2014 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

January 3, 2014: Ohio Superman License Plate Funds to Help Needy Clevelanders

Ohio License Plate Funds raised from the sale of Ohio's Superman License Plates will be used by the Siegel and Shuster Society to help out people in need in the Cleveland area.

    The state of Ohio began selling special license plates bearing the famous Superman insignia and the legend, "Truth, Justice and the American Way," on Oct. 7. A $10 portion of the plate fee goes to the Siegel and Shuster Society.

    As of mid-December, some 1,857 plates were sold, which means a financial boon of $18,570 to the society, according to Siegel and Shuster Society President Michael Olzsewski.

    Suddenly, the non-profit charitable organization is faced with the pleasant task of figuring out what to do with the extra money. The solution was clear: What would Superman do? Or, more accurately, what would Siegel and Shuster do?

    "Jerry and Joe would want us to help people, so that's what we're going to do with almost all of the money coming in from the plates," said founding society member Irving Fine, the cousin of the late Jerry Siegel. "We're going to give it to worthy causes here in Cleveland."

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