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193 E Central Ave
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Phone 740-369-3733

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Thank you for making our annual fundraiser a historic success!

Common Ground's annual fundraiser, Fashions & Fixin's is our biggest fundraising event of the year, and is always a ton of fun. The night is filled with our Silent & Live Auctions, live music, a delicious meal, and - of course - our now well-known Fashion Show. :) This year was especially amazing since we set records in every category - and raised over $78,000!! This was only possible because of the incredible support of our community! Churches, businesses, organizations and many individuals came together to make this possible - we are still on Cloud Nine! THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY that made it happen! 

Another of the records set was the number of baskets/items we had for our Silent & Live Auctions! We want to give a great big shout out to all the following people and businesses for providing items this year:

Sherry's Silks at Pizazz, Cosi, Columbus Blue Jackets, Delaware Delaware Community Center YMCA, Hair Artists, Cleveland Browns, Glen Avenue Soap, Beanbag Books, Old Dog Alehouse & Brewery, The Hamburger Inn, Cheesecake Factory, Gibson's the Florist, Henmick Brewery, Columbus Clippers, Viking Renegade, William Street United Methodist Church, Boxcar Boutique, OPA Grill & Tavern, Crumbl Cookies, The Puffy Lion, Jackie Burns, Carol Homan, Choffey's, Green Door Salon, Sue Munday, Auto Zone, Ohio State Parks, Panera Bread, City Barbeque, The Strand Theatre, Smash Shack, Rutherford Cafe, Evowok, MiCerrito, Dari Point, Miller's Country Gardens, Delaware Cut and Shave, Honey & Abernathy, CAPA, Made in Montana from Jill Ignaszewski, Earthy Wellness, HOTWORX, Cincinnati Reds, Kevin and Emily Martin, Brian and Nicole Waeltz, Kinsale Golf Club, Scioto Reserve Golf Club, Ethan Miller, Jack & Mary Hilborn, and our wonderful board of directors and staff.

What an amazing night!

1,154 families received more than 177,000 items in 2024.

  • Clothing Items

    71,920

  • Shoes and Socks

    21,754

  • Underwear

    8,357

  • Diapers

    30,290

  • Meals

    24,716

Common Ground Free Store
193 E Central Ave
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Phone 740-369-3733
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