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The Northwest Ohio Restaurant Association is a non-profit organization with restaurant and purveyor membership encompassing the Greater Toledo area, as well as 14 northwest Ohio counties.
Our mission is:
• identifying opportunities, issues and problems that may significantly affect the quality of business and/or development of member restaurants;
• providing means for careful evaluation of these opportunities, issues and problems with evaluations that lead to results oriented recommendations;
• using our cohesive force for Political Action Committee for local, state and federal purposes; helping charitable community organizations; and providing annual scholarships to outstanding students seeking a career in the food service industry;
• monitoring and reporting to the restaurant community the progress of the implementation of their recommendations on a timely basis through newsletters, meetings and social events.

By becoming a member of Northwest Ohio Restaurant Association, you also are a member of the Ohio Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association. This membership entitles you to money-saving programs such as Workers’ Compensation, health insurance, credit card and payroll processing, telecommunications, music licensing discount and many other cost effective programs. By joining, you have access to a vast amount of information critical to your business which is available through the National Restaurant Association at discounted prices as well as access to the Ohio Restaurant Association Information Center.

Events sponsored by NWORA include:

• Feed the Homeless. Each year during the month of December, member restaurants have the opportunity to feed the homeless at St. Paul Community Center.

• NWORA has established a program whereby it subsidizes an organization on a monthly basis that reaches out to aid those individuals in the community who are in need of assistance.
• NWORA holds its annual reverse raffle to award five (5) scholarships to area students pursuing a career in the restaurant industry.
• Members and their employees can gain certification in the ServSafe Program at no cost. These seminars are offered in partnership with Penta Career Center and all costs are subsidized by NWORA.
This alone offsets the cost of your annual membership dues.
• NWORA, in conjunction with area restaurants, hosts a PAC fundraiser.
All proceeds go directly to ORA and NRA to be used in their efforts to avert adversgovernment regulations impacting your business.

It’s easy to get involved! We welcome new Board Members and their ideas to make our industry a better organization to work for you.