FOSTORIA | Volunteers build and deliver beds for local children at Church of the Nazarene

FOSTORIA, Ohio — Volunteers spent a Saturday morning building beds for Fostoria-area children at Fostoria Church of the Nazarene, 339 Sandusky St. The build was scheduled for Nov. 7, and the finished beds went to local kids that same day.

The church shared several videos from the build on its Facebook page. They show volunteers prepping lumber, building headboards and assembling the beds. In one post, the church said each headboard and footboard was branded with a logo. Another post said delivering and setting up the beds with the kids was the best part of the day, and it thanked everyone who served or donated. The church’s posts did not say how many beds were built.

Who was behind it

Northwest Ohio nonprofit Let’s Build Beds listed the Fostoria build among its November 2026 public builds, with a 9 a.m. start at the Sandusky Street address. A media alert from WIN Waste Innovations of Seneca County says the company sponsored the event and also provided volunteers and waste removal. The alert names United Way of Fostoria, the Church of the Nazarene, Marathon and local volunteers as partners. It set the event for 9 a.m. to noon.

According to the alert, Let’s Build Beds serves children ages 3 to 17. Volunteers put together twin bed frames that come with a mattress and bedding, and the finished beds are delivered to children’s homes.

A waiting list in Fostoria

In a Nov. 6 preview, The Advertiser-Tribune reported that United Way of Fostoria and First Call for Help were hosting the build. The paper quoted United Way of Fostoria Executive Director Libra Tedrow. She told the paper that Fostoria’s first bed installations came in December 2023 and that about 50 to 60 beds have gone to local families since then. She put the cost of each bed at about $200. According to the report, Tedrow said the local waiting list usually holds about 30 to 40 children. Beds go to children who are already on that list.

How to get a bed or help

Families who need a bed can register through the Let’s Build Beds website at letsbuild.org. The nonprofit says it delivers within about an hour of Waterville, which includes parts of Seneca, Hancock, Wood and Sandusky counties.

Anyone with questions can contact United Way of Fostoria at 419-435-4484 or Fostoria Church of the Nazarene at 419-435-6262. Both numbers were listed in public event notices.

Featured image is an illustration created by The Fostoria Free Press. It does not show the actual event.