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The Gahanna Foundation The Gahanna Foundation looks for small, affordable community improvement projects that deliver a big impact. TGF is an IRS approved 501c3 not for profit.

The Gahanna Foundation reminds everyone reading this post that this Monday, Oct. 5, is the deadline to register to vote ...
10/04/2026

The Gahanna Foundation reminds everyone reading this post that this Monday, Oct. 5, is the deadline to register to vote for the November 3rd General Election. Ohio has very poor voter turnout, based on its 52% VT since 1972. Just a year ago November, voter turnout in Franklin County, now the most populous county including capital city Columbus now over 900,000 residents, was just 26% 26% Doesn't that bother you? TGF is worried. So if you're not registered, shame on you but you still have a short time frame to "Get in the Game! Register Vote," the slogan for "Democracy Challenge," TGF's 5-year public awareness campaign designed to boost registered voters and election participation across 15 cities researched over ten years about average voter turnout. See chart graphic. Then, this Tuesday, Ohio starts to early vote. Don't waite until November 3 if you don't have a good reason to wait that long, find the Franklin County Board of Elections on Morse Rd. and go vote. Take you voter ID with you. It takes no time and you'll feel good you did performed a basic civic service many Americans born, raised and educated here seem to have forgotten is their basic duty and right. Don't abuse it by not voting. When you don't vote, some candidate or issue you don't like or want can win. Check out Doctor's for Democracy at our website: www.thegahannafoundation.org. Please consider making a donation. See QR code graphic.

The Gahanna Foundation enjoyed being active at yesterday's Mill Street Market. Our two Doctors for Democracy were engage...
09/28/2026

The Gahanna Foundation enjoyed being active at yesterday's Mill Street Market. Our two Doctors for Democracy were engaged all day in voter registration and reminding attendees about the deadline to register to vote for November 3rd...October 5. Early voting begins October 6. TGF was selling Gahanna city flags (buy yours online, see attached sizes and prices). Please donate to help TGF pay for student stipends and DFD project costs.

Many thank yous to Sam and Amyah for staffing The Gahanna Foundation table today at Mill Street Market. Amyah and Sam ar...
09/27/2026

Many thank yous to Sam and Amyah for staffing The Gahanna Foundation table today at Mill Street Market. Amyah and Sam are the first two Doctors for Democracy, the first applied Democracy project under the Democracy Challenge umbrella. TGF is selling Gahanna City flags, Doctors for Democracy Tshirt and "Get in the Game! Register ☆ Vote" banners. Amyah and Sam are also registering voters for the November 3rd General Election. TGF is laser focused on voter turnout because the numbers are so bad, ex. 56% in Gahanna, 26% in Franklin County last year. Democracy can die in broad daylight as well as darkness. Please donate to TGF to help pay for Sam and Amyah, along with printing costs for project Tshirts.

https://thegahannafoundation.org/donate

In its continuing series of important public service announcements, The Gahanna Foundation wants to alert all registered...
09/05/2026

In its continuing series of important public service announcements, The Gahanna Foundation wants to alert all registered voters and all citizens who are eligible but have not yet registered to vote for the November 3rd General Election that October 5 is the last day to register to vote for the 2026 General Election. Please read the attached informational graphics.

The Gahanna Foundation has scheduled a powerful media/press conference on October 5 in the Ladies Gallery at 10am at the Ohio Statehouse. Please try to attend to learn about Democracy Challenge and Doctors for Democracy, the high school student driven project designed to educate teenagers and others about basic civic duty with a special emphasis on voting as the more important action in civic engagement.

To help fund TGF's efforts,please pitch in what you can here:
https://thegahannafoundation.org/donate

Continuing its series of timely and interesting public service announcements, The Gahanna Foundation is pleased to remin...
08/18/2026

Continuing its series of timely and interesting public service announcements, The Gahanna Foundation is pleased to remind citizens that on this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, finally granting women the right to vote. Today, we remember the generations of women who fought for the ballot and keep up their fight to make sure every eligible voter can make their voice heard.

"Get in the Game! Register ☆ Vote" is the trademarked (TM) slogan for "Democracy Challenge," the national model taking off in central Ohio.

Voter turnout is the giant, gaping weakness of passive American style democracy. Copycat junk journalism horse-race political reporter misses the forest (voter turnout) for the trees (who won and by how much)

Winners across the nation win a majority of minority turnout. More registered voters don't vote than vote. The will of the people is never realized.

TGF has dozens of virtually cost-free action steps governments and businesses and community groups can undertake to change the voting landscape.

Fantastic and fabulous! The Gahanna Foundation has been approved by The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board for a m...
08/17/2026

Fantastic and fabulous! The Gahanna Foundation has been approved by The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board for a media event at 10am on October 5 in the Lady's Gallery at the Ohio Statehouse.

TGF wil have big news to reveal including reviews for Democracy Challenge and Doctors for Democracy. And more, including draft state legislation.

Stay tuned into TGF's exciting campaigns and projects at www.thegahannafoundation.org, The Blog.

The Gahanna Foundation has been focused on voter turnout across 15 cities in Franklin County since 2021 (see GahannaVote...
08/15/2026

The Gahanna Foundation has been focused on voter turnout across 15 cities in Franklin County since 2021 (see GahannaVotes and "Red, White and Blues" Fundraiser).

Why focus on voter turnout? It's the biggest issue with elections that nobody sees ir cares about. The "Will of the People" is corrupted when only a few votes vote, thats why.

Some sobering statistics (Associated Press) from recent primary elections that caught national attention:

Texas --- 12%
Wisconsin --- 22%
Michigan --- 18%

Democracy Challenge, TGF's new and novel 5-year public awareness campaign designed to boost registered voters and election participation, has already had an effect by boosting by maybe 1% voter turnout in a majority of Franklin County cities targeted for study over ten years (see chart).

Now, DC26 has given birth to "Doctors for Democracy," a super student driven "applied Democracy" project that kicks off next Thursday, the first day of the new school year.

Scooping all lazy media addicted to copycat junk journalism horse-race politics, Columbus Jewish News did some original reporting by giving its readers a great portrait of DFD, why it's needed, how it's going to work and what its goals are.

https://www.columbusjewishnews.com/features/special_sections/destination/gahanna-foundation-seeks-to-expand-voter-turnout-through-democracy-initiative/article_c4f13cde-f321-4122-a2df-8d5790112031.html

If you like what TGF is doing and want to help pay for project costs including student stipends, printing and Scholarship drawing, pitch in $25 or more here:

https://thegahannafoundation.org/donate

In 2026 Wisconsin has 1,552,414 registered Democratic voters. But only 50.7% of them (787,678) voted in the hotly contes...
08/12/2026

In 2026 Wisconsin has 1,552,414 registered Democratic voters. But only 50.7% of them (787,678) voted in the hotly contested race for governor that featured a so-called party establishment candidate beating the so-called Democratic Socialist candidate by about 3,000+ votes or 0.04%.

Democracy Challenge, the new and novel 5-year public awareness campaign designed to boost registered voters and election participation, has dozens of virtually cost-free action steps governments, businesses and community groups can undertake to change the voting landscape for better.

Learn more about Doctors for Democracy --- an applied Democracy project under the DC26 umbrella that hires high school "super students" to educate, inform and inspire their generation towards basic civic engagement, especially voting since so many don't after turning 18 --- at www.thegahannafoundation.org

Please consider a donation of any size to help fund DFD project costs including a major scholarship reward.

Thursday, August 20th, marks the first day of classes for a new Gahanna school year.The Gahanna Foundation has a new and...
08/12/2026

Thursday, August 20th, marks the first day of classes for a new Gahanna school year.

The Gahanna Foundation has a new and exciting venture into youth civic engagement --- Doctors for Democracy (DFD).

Amyah and Sam,TGF's first two DFD, will lead the charge to educate and promote voting among their peers as a must-do civic duty once they turn 18.

They will use school communication facilities and resources to recruit more Doctors for Democracy team members.

Students who step forward to take and pass the 2026 US Citizenship Test will be entered into a drawing to win a major Gahanna Foundation Scholarship Prize. Watch this space for more scholarship news.

Doctors for Democracy is designed to further educate, motivate and inspire all students in all grades to read, learn and understand the basics of American history, from The Declaration of Independence to The Constitution to The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and beyond.

Sadly, only one-third of graduating seniors register to vote. Only half of them vote.

To help fund this new youth civic engagement project, please chip in $25 or more with a donation to The Gahanna Foundation.

https://thegahannafoundation.org/donate

PS: Columbus Jewish News broke the story! Maybe other media addicted to lazy copycat junk journalism about horse-race politics will try some original reporting for a change. You might even win a journalism award?

https://thegahannafoundation.org/tgf-blog/doctors-for-democrracy-featured-in-columbus-jewish-news

Mark your calendar for Mill Street Market on Sunday, September 27th. The Gahanna Foundation will have a cool and colorfu...
08/10/2026

Mark your calendar for Mill Street Market on Sunday, September 27th.

The Gahanna Foundation will have a cool and colorful kiosk there to promote what it's done in eight short years and what it's going to engage in going forward.

Doctors of Democracy high school students from Gahanna will staff the operating. TGF merchandise --- including Tshirts, banners, city flags and more --- will be available for purchase. Proceeds flow to TGF to pay for super students stipends and DFD grand prizes.

The Gahanna Foundation has flown under the radar since its creation in 2018.

No more. We're coming out of the shadows.

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