The opening of the Crippled Children's Home.

Toledo’s polio victims were assisted by the Toledo Society for Crippled Children. In 1930, it created the first children’s convalescent center, called the Crippled Children’s Home, with the Toledo Rotary providing much financial support. Between 1931 and 1934, 37 percent of the patients were polio survivors.

In May 1935, the Toledo Society for Crippled Children decided to construct a new facility for its convalescent center on Central Avenue. It opened in 1938, and cost $300,000 to build. On its opening day, over 30,000 people toured the facility. In 1939, the name of the facility changed from the Crippled Children’s Home to the Opportunity Home.