Our next meeting is Sept. 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Perkins Township Services Facility, 2610 Columbus Ave, Sandusky.
We are excited to welcome visitors and all new homeowners. Please consider joining us for a meeting—your insights and contributions are highly valued.
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Friends of Perkins Township would like to deliver a Welcome to Perkins Township tote bag to new homeowners in Perkins Township. These totes are full of fun items and helpful information from the following Sponsors. (Please contact us if you are a new Perkins Township homeowner!)
American Legion-Commodore Denig Post #83
Chick-Fil-A
Dan Gildenmeister Insurance
Dorn Foundation
Erie County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Kathy Kaman, Realtor Ewell & Assoc. Inc. Real Estate
Firelands Health Community Outreach Fielands Hospital
Firelands Symphony Orchestra
Ghostly Manor
Grace Episcopal Church
Jackie Baumgardner
Joyce Deering
Perkins Local Schools
Groff Family Services- Groff Funeral Homes and Cremator, Groff Pet Loss Services, Remembrance Center & Gift Center, The Legacy Center
Workspace
Perkins Police Department
Perkins Township
Sandusky Bay Pancake House
Sandusky Library
Erie Metro Line Steamers
Sewbuzy Embroidery
Servicing Our Seniors
Shores & Islands
The Chapel, Sandusky Campus
Vacationland Federal Credit Union-Sandusky
Wendy’s The Stock Family
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Pictures of recent new homeowners in Perkins Township receiving their Welcome Tote Bags:
Elaine Waterfield
Saturday, August 8th, 2026 was a beautiful morning to celebrate and honor the memory of our dear friend, Elaine Waterfield, with a memorial bench and plaque newly installed at Strickfaden Park, 318 Bell Ave., Sandusky. The bench is located on the main walking trail leading straight from the gazebo to the back entrance of the park (at the end of Stonewood Dr. in Stonewood housing development off Marshall Ave.).
Jane Gildenmeister, President of Friends of Perkins Township, acted as the master of ceremony for the celebration. We enjoyed stores and memories of Elaine from various community members including Perkins Township Trustee, Jim Ommert, former Trustee and FOPT co-founder, Mike Printy, ladies that served or worked with Elaine in various organizations like Perkins School Board, Old Woman’s Creek, Friends of Pipe Creek, a life long friend from school, and her children, Steve and Amy. During the stories, a beautiful Monarch butterfly visited our gathering twice, flying in and out of people. This certainly had to be “Elaine” giving us her stamp of approval.
Elaine Waterfield will be remembered as a positive influence on the lives she touched and her love of people and her community. We were all blessed to have known her.
