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174 175 more eco-friendly. One key effort aimed at the “Greening of Parma Heights” is the implementa- tion of the Daffodil Project - an initiative specif- ically aimed at community beautification along the Pearl Road corridor and in city parks. So far, Garden Club members and community volunteers have planted more than 8,000 daffodil bulbs at strategic locations along the Pearl Road Corridor, at major intersections, and in city parks and green spaces along Pearl,York, and Old York Roads.The Garden Club and its members also cultivate a com- munity garden, located adjacent to the Historical Society’s Toll House in the Greenbrier Commons Complex. Produce harvested from the Communi- ty Garden is donated to the Parma Heights Food Pantry. The Historical SocietyMaintains the Toll House in the Greenbrier Commons,which is a replica of the toll house that used to be located on Pearl Road. Members not only research and preserve the city’s rich and vibrant history for future generations but they also collect and preserve historic artifacts.The Greenbrier Art League presents “TuesdayArt,” a con- tinuing series of community art opportunities every Tuesday in the community rooms. Other ways in which life in the community is enhanced for the residents include: “Kids in the PARMA HEIGHTS, OHIO PREFERRED VENDOR n Cuyahoga Community College www.tri-c.edu Founded in 1963, Cuyahoga Community College (also known as Tri-C) is a community college in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It is known as Ohio’s first com- munity college and is the oldest and largest public college within the state. For more than 50 years, Tri-C has provided high quality, affordable education and programs to more than 900,000 members of the community. The College serves more than 55,000 credit and non-credit students annually and offers day, eve- ning, and weekend classes; classes via television, the Internet, and independent learning. Tri-C offers also more than 800 Distance Learning courses and more than 130 courses at various locations throughout the community, close to home and work. Tri-C’s campuses in Parma, Highland Hills, Westlake, and downtown Cleveland, and its Corporate College locations in Warrensville Heights and Westlake, pro- vide state of the art facilities and equipment. The College also opened a Hospi- tality Management Center on Public Square in downtown Cleveland in 2010 and the Brunswick University Center. The College ranks 1st in Ohio and 25th in the nation in conferring associate degrees in all disciplines. Commons,” an annual event in August for children; Community Movie Nights, which offers free, outdoor movies for the community throughout the summer; a summer Band Concert Series, presented from June through August each year at the Gazebo in the Green- brier Commons; Community Dances; and an annual Holiday Tree Lighting Event when the city’s Christmas Tree is officially lit and res- idents gather to celebrate the season.