Author: Stow Collaboration for Change

Our Picks for the November 2025 Election

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date October 18, 2025

Contributors: Rachel Jamison, Deb Wang, and Aaron Yeager.

This November, voters in Stow and Munroe Falls will determine who is appointed to fill a number of City Council seats in both communities, along with who will be elected to the Board of Education for the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District and as Judge of Stow Municipal Court. There are a handful of county and city issues on the ballot as well. Find our recommendations on who and what to vote for, including a sample ballot for Stow and Munroe Falls, below.

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Board of Education Elections Meet the Candidates

The “Three J’s” for SMF School Board – Our Take on Jason Whitacre, JoAnne Loparo, and John Moyer

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date October 16, 2025

Contributors: Rachel Jamison, Deb Wang, and Aaron Yeager.

THE GENERAL ELECTION IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025.

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Stow Collaboration for Change endorses Dr. Pamela Wind, Kathrine Dannemiller, and Tina Merlitti for Stow-Munroe Falls School Board. Read more about our take on the other three candidates running: Jason Whitacre, JoAnne Loparo, and John Moyer.

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Year in Review

2023 Annual Report

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date April 27, 2024

Contributors: Rachel Jamison, Miguel Carvallo, Deb Wang, and Aaron Yeager.

Stow Collaboration for Change's 2023 Annual Report

Thanks to you, we were able to help the community in many ways, in 2023. Read below, or download the PDF, to find out what we did, and how we used our funds.

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Elections Laws

Our Picks for the March 19, 2024 Democratic Party Primary

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date March 13, 2024

Contributors: Rachel Jamison, Deb Wang, and Aaron Yeager.

Early voting has already begun for this year’s 2024 Democratic Party primary election, and most candidates are running uncontested within the party. For the races that are contested, you can read below to find our recommendations.

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Elections Laws

Our Picks for the November 2023 General Election

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date October 25, 2023

Contributors: Becky Alexander, Rachel Jamison, Deb Wang, and Aaron Yeager.

November’s General Election will focus on local candidates and state-wide issues. From enshrining reproductive rights and health care into the Ohio constitution (Yes on Issue 1!) to funding programs and services for neighbors with disabilities, read on for our recommendations on who and what to vote for, including a sample ballot for Stow.

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Elections Laws

Vote NO on Issue One in the August 8, 2023 Special Election

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date July 11, 2023

Contributors: Rachel Jamison and Aaron Yeager.

The upcoming August election will determine if Ohio’s Issue One will pass. Vote NO to protect the precedent of “one person, one vote,” reproductive freedoms, and our right to determine the future.

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Board of Education

Speak in Support of the Anti-racism Policy

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date July 10, 2023

Contributors: Rachel Jamison and Aaron Yeager.

Show your support for the Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education's Anti-racism Policy at their meeting on July 17, 2023, at Stow City Hall.

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education will soon vote on the Anti-racism Policy, which continues to face pushback. Opposition has been VERY vocal, so please consider sharing and coming to speak in support of it — this is an opportunity to share our experiences, and make our voices heard.

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Year in Review

2022 Annual Report

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date April 16, 2023

Contributors: Rachel Jamison, Miguel Carvallo, and Aaron Yeager.

Stow Collaboration for Change 2022 Impact Summary

2022 was big for us — read below, or download the PDF, to find out what we did, and how we used our funds, to help the community.

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History

2023 Black History Month Events in Greater Akron

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date February 14, 2023

Contributors: Rachel Jamison and Aaron Yeager.

Celebrating Black History Month Local Events

Want to learn more about Black history, both locally and beyond? Take a look below, for ways you can get involved this month.

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Elections Laws

Our Picks for the November 2022 General Election

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date September 29, 2022

Contributors: Deb Wang, Rachel Jamison, and Aaron Yeager.

In the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 insurrection, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the murder of Jayland Walker, the General Election in November is extremely important. Below, you’ll find our recommendations on who and what to vote for, including a sample ballot for Stow.