NKY SCENE METROPOLITAN AWARD DINNER Kay Geiger received the 20th Metropolitan Award at a sold-out dinner event held at The Metropolitan Club on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The event raised a total of $120,000, which will be distributed equally to the event’s charitable partners—Be Concerned and Life Learning Center.
PNC Bank President Kay Geiger, center, with her team
Event emcee Clyde Gray
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The Counseling & Diagnostic Center has been providing quality mental health services in the No. KY/ Greater Cincinnati area for over 30 years. The practice is staffed by a variety of independently licensed providers. New Directions is a licensed behavioral health service recently added to the practice to address the substance abuse epidemic
Services Provided: • Men’s Issues
• Relationship Problems
• Work - Related Stress
• Adoption Evaluations
• Depression & Anxiety
• Bi - Polar Disorder
• Christian Concerns
• ADHD/Learning Disorder
• Substance Abuse Assessment
• Impulse Control Problems • Parent - Child Conflict
• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Sexual Addictions
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Anger Management
• Women’s Issues
• Career Assessment/ Guidance Counseling
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MEET THE PURPLE PEOPLE BRIDGE Of the nine bridges crossing the Ohio River in the Cincinnati area, only one is purple and just for people. The “Purple People Bridge” connects Pete Rose Way on the Cincinnati side near the entrance to Sawyer Point. In Kentucky, the bridge drops onto Third Street in Newport, just east of Newport on the Levee. It links the riverfronts of Ohio and Kentucky in a seamless collection of entertainment, dining, night-life, festivals, parks, attractions and more that brings hundreds of thousands to the river’s edge.
THE BRIDGE IS OPEN TO WALKERS, RUNNERS, BIKERS; IT’S A MAGNET FOR PEOPLE Visit our website purplepeoplebridge.com to book your next Party, Event, Wedding, Walk or/and Run today!
WITHIN A 20-MINUTE WALK FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE YOU CAN: • Watch the Reds or Bengals at Great American Ball Park and Paul Brown Stadium. • Grab dinner. • Shop. • Party on the Purple, Wednesday nights April 4 - August 1, 2018
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• Tour the Newport Aquarium.
NO OTHER BRIDGE IN THE REGION IS LIKE IT!! 425 York Street • Newport, KY 41071 • 859-655-7700
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Miami University President Gregory Crawford, PNC Bank President Kay Geiger, Renate Crawford and Jack Geiger
Nehemiah Manufacturing President Richard Palmer, Kay Geiger and Nehemiah Manufacturing CEO Dan Meyer
The Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones delivered the invocation.
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GRAND OPENING OF THRIVEOLOGY The grand opening of Thriveology on Oct. 28, 2017 was the beginning of a new era of fitness in Northern Kentucky. Voted “Best of NKY� as Thrive Fitness in 2017, the newly named Thriveology aims to change the face of fitness. The grand opening event featured class demos, challenges, obstacle course races, workshops and food tasting. The day was topped off by a ribbon cutting done by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
Thriveology is located at 981 Midway Drive, Alexandria.
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Thriveology refers to its members as part of the Pack.
One minute into the two-minute plank challenge
The official ribbon cutting
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY Holy Cross District High School senior Heather Konerman received the Outstanding Youth Award for National Philanthropy Day from The Association of Fundraising Professionals on Nov. 9. Heather was nominated by HCHS Magnified Giving Moderator Gay Trame ‘80. Heather was honored the past three years at HCHS with the Outstanding Christian Leadership Service Award for her volunteer efforts.
Heather with her fellow National Philanthropy Day Award Recipients
Heather Konerman with Roger Grein, Magnified Giving Club founder, and Gay Trame ‘80, HCHS Magnified Giving Club moderator
Heather Konerman was honored as Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy.
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A&S Electric Supply, Inc. Wholesale Distributors • Lighting Showroom
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