{"id":50594,"date":"2026-03-19T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=50594"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:23:15","slug":"defiance-area-foundation-gala-sponsorships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/defiance-area-foundation-gala-sponsorships\/","title":{"rendered":"Defiance Area Foundation Gala Sponsorships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Arthur Law Firm Supports Defiance Area Foundation Gala with $3,500 Silver Sponsorship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"558\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DAF-2026-Gala-Sponsors3.png?fit=666%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50595\" style=\"width:450px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured above are (L to R) Dan Michel &#8211; Arthur Law Firm Partner and Chris Yoder &#8211; DAF Executive Director.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Defiance Area Foundation wants to thanks Arthur Law Firm LLC&nbsp;for its $3,500 commitment as a Silver Sponsor for the upcoming Gala on October 3, 2026. Silver sponsorships play a key role in advancing the Foundation\u2019s mission and supporting nonprofit organizations serving Defiance County.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Jim Schmidt Chevrolet Commits $5,000 Gold Sponsorship for DAF Gala<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DAF-Schmidts-.jpg?fit=666%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50596\" style=\"width:450px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Pictured are Jim and Karen Schmidt with DAF\u00a0Administrative Assistant Dani Figley.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Defiance Area Foundation (DAF) is pleased to announce that Jim Schmidt Chevrolet Dealership&nbsp;has committed a $5,000 sponsorship as a Gold Sponsor&nbsp;for the Foundation\u2019s 2026 Gala, to be held October 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Jim and Karen Schmidt\u2019s generous support helps advance the Foundation\u2019s mission and grow the Community Fund, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations serving Defiance County. The DAF&nbsp;is grateful for their continued investment in the community and their commitment to building a lasting legacy of generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arthur Law Firm Supports Defiance Area Foundation Gala with $3,500 Silver Sponsorship The Defiance Area Foundation wants to thanks Arthur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2230,6,1395,13406],"tags":[28391,23855,23854,20691,26010,16666,28390,16158,28392,16154],"class_list":["post-50594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-community","category-community","category-entertainment","category-not-for-profit","tag-arthur-law-firm","tag-chris-yoder","tag-daf-gala","tag-dan-michel","tag-dani-figley","tag-defiance-area-foundation","tag-defiance-area-foundation-gala-2026","tag-jim-schmidt","tag-jim-schmidt-chevrolet","tag-karen-schmidt"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DAF-Schmidts-.jpg?fit=666%2C576&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-da2","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-22 02:09:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50594"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50597,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50594\/revisions\/50597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}