth Annual Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition – Wallace & Turner Serves as Food Truck Sponsor

Eighth Annual Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition

Up to 30 food trucks full of unique palate-pleasing cuisine will once again roll into Veteran’s Park, along with live entertainment, a beer garden and more on August  20, 2022, in Springfield for the Springfield Rotary Club’s Eighth Gourmet Food Truck Competition. Wallace & Turner is proud to serve as a Food Truck Sponsor.

Delicious food will include gourmet hot dogs and sandwiches, Pierogies, Empanadas, Cuban, BBQ, Mexican/TexMex, Italian, Carolina Coastal, American, Seafood, Jewish, Farm Raised, Asian, Latin, Mediterranean, and sweets.

Live entertainment will be available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the Beer Garden will be serving domestics and local craft brews from Springfield’s own Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company, and for those who don’t fancy alcohol, soda and water is available. In addition to Mother Stewart’s selection of craft beer, alcohol options this year include Michelob Ultra, Bud Light, Budweiser and White Claw.

Attracting over 10,000 guests each year, the competition continues to grow and thrive as Springfield’s must-taste event of the summer. While the competition is a great community event, it’s also a major fundraiser that supports the Rotary Club’s charitable programs. Over the first five years of the competition alone, over $100,000 was raised for Springfield Rotary’s causes from the support of the community. This includes services to people with disabilities, which has increased the number of individuals served by more than 70 percent since the inaugural competition in 2014.

Learn more here.

 

Summer Arts Festival Cash Raffle Sponsored by Wallace & Turner

Register to win one of two cash prizes – $500 or $1000 – when you purchase a ticket at the Summer Arts Festival for our Wallace & Turner Cash Raffle!

Tickets are available nightly at the Summer Arts Festival – one ticket for $1.00, and six tickets for $5.00 – and each ticket purchased gives you one chance to win either $500 or $1000 at the grand prize drawing on Saturday, July 23, 2022, on the final evening of the Festival.

The Wallace and Turner Raffle is a fundraising event for the Springfield Arts Council.

Learn more here.

Summer Arts Festival Cash Raffle

Wallace & Turner Sponsors Second Saturdays in Downtown Urbana

Wallace & Turner is once again supporting Second Saturdays in Downtown Urbana at Monument Square District, featuring food trucks, sidewalk vendors and live music.

Urbana Downtown Merchants Association hosts Second Saturdays with the goal of creating a positive retail experience for the community. Charming historic downtown Urbana boasts a fantastic array of shopping, dining, and site seeing!

Follow their Facebook page for updates on each month’s events.

Kicked Off Real Estate II's Food Truck Thursday 2022 with Keep Clark County Beautiful

Wallace & Turner kicked off Food Truck Thursday 2022 with Real Estate II on April 7th! EAT Food Truck provided tasty meals and we collected donations for Keep Clark County Beautiful. Keep Clark County Beautiful’s national affiliation helps to highlight the value of community beautification and putting waste in its proper place and offers proven models and tools that enhance our ability to make a difference here in Clark County. Coordinated by the Clark County Solid Waste District, KCCB is of more than one thousand communities participating in the Keep America Beautiful network.

We had a great time serving our community helping to make Clark County a better place for it's residents! View more here.

Wallace & Turner Sponsors Champaign County Scholars 5K Walk/Run Fundraiser

Champaign County Scholars 5K Walk/Run Fundraiser

The Clark State Foundation has partnered with the Urbana and Graham school districts to support students who will become the first in their families to earn a college degree. The Scholars program provides support throughout high school to prepare these students for college success. Upon graduation from high school, the students will be eligible for three years of college at Clark State at no cost to the students.

We hope you will help support the Champaign County Scholars program by participating in the April 30th 5K Walk/Run. Wallace & Turner is a proud sponsor of the event. Participants will receive an event t-shirt and trophies will be awarded for first place male, female and fundraiser. All proceeds from this event will support Champaign County scholarships.

Learn more here.

Wallace & Turner Sponsors Ridgewood School's 2022 Hearts & Hands Fundraiser

Wallace & Turner had a wonderful time at the Ridgewood School 2022 Hearts & Hands dinner and live auction on March 19th. We were proud to be a sponsor of the event which supports fundraising to make it possible for area children who have great financial need to attend Ridgewood's PreK-8th grade, college preparatory school. Lisa Miller even came home with a Mayim Bialik signed photo!

Wallace & Turner Hosts Lunch & Learn at Real Estate II

Thank you to Real Estate II for having us on March 10, 2022, for a Lunch & Learn! We tested their insurance knowledge, gave out swag, had a delicious lunch from Mike & Rosy's Deli and there was even a special appearance by Progressive's Flo!

Interested in a Lunch & Learn at your company? Contact us to find out more: 937-324-8492

Champaign County Chamber of Commerce 2021 Annual Dinner – Wallace & Turner Serves as Sponsor

As a member of the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce, Wallace & Turner is serving as a sponsor of the 2021 Annual Dinner being held Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Champaign Aviation Museum. The evening will feature a social networking hour from 4:30 – 6 pm and dinner & entertainment beginning at 6 pm. 

The Champaign Aviation Museum is a 501 c (3) non-profit dedicated to preserving aviation history for current and future generations in Urbana, Ohio. The museum and its volunteers are currently restoring a B-17 Flying Fortress back to flying status. The museum has several aircraft including, a B-25, B-17, C-47, A-26 and a Fairchild F-24.

Producer Myles Trempe Serves as Judge for Chalkfest 2021

National Trail Parks and Recreation District hosted Chalkfest 2021 featuring local chalk artists in downtown Springfield, food trucks, kids activities and more on October 2. Producer Myles Trempe served as a judge to select winners.

Mark your calendars for October 1, 2022 for the 5th Annual Chalkfest!

Patrick Field Recognized with Ridgewood School Honorary Alumni Award

Congratulations to Partner Patrick Field on being recognized as a Ridgewood School Honorary Alumni at the 2021 Alumni Dinner on September 24. The evening included music and outdoor dining with dinner served proudly by Ridgewood’s Student Council.

Author and alumni Tim Noonan's book "Ridgewood School: The Little School in the Woods at 100" was also on display. You can learn more about the book in the Springfield News-Sun feature article from a few years back: https://bit.ly/3kYS0Ah

7th Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition - Wallace & Turner Serves as Sponsor to Support Children/Adults with Disabilities

The Springfield Rotary Club hosted its Seventh Gourmet Food Truck Competition on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Veterans Park. There was a large crowd all day, food trucks served amazing food and this year, the Rotary Club added an eleven by seventeen-foot Jumbotron to view the Ohio State game.

Wallace & Turner served as an event sponsor to support children and adults with disabilities getting needed social, emotional and/or financial assistance as well as insuring that an impoverished child in Africa gets a meal once a day and is able to drink safe, clean water. The proceeds from the event benefit the Rotary Club’s college scholarships, services to people with disabilities program, international project in Lesotho, Africa, high school and college youth rotary clubs, dream soccer tournament for disabled children, grants to teachers of multi-handicapped classes and other charitable projects in the community.

Winners included:

Attracting over 10,000 guests each year, the competition continues to grow and thrive as Springfield’s must-taste event of the summer. While the competition is a great community event, it’s also a major fundraiser that supports the Rotary Club’s charitable programs. In the first five years of the competition alone, over $100,000 was raised for Springfield Rotary’s causes from the support of the community. This includes services to people with disabilities, which has increased the number of individuals served by more than 70 percent since the inaugural competition in 2014.

Local chef judges determined winning dishes based upon a combination of flavor/taste, presentation/visual appeal and creativity/originality. The all-Springfield-based panel included:  

Read the event recap here.

Wallace & Turner Sponsors United Way of Clark, Champaign & Madison Counties Golf Scramble 2021

Fun day at the United Way of Clark, Champaign & Madison Counties Golf Scramble on September 10, 2021. Producer Ben Galbreath got the men’s longest drive and Commercial Lines Account Manager Lisa Miller got the women’s! Shout out to our golfing partner, Champion City Kings GM Ginger Fulton - an amazing golfer! Wallace & Turner served as the Event Sponsor. Learn more about the 2022 United Way Campaign here: https://www.uwccmc.org/campaign

Health Insurance Doesn’t Have to be Scary! Stop by Our Booth at Ghost Walk On Main

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As part of the Ghost Walk on Main, Health & Life Agent Colleen Corrigan will have a booth at this spooktacular haunted history walk through Uptown Centerville on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Stop by and say hello and ask your pressing health insurance questions.

Ghost Walk on Main tour groups will be led by a storyteller guide. Learn and be entertained by local history, hear spooky stories, and enjoy refreshments and drinks compliments of HOCWT businesses. This is a 1.8 mile walking tour so make sure you wear comfortable shoes. Participants must be age 21 or older.

Proceeds from this event benefit Friends of Washington-Centerville Public Library, Centerville-Washington History, and a named charity by HOCWT. The ticket price is tax deductible.

Learn more here.

Annual Harvest Breakfast 2021 – Wallace & Turner Sponsors Second Harvest Food Bank of Champaign Clark & Logan Counties “Food is Health” Event

Second Harvest Food Bank of Champaign Clark & Logan Counties is hosting its first annual Harvest Breakfast on September 3, 2021 with keynote speaker Feeding America CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot. She will discuss national food insecurity trends and how food banks have positive, long-lasting social impact on the communities they serve. This event will also highlight Second Harvest’s collaborations with local medical and health organizations to improve the health of food insecure individuals in Champaign, Clark, and Logan Counties. Wallace & Turner is serving as a sponsor. 

The Harvest Breakfast will be held at Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center with doors open at 8 am for networking and breakfast and the program from 8:30-10 am. For complimentary registration, click here.

 
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Wallace & Turner Hosts Book Signing with Springfield/Urbana Author Martin Manuel

Author Martin Manuel held a public signing event for his book “Manuel Strong: The Life and Legacy of James and Florine Manuel,” which tells the story of his parents’ life in hopes that he can inspire others and offer an alternative perspective to negative stereotypes of African American families. Martin is one of 17 children born to James and Florine Manuel. The family moved to Urbana from Springfield in 1966, and they overcame adversity and faced hardships as they strove to raise their children in love and faith. 

Wallace & Turner Insurance hosted the book signing with comments from former Partner Mike Trempe who spoke on the agency’s relationship to the Manuel family. Wallace & Turner Founder Harry M. Turner sponsored the Turner Baseball Team which was coached by James Manuel, and Jim Story of Wallace & Turner. Trempe and Manuel’s son Sherman, were players on the team that went on to be City and State Champs.

Pictured in team photo: Harry Turner (Far Left), James “Jinx” Manuel (Beside Harry), Jim Story (WT), Sherman Manuel (Son of Jinx, holding sign), Mike Trempe (WT, with glasses above Sherman).