# HBAC 137: It gets dark at 4:15 now, Hilliard

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Podcast: [The Hilliard Beacon Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112)
Published: 2025-12-16T12:10:00+00:00
Episode link: https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/p/hbac-137-it-gets-dark-at-415-now
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(Music and Production by Tim Hofmann for Franklin Street Creative) Folks, we’re back. Been a minute…sorry about it! In the latest episode of the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion we opened with a community-wide call to action centered on Hilliard Food Pantry Plus . Hosts Jordan, Tim, and Kevin Corvo highlighted a now concluded December drive at the UALC Mill Run Campus and emphasized that ongoing monetary donations are especially impactful, as funds can be multiplied through Mid-Ohio Food Bank partnerships. We hope our quick plug emphasized the expanding role of the pantry, which provides not only food assistance but also critical access to additional community resources. Community Care Overcomes Toy Ruin On another front of the giving season, a significant portion of the conversation had to focus on an unexpected setback for the Norwich Township Fire Department: a sewage pipe failure at the firehouse that destroyed approximately $30,000 worth of toys intended for holiday distribution. Fire Chief Dave Baird explained that contamination required all stored toys to be discarded, leaving the department scrambling to replace them just days before scheduled deliveries to Hilliard Food Pantry Plus. While insurance claims are underway, the timing gap prompted urgent community appeals, with local businesses, schools, and residents responding through new toy drives and donations to ensure children don’t go without gifts this season. Trustees-elect Brian Rothenberg and Kelli Arthur Hykes addressed questions around public funding and insurance, clarifying that township trustees lack immediate authority to make charitable disbursements without state and county approvals. Instead, they noted that insurance reimbursements for the destroyed toys are expected to be donated to the pantry…

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