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2026 Giving Guide

2026 Giving Guide Index

A Cleveland Jewish News Advertising Special Section

KEVIN S. ADELSTEIN Kevin@cjn.org

A2026 Cleveland Jewish News Giving Guide

s spring gives way to summer and our community gathers for celebrations, graduations and meaningful milestones, the Cleveland Jewish News is proud to present the 2026 edition of our annual Giving Guide – a trusted resource connecting readers with nonprofit organizations making a difference locally, in Israel and around the world.

Within these pages, you’ll nd dozens of organizations dedicated to strengthening Jewish life, supporting vulnerable populations, advancing education, promoting health and wellness, preserving culture and heritage, advocating for justice and responding to critical needs across our community and beyond. eir work re ects the compassion, resilience and shared responsibility that continue to de ne Jewish values and communal life.

At a time when so many organizations face growing demands for services and support,

the importance of generosity and civic engagement has never been greater. Jewish tradition teaches us that tzedakah is more than charity – it is a responsibility to help repair the world and care for one another with dignity and purpose.

We hope this guide introduces you to both familiar and new causes worthy of your support and inspires meaningful action in whatever form speaks to you most. Whether through nancial contributions, volunteering, advocacy or community involvement, every act of giving has the power to create lasting

impact.

e organizations featured here work tirelessly each day to strengthen lives and communities, often quietly and without fanfare. We are honored to help share their missions and connect our readers with opportunities to make a di erence.

ank you to each of the organizations featured here and to our readers for supporting the Cleveland Jewish News Giving Guide and for helping foster a stronger, more compassionate community – today and l’dor v’dor, from generation to generation.

Kevin S. Adelstein is publisher & CEO of the Cleveland Jewish News and president of the Cleveland Jewish Publication Company.

DISCLAIMER

The Cleveland Jewish News does not make endorsements of political candidates and/or political or other ballot issues on any level. Letters, commentaries, opinions, advertisements and online posts appearing in the Cleveland Jewish News, on cjn.org or our social media pages reflect the views and thoughts of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Jewish Publication Company, its board, officers or staff or any other organization unless explicitly stated.

FrontLine Service reaches out to those in crisis and delivers comprehensive, coordinated care that recognizes the full complexity of people’s lives—where mental health, substance use, housing instability, and trauma are deeply intertwined. www.frontlineservice.org

It is with deep sadness and great appreciation that FrontLine Service mourns the loss of Burt Saltzman, a devoted board member who helped shape not only our growth, but also our enduring spirit of service —tirelessly championing care for individuals experiencing homelessness, crisis, and trauma. A true “FrontLiner,” Burt gave countless hours of leadership as our agency expanded to serve more than 21,000 individuals annually. Burt’s kindness, generosity, and unwavering commitment to our community touched countless lives. We were truly honored to work so closely with him and uphold his legacy of generosity, compassion, leadership and service. May his memory be a blessing.

To us, the greatest gift is a smile from one of our program participants. A smile that comes from reaching a goal or enjoying a favorite activity in an environment built around their success.

Like Sara creating a special art masterpiece at Cheerful Day Camp at Camp Cheerful.

Your support helps us cover the intensity of services required for each of our clients, regardless of cost. Making belonging, inclusion, and achievement possible.

Give the gift of more childhood. Scan this code or visit akronchildrens.org/MoreChildhood. Arianna underwent 11 blood transfusions to beat the odds and overcome fetal anemia. No surprise the big slide was a piece of cake. Your donation helps us give more kids like Arianna the childhood they deserve. Help more kids go from a 10% chance of survival to 100% toddler.

Arianna, at age 2 fetal anemia

American Red Cross of Northern Ohio

Our Mission: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human su ering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. The Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonproﬁt organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or ﬁnd us on Instagram and Facebook @RedCrossNOH and linkedin.com/company/red-cross-noh.

What’s New:

During the summer months, the American Red Cross often sees a decline in blood donation. But the need for blood doesn’t take a summer break. Whether it’s someone injured in a car accident, a mom facing complications in childbirth or a sickle cell patient managing their disease, the need for blood is constant. In some of the most dire situations, medical teams may need to use hundreds of blood products to save a life. This need can only be met when volunteer donors take time out of their day to help save lives. The Red Cross encourages the public to make a plan to help save lives this summer by making an appointment to give blood.

Help save lives – Donate blood

Visit redcrossblood.org, or call 1-800-RED CROSS to schedule a donation appointment. Or download the Red Cross blood donor app.

Red Cross: No One Faces Disaster Alone

On June 23, 2025, an apartment fire and explosion at the Rainbow Terrace Apartments on Garden Valley Avenue in Cleveland displaced dozens of residents. In response, the American Red Cross of Northeast Ohio mobilized quickly to assist families affected by the sudden disaster. Trained Red Cross disaster volunteers worked alongside local emergency officials to provide immediate care and support to those forced from their homes.

The Red Cross helped meet urgent needs by assisting residents with access to temporary shelter, essential personal items, and other basic necessities. Volunteers also offered emotional support and helped connect residents with recovery and community resources during a stressful and uncertain time.

Serving Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, and Geauga counties, the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the American Red Cross regularly responds to apartment and home fires, helping families stabilize after emergencies and begin the recovery process—ensuring no one faces disaster alone.

216-431-3010

redcross.org/noh Year Established: 1881 Number of Regional Employees: 300

Founded 1845

BUILDING WHAT’S NEXT >>

Under the visionary leadership of President Lee Fisher, Baldwin Wallace University is writing the next chapter in its rich, 180-year history.

BW is transforming to become more responsive and resilient through in-depth student support, academic innovation and enhanced community partnerships, while also providing for the immediate needs and emerging priorities of current students. The goal is to fulfill our promise that every BW student will graduate leader-ready, career-ready and future-ready.

Your gift helps to:

• Support BW students, funding scholarships, technology and facility upgrades and student leadership programs.

• Seed BW’s transformation to reimagine how we deliver on our mission with greater impact and efficiency.

• Retain and invest in talent, recognizing and rewarding he dedicated faculty and staff that are the foundation of our efforts.

Make your gift to Baldwin Wallace at bw.edu/give or contact Kimberly Gardner, Director of Trusts and Estates, at 440-826-2057 or kgardner@bw.edu.

Beck Center for the Arts

Our Mission:

Inspire, enrich, and transform lives through dynamic arts experiences.

Our Vision:

Connecting and empowering people, communities, and cultures to ﬂourish through excellent arts experiences.

What’s New:

Beck Center for the Arts proudly serves all of Northeast Ohio, from Lakewood to 55 ZIP codes and beyond. Together, we’re building a future rooted in compassion and the arts. Save the date for Spotlight Gala 2025, our annual fundraiser! We’re thrilled to honor Tom and Cindy Einhouse for their remarkable vision and impact. Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration at the Music Box Supper Club on Friday, November 14, 2025. Tickets go on sale July 1, 2025 at beckcenter.org/give

Top Leadership

Interested in Helping?

Julie Gilliland VP of Institutional Advancement JGIlliland@BeckCenter.org 216-424-7622

Edward Gallagher LPMT, MT-BC President & CEO

Julie

Gilliland Vice President of Institutional Advancement

beckcenter.org

Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood collaborates with the Northeast Ohio community to create meaningful arts experiences for individuals of all ages, skill levels, and abilities. As a leading arts education organization, Beck Center offers professional theater, youth theater, and vibrant programming in music, dance, visual arts, and theater. Free visual arts exhibitions are open to all, inviting the community to engage with creativity in every form. Our Creative Arts Therapies program provides life-changing individual sessions and dynamic group settings, all designed to inspire growth, connection, and healing through the arts.

Leave a Legacy

ONE CHARITABLE GIFT, A LIFETIME OF BENEFITS! Whether remembering Beck Center for the Arts in your will, establishing an income-producing gift, or giving appreciated stock, you can help ensure that Beck Center remains an arts leader in our community, and continues to transform lives and provide arts experiences for the benefit of all people regardless of age or ability, forever!

JOIN OUR HELEN BROWN LEGACY SOCIETY

Those who let us know they have included Beck Center for the Arts in their estate plans become members of our Helen Brown Legacy Society. Legacy Society members are recognized in our playbills, invited to select events and performances exclusively for Legacy members, and are given the satisfaction of knowing that future generations will be grateful for their foresighted generosity! Together, we can ensure the future of dynamic arts education and performance for our community.

ANYONE CAN MAKE A PLANNED GIFT AND OPTIONS CAN INCLUDE:

• Bequest

• Retirement Plan

• Life Insurance

• Charitable Lead Trust

• IRA Charitable Rollover

Beck Center recommends that you consult with your personal legal and/or financial advisors before making a planned gift. We are proud to partner with the Community West Foundation which can serve as an additional resource and help you facilitate your planned giving decision.

Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau

Our Mission:

Bellefaire JCB is an innovative organization that provides exceptional care, education, and advocacy to enhance the emotional, physical and intellectual well-being of children, young adults and families in the Jewish and general communities.

What’s New:

Annual Back to School Supply Drive: Sunday, August 9, 2026: This annual event helps ensure that more than 1,600 students who participate in Bellefaire’s schoolbased counseling program can start the new school year o well-equipped and ready to succeed.

Bowl for Bigs & Littles (formerly Bowl for Kids’ Sake): November 1, 2026: Jewish Youth

Mentoring, formerly Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters, matches youth with positive adult role models, creating meaningful relationships and providing high-quality mentorship services.

Holiday Gift Drive: December 1-18, 2026: This annual event provides nearly 1,500 gifts to youth in Bellefaire’s diverse range of programs, including foster care, residential and outpatient counseling, and homeless and missing youth.

Interested in Helping?

Contact: Leora Lanzola

Director of Development

216.320.8585 | lanzolal@wingspancg.org

One Pollock Circle 22001 Fairmount Blvd. Shaker Heights, OH 44118

216.932.2800 / 800.879.2522

info@bellefairejcb.org www.bellefairejcb.org

Year Established: 1868

Number of Employees: 750

Bellefaire offers the hope of a better future through more than 25 programs including:

Residential Treatment

Outpatient and School-Based Counseling Programs

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY)

Adoption and Foster Care

Jewish Day School Counseling

Unsheltered, Missing & Transitional Youth Services

Monarch Center for Autism

JDN Early Childhood Education

Jewish Youth Mentoring

Community Crisis Response

Carl R. Brass, MBA, LPCC-S, Executive Director

Beth Wain Brandon, Board Chair Top Leadership

New Glick Recovery Campus at The Centers to open in 2026

The Centers, one of Northeast Ohio’s largest and most comprehensive behavioral health providers, will name its new Behavioral Health Crisis Center under development on the former St. Vincent Charity Medical Center campus in downtown Cleveland, the Glick Recovery Campus in honor of a gift from JoAnn and Bob Glick, according to a news release.

e new facility, scheduled to open in September, will serve as the front door to the behavioral health system in Cuyahoga County, o ering immediate, specialized care for individuals experiencing mental health or substance use crises. It will house a community health clinic o ering outpatient behavioral health services, primary care and a pharmacy.

“We are deeply honored and humbled by the Glicks’ dedication to our community,” Eric Morse, president and CEO of e Centers, said in the release. “ eir generous support allows us to reimagine crisis care in Cleveland, transforming how we respond to our neighbors in need, moving away from emergency rooms and jails toward a safe, welcoming, and dignity-focused space.”

e Glick Recovery Campus at e Centers will feature:

• A 40-chair, “living room” model crisis clinic, focusing on stabilization

• Walk-in Behavioral Health Urgent Care with an on-site pharmacy

• 16-bed psychiatric stabilization and 12-bed withdrawal management units

• 24/7 operation with peer-support specialists, nurses, and psychiatric providers

By providing a dedicated space for crisis care and healing, the Glick Recovery Campus will touch about 12,000 lives annually, o ering a path to recovery, according to the release.

e Glicks are dedicated to community health, access to compassionate care and mental health initiatives across Cuyahoga County.

“Our mission is to ensure that everyone in our community has access to high-quality care, especially in their most vulnerable moments,” JoAnn and Bob Glick said in a joint statement. “We believe that this new Recovery Campus is a game-changer for Cleveland, providing the right care, in the right place, at the right time. We are proud to partner with e Centers and the community to bring this vision to life.”

e cost of the project is $34.3 million, according to the release.

rough the support of the Glicks, Cuyahoga County Opioid Fund, the ADAMHS board of Cuyahoga County, the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, Sisters of Charity Health System and other

philanthropic partners, most of the project is funded. However, a $2.7 million funding gap remains.

The Centers will name its new Behavioral Health Crisis Center, the Glick Recovery Campus, in honor of JoAnn and Bob Glick. | Submitted photo

Ruhama whets appetites at Gross Schechter Day School fundraiser

MARTHA SOROHAN msorohan@cjn.org

Thumping music, high-fives and a sea of waving Israeli flags greeted cooking blogger Ruhama Shitrit at Gross Schechter Day School’s “Nourishing the Neshama with Ruhama” fundraiser.

Each of the identical events on April 26 and April 27 lived up to its billing: an evening of flavor, joy and inspiration as Israeli-born Ruhama prepared a one-skillet ras el hanut chicken and sweet potatoes meal while chatting and fielding questions from the mostly female audience.

As the dish simmered on the hot plate, Ruhama demonstrated the basics of making Mediterranean-based sauces, salad and dressing, all the while talking about her journey as a social media influencer with over one million followers.

“If anyone had told me 20 years ago what I would be doing today, I would have said they were crazy,” she said.

Attendees got a close-up of the process on screens of the make-shift kitchen up front. And by the time Ruhama was finished, nearly everyone came away inspired to cook.

The daughter of Iraqi natives, Ruhama came to the U.S. from Israel when her husband, a software engineer, was offered a two-year position in Boston. They had two young sons at the time.

“I said OK,” Ruhama said. “We’d travel

and then go home. But you see I’m still here.”

The first year was not easy. She eventually began teaching at Schechter Boston.

“My life was simple and easy, but I knew something in me could do more,” she said.

When COVID-19 came along, she earnestly began to explore options.

Her four children, who were ages 4 to 20 at the time, suggested an Instagram account.

“You can post your beautiful dishes,” they said.

She was surprised when her Shabbat recipes generated interactions. Then more post likes, and more, and soon she was off, teaching every morning and cooking every afternoon.

Eschewing publicity – self-conscious about her accent – she eventually agreed to videos, but wanted only the food to appear. As she kept at it, she realized that, like her recipes, a lot of work went into good videos. After her posts went viral, she reconsidered.

“I came to recognize my accent as the magic that made me famous,” Ruhama said.

Her evening chatter included advice as well. Among them – don’t give your children “kids’ food” and don’t use bottled lemon juice. Always use olive oil and fresh onions. It’s OK to use frozen vegetables.

When it comes to naming her dishes, she credits her youngest, now 10, with coming up with ideas on their rides to school.

“I didn’t plan this,” Ruhama said. “It’s a

cooking

April 26 and April 27 at

new career at 50. I’m still pinching myself. I did it. But everything in life happens for a reason. Our paths are ordained. You have to do your thing.”

The cooking demonstration was timed perfectly. By the time the chicken and sweet potato dish was done, and working

from a long table laden with fresh fruits and vegetables, Ruhama had put together amba tahini and parsley and mint leaf garnish for the roasted cauliflower, along with a pear salad.

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Boston-based

blogger Ruhama Shitrit leads a cooking demonstration at a fundraiser held

Gross Schechter Day School in Pepper Pike. | CJN Photos / Martha Sorohan

Gross Schecter Day School student Ezra Dortman introduces Ruhama in Hebrew.

Nili Roland, 10, and her sister, Gefen, 5, enjoy strawberries following the fundraiser.

Gross Schechter Day School administrators Kimberly Levin, special projects manager, Renee Greller, director of development, Ruhama and Head of School Ginny Galili display the Israeli flag.

RUHAMA

After carrying around each dish for all to see, Ruhama held up her phone, turned around, and counted down – in Hebrew –before snapping a photo to give audience members their moment of fame on her social media.

Then came the evening’s neshama, or soul, as Ruhama turned quiet, donning a blue and white tallit to lead evening prayer.

Gross Schechter Head of School Ginny Galili said that the school had a connection to Ruhama via an administrator who formerly worked at Schechter Boston. Twelve-year-old Schechter student Ezra Dorfman has a connection, too. He used to attend Schechter Boston, and Ruhama remembered him, so he was given the privilege of introducing her – in Hebrew –which was her signal to rush in TV gameshow style.

Earlier, she and her husband took advantage of their first trip to Cleveland by visiting the West Side Market in Cleveland, Van Aken District in Shaker Heights and Public Square in downtown Cleveland.

“Cleveland has a very special place in my heart,” she said.

So does Jewish education. Jewish day school is the strongest gift that she could give her children, she said.

“It means so much to me, especially after

Oct. 7 (2023), to be Jewish, to speak Hebrew,” she said. “Now more than ever, we need to be proud of our identity. Don’t be afraid to be yourself. Keep the tradition for the next generation. It’s so important.”

“She’s great,” Lauren Roth of Orange said. “She makes me want to begin to cook new things.”

The event exceeded its $125,000 goal from sponsors, ticket sales and raffle tickets.

Waving Israeli flags, attendees greet social media chef Ruhama.

Amy Einhorn of Beachwood offers Ruhama a hug following the cooking demonstration fundraiser. | CJN Photos / Martha Sorohan

Ruhama garnishes a cauliflower-based dish.

Alee Abraham of Beachwood and Elif Kohe of Orange sample the food.

Ruhama leads an evening prayer, draped in an Israeli flag.

Akron Children’s receives historic $50M gift from philanthropist Golisano

Akron Children’s has received a transformational $50 million gift from philanthropist, entrepreneur and child health advocate Tom Golisano, according to a news release.

e unrestricted gift is the largest in Akron Children’s history. Akron Children’s will use the funds to support key strategic priorities, including developing clinical services in underserved communities throughout northeast and southeast Ohio; expanding congenital heart and cancer care for kids, teenagers and young adults; improving access to behavioral health services throughout the continuum of care; and launching innovative programs that enhance patient engagement and nursing excellence, according to the release.

To recognize the magnitude and signi cant impact of this donation, the health system will name its Akron campus the Akron Children’s Golisano Campus.

“ is incredible gift from Mr. Golisano is pivotal to Akron Children’s commitment to be the most trusted, inclusive and accessible pediatric health system in the communities we serve,” Chris Gessner, president and CEO of Akron Children’s, said in the release.

“His generosity to our health system and the other hospitals in the Golisano Children’s Alliance is a testament to his commitment to improving child health across the country. e gift will enable us to expedite our plans to bring highly coordinated, world class pediatric healthcare as close to our patients’ homes as possible.”

Golisano is the founder of Paychex, Inc., the nation’s

largest human resource company for small to mediumsized businesses, and his philanthropic contributions to educational institutions and hospitals, including multiple children’s hospitals across the country that bear his name and numerous other organizations, exceed $1 billion, according to the release.

In1985, Golisano established the Golisano Foundation to make the world a better place for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With more than $120 million in gross assets, it is one of the largest private foundations in the U.S. devoted to supporting programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities awarding grants to non-pro t organizations in Western New York and Southwest Florida.

“By creating the Golisano Children’s Alliance, we are bringing together leading pediatric health systems committed to improving care for children and families,” Golisano said in the release. “Akron Children’s has demonstrated a strong commitment to meeting families where they are, expanding services in underserved communities, and building a healthier future for children across Ohio. Akron Children’s is an important addition to the Golisano Children’s Alliance, and I’m proud to support its vision for growth, collaboration, and lasting impact.”

Akron Children’s Hospital joins the Golisano Children’s Alliance, a national network of 15 children’s hospitals across the United States united by a shared commitment to improving pediatric healthcare delivery, advancing innovation, and ensuring children and families have access

to high-quality, compassionate care.

With its expansion into Cleveland, Marietta, Medina and other regions, Akron Children’s sees even more opportunities to increase access to care close to those in need.

“As the need for services continues to change and grow in the communities we serve, we are committed to developing innovative solutions to address the gaps or unmet needs in pediatric and maternal-child healthcare,” Shelly Brown, chief development o cer and executive director of the Akron Children’s Foundation, said in the release. “Mr. Golisano’s extraordinary generosity is an investment in Akron Children’s, and elevates our work as a growing, regional pediatric health system.”

Akron Children’s is a nationally ranked, independently governed, freestanding pediatric health system, delivering specialized pediatric care to families in a 33-county service area in northeast and southeast Ohio.

Making up less than 1% of the hospitals in America, independent pediatric health systems like Akron Children’s are major community anchors to specialized pediatric care, education and research, according to the release.

This article ﬁrst appeared in the Akron Jewish News, sister publication to the Cleveland Jewish News. To read others like it, visit akronjewishnews.com.

Tom Golisano, philanthropist, entrepreneur and child health advocate, is founder of Paychex, Inc. | Submitted photos

In honor of the gift, the Akron campus will be renamed the Akron Children’s Golisano Campus.

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The 2026 Jstyle Summer Issue centers on a Renaissance moment happening in Northeast Ohio — a new generation of Jewish artists, designers and entrepreneurs who are reshaping the region’s creative identity in meaningful ways.

• Joseph Albershtat (Fashion/Design)

• Nomie Bental (Dance)

• Jonathan Kurtz (Architecture)

• Frida Mann (Music)

• Jessica Pinsky (Visual Art)

• Isabel Pritchett (Fashion/Retail)

• Dr. Ken Schneck (Media/Writing)

• Jason Toth (Visual Art/Photography)

• Jeremy Umansky (Culinary)

• Allie La Valle-Umansky (Culinary)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio

Mission statement:

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio’s mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Guided by a vision to be Northeast Ohio’s most trusted champion for youth, BGCNEO creates safe spaces, strong mentors and limitless opportunities across 34 Clubs in six Northeast Ohio counties and one location in Scioto County. There is no charge to join a Club.

What’s New: RACE FOR KIDS: Run, walk and make a di erence! Join Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio for Race for Kids on June 20 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Choose the 5K or 1-mile walk, support local youth, receive an event T-shirt and enjoy all-day zoo admission. Spectator tickets and virtual options are also available. Early bird pricing ends May 29! Register today at bgcneo.org.

Interested in Supporting?

Ari Milgrom, Sr. Director of Advancement, 216-206-7548 | amilgrom@bgcneo.org

www.bgcneo.org

Mark Bachmann Board Chair

Allen Smith Chief Executive O cer

Ourmissionistoservechildrenand familiesaffectedbychildabusethrough amuti-disciplinarypartnershipfocused ,and

What does Canopy do for our community?

WhatdoesCanopydoforourcommunity?

Canopy serves as a lifeline for children and families impacted by abuse, bringing together crisis care, investigation, assessment, prosecution, and treatment in one coordinated, compassionate response. Canopy ensures that no child faces their journey alone.

Canopyservesasalifelineforchildrenandfamiliesimpactedbyabuse bringingtogethercrisiscare,investigation,assessment,prosecution,and treatmentinonecoordinated,compassionateresponse.Canopyensuresthatno childfacestheirjourneyalone.

Our compassionate expert staff and partners walk beside children every step of the way, guiding them through the complexities of social services and the criminal justice and medical systems.

Ourcompassionateexpertstaffandpartnerswalkbesidechildreneverystep oftheway,guidingthemthroughthecomplexitiesofsocialservicesandthe criminaljusticeandmedicalsystems.

How does Canopy make a difference in the life of an abused child?

HowdoesCanopymakeadifferenceinthelifeofan abusedchild?

We bring hope to children in their darkest moments. When they arrive hurt, frightened, and unsure, we surround them with safety and care. From the start, we stand beside them offering needed services and reassurance that what happened is not their fault.

Webringhopetochildrenintheirdarkestmoments. Whentheyarrivehurt, frightened,andunsure,wesurroundthemwithsafetyandcare.Fromthestart, westandbesidethemofferingneededservicesandreassurancethatwhat happenedisnottheirfault.

In our child-centered environment, each child is empowered to share their story in their own way, knowing they will be listened to, believed, and supported.

Inourchild-centeredenvironment,eachchildisempoweredtosharetheirstoryin theirownway,knowingtheywillbelistenedto,believed,andsupported.

What organizations does Canopy collaborate with?

WhatorganizationsdoesCanopycollaboratewith?

CanopyisthecentralhubformanychildabusecasesinCuyahogaCounty, harnessingthefullstrengthofourcommunitytoprotectandsupportchildren. Wepartnerwithlawenforcement,juvenilejustice,advocates,prosecution, medicalandmentalhealthprofessionals,andCuyahogaCountyChildProtective Servicestoensureeverychild’scasereceivesacoordinated,compassionate

Canopy is the central hub for many child abuse cases in Cuyahoga County, harnessing the full strength of our community to protect and support children. We partner with law enforcement, juvenile justice, advocates, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals, and Cuyahoga County Child Protective Services to ensure every child’s case receives a coordinated, compassionate response.

Please join us in changing the life of a child experiencing child abuse. You can make a donation at https://www.canopycac.org/get-involved or by mailing a check to P.O. Box 5386, Cleveland, OH 44101. Government cuts have made your gifts more important than ever before!

Pleasejoinusinchangingthelifeofachildexperiencingchildabuse. Youcan makeadonationat https://www.canopycac.org/get-involvedorbymailinga checktoP.O.Box5386,Cleveland,OH44101. Governmentcutshavemade yourgiftsmoreimportantthaneverbefore!

Jennifer Johnson Executive Director

William Lipscomb Board President

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Cleveland Jewish News Foundation

Our Mission:

The CJN Foundation is an independent organization that supports the mission of the Cleveland Jewish News. At the heart of the foundation is the need to preserve, protect and keep our words alive for the Jewish community, now and in the future, through three speciﬁc goals:

•Preserve Jewish community history with free, worldwide access to the Samuel H. Miller Keeping Our Words Alive Digital Archive of the Cleveland Jewish News

•Educate the community through community programs, events and subscription initiatives

•Build for the future by supporting the CJN internship program

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The Samuel H. Miller Keeping Our Words Alive Digital Archive of the Cleveland Jewish News contains the entire history of the Cleveland Jewish News, an independent community newspaper continuously published weekly since October 30, 1964. More than 120,000 newspaper pages are presented here just as they appeared in print. More recent issues, converted from PDF, are full-color. Every edition is fully indexed in a searchable format.

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We’re helping to prevent antisemitism on college campuses by providing an annual subscription to the CJN to university president’s throughout Ohio

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Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry

Over Four Decades of Caring to our Neighbors

Since its founding by Rabbi Zalman and Shula Kazen z’l, the Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry (KFP) has grown into a vital community resource serving thousands across Greater Cleveland. Originally founded to support Russian immigrants with food, clothing, jobs, and basic assistance, KFP today provides kosher food to a diverse population, including food-insecure Jewish families in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs, seniors, and individuals referred by local social service agencies, without discrimination.

A partner agency of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Hunger Network, the Pantry operates two weekly drive-thru distributions, delivers food to 11 low-income senior housing buildings to help seniors age in place with dignity, and distributes food weekly in the Wickli e Jewish community, assisting approximately 40 families. KFP also provides Russian seniors with Jewish programming, holiday celebrations, and special foods before each Jewish holiday, helping foster connection, tradition, and community.

Close to 6,000 people are helped each month through KFP’s various distribution programs. Donations to the Pantry support kosher staples, holiday foods, transportation, storage, and distribution costs, helping fulﬁll KFP’s mission of nourishing both the bodies and souls of neighbors in need through food, friendship, and community support.

What’s New:

The Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry is preparing to break ground on a new purpose-designed prefab warehouse at 4090 Mayﬁeld Road in South Euclid, Ohio, with construction slated for completion by late fall 2026. The new facility will house the organization’s warehouse, distribution center, and pantry-choice market, allowing the Pantry to better serve the growing needs of the community with increased storage, improved e ciency, and a more digniﬁed shopping experience for families. We are deeply grateful to the donors who have helped make this facility possible. The Pantry is currently working to raise the remaining funds to complete the project.

On June 22, Kosher Food Pantry will be hosting the Volunteer Appreciation Celebration, honoring our Tuesday delivery team, who visit low-income housing and go door to door delivering food to seniors. Our honorees this year are Barry Brouman, Marc Groedel, Debbie Jacobson, Murray Jacobson, Larry Katz, Michael Moskowitz, David Sherri , Jon Shulman and Aaron Weiser.

The Celebration will be held at the Waxman Chabad Center, 2479 S Green Road in Beachwood at 7 pm.

Advisory Board Chair: Muriel Weber

Cleveland Metroparks

What’s New:

Did you know you can support Cleveland Metroparks through your Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)? Whether you make a one-time grant or set up recurring gifts, recommending a grant from your DAF is a simple, tax-e cient way to protect the parks you love. Your support helps conserve forests, protect wildlife, expand and maintain trails and connect people of all ages to nature through outdoor education and recreation. From quiet walks in the woods to the laughter of kids at summer camp, your gift makes a lasting di erence. Help ensure these cherished spaces thrive for generations. Learn more at clevelandmetroparks.com/DAF

Interested in Helping?

Bisi Mikleus Director of Development

Brian M. Zimmerman

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For ﬁfty years, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center has stood beside survivors of rape and sexual abuse as they reclaim their lives. Every gift helps provide trauma-informed care that treats survivors and their families with respect, dignity, and compassion. Donors and community partners make this work possible, reminding survivors they are not alone. Your support also extends beyond our walls, funding prevention education in schools, businesses, and more, to help stop sexual violence before it happens.

Interested in helping? Call 216.619.6194 or visit clevelandrapecrisis.org to learn about volunteer opportunities. For over 50 years, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center has stood beside survivors of rape and sexual abuse as they reclaim their lives. Every gift helps provide trauma-informed care that treats survivors and their families with respect, dignity, and compassion. Together, we make this work possible, reminding survivors they are not alone. Cleveland Rape Crisis Center supports survivors of rape and sexual abuse in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula Counties and serves all survivors and those supportive of them, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, income, ability or religion. For more information about Cleveland Rape Crisis Center and ways you can support, call 216-973-1190 or visit clevelandrapecrisis.org

At Cleveland Sight Center, we combine innovative tools, personalized training, and vibrant community programming to support individuals who are blind or visually impaired as they navigate life with confidence and independence.

Through expanded recreation opportunities, enhanced financial support services, and cutting-edge assistive technology and training, we are helping individuals of all ages gain the tools, confidence, and support they need to live the lives they want with the vision they have.

Mandel Foundation grant to Camp Wise to ‘ensure success’ for future

CASEY COUCH ccouch@cjn.org

For generations, summers at Camp Wise in Chardon have meant lively Shabbat dinners, friendship bracelets that evolve into lifelong best friends, and cherished traditions tucked into cabins that have stood since the 1960s.

But in just a few short summers, campers will step into a dramatically reimagined experience – one with modern cabins, expanded gathering spaces and year-round opportunities at both Camp Wise and the Mandel Jewish Community Center’s Beachwood campus, designed to plant the seeds of belonging for a new generation of Jewish youth.

at transformation was made possible by a $60 million grant awarded to the Mandel JCC by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation, marking the largest gift ever made to a Jewish Community Center in North America.

Jesse Rosen, CEO and president of the Mandel JCC, who previously served as president and CEO of the Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches, told the Cleveland Jewish News the historic donation re ects the unique strength of Cleveland’s Jewish community.

“Having been in Cleveland for 14 months, I know that this doesn’t happen to other places like it does here,” Rosen, who called the gift “transformational,” said. “ e depth of connection that people have to this Jewish community is generational.”

According to Rosen, the project was inspired in part by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2022 Jewish Population Study, which found a 31% surge in families seeking Jewish connection. He said investing in youth programming now is critical to sustaining the community for generations to come – l’dor v’dor.

“ is is about, what can we, in this time and place, do to help ensure the success we feel today continues on for the next generation, so that 50 years from now, they can look back and say ‘Wow, what they invested in 2026 has helped us succeed today,’” he said. e grant is structured as a 4:1 community challenge, with the Mandel Foundation contributing $4 for every $1 donated by the community. A committee tasked with raising an additional $15 million, the Summers of Happiness Campaign Committee, is chaired by Enid Rosenberg and comprised of 10 members. Rosenberg, who said she previously had the privilege of working with Mort Mandel, one of the rst presidents of the JCC, added she believed he would be proud to see the current investment in the organization’s future, as well as Rosen’s strong leadership. She also served as a past board chair of the Mandel JCC.

“We have, in Jesse Rosen, an A player,” Rosenberg told the CJN. “If the Mandel Foundation did not believe that Jesse could pull this o , then we wouldn’t be here.”

e grant will allow all day camps to be consolidated at the Mandel JCC’s Beachwood campus, which will be transformed into a 12-month Jewish Youth Hub.

“People are very excited about that,” Rosenberg said. A newly built climate-controlled eldhouse will serve as a centerpiece of the project, providing year-round space for youth sports, wellness activities and community gatherings.

“Everything out at camp, whether at Camp Wise or at our day

camp in Anis eld, is a seven to eight week a year experience,” Rosen said. “What we’re doing here is going to be 365 days.”

At Camp Wise, one of the oldest overnight camps in the United States, the funding will address aging infrastructure and expand capacity. Founded in 1907, the camp is entering its 119th summer.

Built in 1966, the camp’s current cabins will be rebuilt with all-new structures featuring in-unit bathrooms and reinforced concrete designed to withstand severe weather and increase safety. A new dining hall will also be constructed to accommodate growing attendance at communal Shabbat dinners.

“We’re pretty much maxed out on space in our current dining hall for Friday night Shabbat dinner, which is one of the biggest traditions at camp,” Rosen said. “If camp grows, we won’t be able to do it together.

We (also) know that today’s campers want more privacy and the ability to change or shower in a private space, and in 1965 that just wasn’t a thing. As we’re designing the new cabins, those are the kind of things we’re thinking about.”

Additional improvements will include a covered amphitheater expected to open in June, a new aquatics center with slides, updates to the in rmary and expanded sta housing designed with employees’ families in mind.

Construction is scheduled to begin following the 2026 summer camp season, with a signi cant portion expected to be completed by summer 2027 and the remainder by summer 2028. To read more about the Mandel Foundation gift to the Mandel JCC, visit cjn.org.

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Hear in Cleveland brings hearing support to Holocaust survivors

MARTHA SOROHAN msorohan@cjn.org

When audiologist Dr. Rachel Krantz asked, “How does that sound to you?” none of the ve people in the small room at Jewish Family Services Association’s Kindness Center responded.

A minute later, the silence was broken by 95-year-old Grigory Chernov.

“Too loud,” he said.

Only he and Krantz had heard the sound transmitted from her computer to his new hearing aid. Once Krantz made a few adjustments, Chernov, a Shaker Heights resident, was o to the next station for a nal tting.

April 24 was a special day for Chernov and 25 other Holocaust survivors. ey were being tted with state-of-the-art hearing aids as part of a program sponsored by Hear in Cleveland in partnership with the Starkey Foundation.

Guided by the value of tikkun olam, Hear in Cleveland was established by Dr. David Rosenberg and close friends, Fortunato and Sheryl Figliano, of Centers for Hearing Care in Youngstown, to improve access to hearing care for low-income and marginalized individuals in Greater Cleveland.

A division of Starkey Corp., the only U.S. hearing aid manufacturer, Starkey Cares Foundation provides hearing health care for

low-income and marginalized individuals across the country.

After learning that many of Cleveland’s 400 Holocaust survivors were unable to attend a similar Hear in Cleveland MedWish/MedWorks hearing screening event last November because it took place during Shabbat, Rosenberg said that Starkey o ered to sponsor a separate outreach for this population, one that could serve as a model nationwide.

“ ey pledged to provide hearing aids to any Holocaust survivor in Cleveland who needs them, but cannot a ord them,” he said.

Starkey Cares Foundation Executive Director Jenni Hargraves ew in from Minneapolis to witness last month’s hearing aid distribution.

She was joined by another project partner, University Hospitals’ ENT chair Dr. Nicole Maronian. Other partners include Kent State University’s Northeast Ohio Audiology Consortium and Cleveland State University’s College of Health, Speech and Hearing Clinic.

“ e Fortunatos have done a great job connecting within the Cleveland community, identifying areas maybe without access to health care,” Hargraves said. “It’s very inspiring.”

e program is signi cant because hearing loss is about more than diminished

sound, according to Rosenberg.

“Hearing is integral to social interaction,” he said. “Hearing loss, particularly among older adults, is strongly associated with social isolation, depression, increased

risk of falls and cognitive decline. By restoring hearing, we an help mitigate these challenges and signi cantly improve overall well-being.”

In addition, after project partners further determined that custom ear molds would further improve the e ectiveness and retention of the new hearing aids, JFSA o ered to fund them, and tted the recipients about a month ago. JFSA also provided free van transportation to its o ces for the tting and the distribution.

“ is is always a joyful day,” JFSA President and CEO Susan Bichsel said, describing one 96-year-old Holocaust survivor who wore a special dress she saved from Europe years ago that survived three camps.

“ ings like that, and the smiles on their faces when they leave, make it a special treat,” she said.

Mikhail Gumeni, who ed Germanoccupied Balarus with his family, and arrived in this country in 1994, remarked through JFSA interpreter Anastasia Pushkareva that the new hearing aids looked di erent from his old ones.

ey are di erent. Starkey’s top-of-theline devices use AI and Israeli technology that mimics how the ear processes sound.

“It’s more natural,” Rosenberg said. Not only do the recharageable batteries

Jenni Hargraves, executive director of Starkey Cares, tests the new hearing aid of Mikhail Gumenik of East Cleveland. | CJN Photos / Martha Sorohan

Starkey audiologists Dr. Rachel Krantz and Dr. Omotayo Ajaji assess the hearing aid of Grigory Chernov as Jewish Family Services Association Russian translator Anastasia Pushkareva assists.

last for 51 hours, but the new hearing aids come with a three-year warranty and free repairs.

After-care is part of the program, too, because adjusting to a new hearing aid takes time, up to a month for the brain to get used to it, Rosenberg said.

“In the early days, it can be overwhelming,” he said. “Some people will even tear their hearing aids out. ey have to get used to sound. ey come back and we help them manage that.”

Most of last month’s hearing aid recipients were surprised that the trade-in process was so simple.

Odessa native Maly Valentine of May eld Heights gave a slight nod when she was asked following the tting if she could hear

better.

en she asked, “ at’s it?”

Bichsel praised the volunteers’ kindness and generosity toward the Holocaust survivors, many of them non-Englishspeaking.

“ ey manage to communicate in a gentle and warm way,” she said.

e women went home with more than new hearing aids. Trader Joe’s donated oral bouquets for the special occasion.

Yet for some, such as Sarra Brandina of Cleveland, old habits die hard.

She left the Kindness Center with her new hearing aids not in her ears, but in her pocket.

“She won’t wear them yet,” Pushkareva said. “She’s a little bit unsure so she’s saving them for later. She wants to go home and open them. Sort of like dessert.”

Dr. Nicole Maronian, chair of ENT at University Hospitals, Hear In Cleveland partners Fortunato Figliano, Dr. David Rosenberg, and Jewish Family Service Association President and CEO Susan Bichsel. | CJN Photos / Martha Sorohan

Sarra Brandina of Cleveland and Grigory Charnov of Shaker Heights prepare to head home with new hearing aids and a bouquet of flowers.

Dr. David Rosenberg, co-founder of Hear In Cleveland, displays a Starkey hearing aid donated to Holocaust survivors on April 24.

Cleveland State University Foundation

Mission statement

The Cleveland State University Foundation exists to help CSU fulﬁll its vital role across the region. We engage individuals, companies and institutions throughout Northeast Ohio and beyond with the resources to support both our students and the work of the University.

What’s new?

CSU recently received $5 million in seed money from the Ohio Attorney General’s O ce to establish a Prosecutor Training Program, a major investment in the future of Ohio’s criminal justice system. The new program, a ﬁrst in Ohio, will be housed at the CSU College of Law and is designed to prepare the next generation of prosecutors and to strengthen public safety statewide. The program will feature a specialized curriculum for law students interested in prosecution, including a criminal prosecution clinic, hands-on training opportunities and collaboration with prosecutors throughout Ohio.

Contact information

Chad Warren, Executive Director, CSU Foundation | Vice President, University Advancement chad.warren@csuohio.edu

www.supportcsu.org

We show our students who they can become and help them achieve it.

“To me, Cleveland State University means opportunity.” Those are the words of Giuliana, a student who found herself, her community and her career ambitions on campus. That is the heart of what happens at CSU. Where new opportunities to learn and grow lead to remarkable discovery. As Cleveland’s university, we invite you to partner with us and invest in our work to strengthen our students, the campus and, by extension, the region.

TO DONATE AND LEARN

Laura Bloomberg CSU President

Mike Klein Chair, CSU Foundation Board of Directors

DONATE TODAY and be part of the Zoo’s thriving future

THE PRIDE DONOR CIRCLE is an annual giving program for individuals that provides unrestricted operating support to the Zoo Society and affords donors exceptional, insider opportunities at the Zoo.

CORPORATE CHAMPIONS is an annual program designed to offer corporate supporters exclusive access to Zoo experiences. Corporate Champions enjoy benefits that engage employees, entertain clients and connect with community partners.

HONOR & MEMORIAL Recognize loved ones and life’s momentous occasions.

ZOOFUTURES Leave a lasting legacy by remembering the Zoo Society in estate planning.

PRIMATE FOREST The largest capital project in the Zoo’s history, Primate Forest will not just create a new home for gorillas, orangutans and the many species currently in the RainForest—it will reimagine the Zoo experience in ways yet to be seen in North America.

MONTHLY GIVING A monthly contribution to the ZooFund provides steady support all year long.

College Now

Mission statement:

To increase access and completion of higher education by providing integrated college and career advising, ﬁnancial aid counseling, scholarships and retention programs that empower student success – strengthening the region’s talent pipeline and economic prosperity.

What’s New:

For nearly 60 years, College Now (formerly Cleveland Scholarship Programs) has empowered students of all ages by providing accessible, ﬂexible and personalized support throughout their educational journey. We provide the tools for students to navigate the education needed to launch careers and build futures that align with their goals and the needs of the region.

Interested in Supporting? 216-241-5587 info@collegenowgc.org

College Now has helped numerous individuals and organizations design and administer their scholarship programs – and we can help you, too! We’ll work with you to think through your scholarship and assist with the creation process, customizing a scholarship program that will best suit your needs. We will discuss your budget, ideas, eligibility criteria and more. College Now can handle all aspects of your created scholarship, including the application process, evaluation and selection, and paying out scholarship funds.

Dr. Michele Scott Taylor President & CEO

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Our Mission: To provide resources for advancing student success at Cuyahoga

Our Mission: To provide resources for advancing student success at Cuyahoga Community College and to transform the lives of those Tri-C serves. Our vision: To ensure Tri-C has the resources needed to help every student learn, thrive

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every student learn, thrive and succeed and to create a prosperous community for all.

What's New:

Tri-C Foundation’s largest campaign in history has surpassed its $50 million goal. The Skills to Succeed Campaign aligns with regional needs and challenges, to connect everyone to more opportunities.

Our Mission: To provide resources for advancing student success at Cuyahoga Community College and the lives of those Tri-C serves. Our vision: To ensure Tri-C has the resources needed to help every student learn, thrive and succeed and to create a prosperous community for all.

The campaign is having immediate impact on students and the future of the community, with 90% of funds already in use. The balance will invest in long-term strategies. Contributions are still urgently needed to address students’ most critical needs, especially scholarships and student emergency funds. Learn how you can help at tri-c.edu/skills-to-succeed-campaign

Philanthropy fuels our vision for a future where every student, in every program, in every ZIP code, is empowered to achieve their full potential. Philanthropic investment in these three pillars helps bring this vision to life:

•Student Support removes barriers to success through ﬁnancial support and scholarships, resources, and personal connections.

•Future of Work ensures our education and training prepares students for the jobs of the future.

•Pathway to Success partnerships ensure access to Tri-C for everyone, and creates pipelines to post-college career or educational success.

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Guardians for the Future is Tri-C Foundation’s new legacy society. We honor those who safeguard access to education and opportunity for our students in their long-term or estate plans. Guardians plan today to ensure that future generations can pursue education, build meaningful careers, and strengthen Northeast Ohio. If you believe that education is a powerful and lasting investment in people and communities, become a Guardian. To learn how, contact Sco L. Hamilton, 216-987-4868. Your legacy gi is a promise to future Tri-C

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Our Mission

To empower individuals and communities by providing opportunities for all to read, learn, create and connect.

Our Vision

We envision a thriving and inclusive Cuyahoga County where all residents beneﬁt from and are inspired by Cuyahoga County Public Library’s innovative resources, services and programs.

What’s new?

The CCPL Foundation supports Library programs and initiatives in the areas of early childhood literacy, family engagement, student success, workforce development, and digital equity and inclusion.

Contact info

Address: 2111 Snow Road / Parma, Ohio 44134

Phone: 216.749.9475

Email: foundation@cuyahogalibrary.org Web: ccplfoundation.org

Created in 2002, the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation exists to raise ﬁnancial resources in support of Cuyahoga County Public Library’s mission and to elevate awareness of the Library’s critical role in the community.

FREE ISN’T FREE.

Jamar O. Rahming President, Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation CEO, Cuyahoga County Public Library

M. Neal Rains Chair, Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation

Cleveland Arts Prize Annual Awards event celebrates artistic excellence

The 65th annual Cleveland Arts Prize Awards Ceremony will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Cleveland Museum of Art at 11150 East Blvd. in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood.

e annual celebration will honor outstanding achievement across the artistic disciplines of literature, visual arts, music, theater, dance and design. Award recipients for 2026 will be announced in August.

Founded in 1960 by civic leader Martha Joseph and members of the Women’s City Club of Cleveland, the Cleveland Arts Prize is among the oldest arts prize organizations in the United States, according to a news release. It recognizes artists whose work has enriched the cultural fabric of Northeast Ohio and elevated the region’s national artistic reputation. Its annual awards and public programming celebrates and

advocates for the essential role of the arts in civic life.

“Sustaining and celebrating the arts is essential to the vitality of our community,”

E e Nunes, executive director of the Cleveland Arts Prize, said in the release.

“Artists help de ne who we are as a region, inspire future generations, and demonstrate the tremendous creative strength that exists throughout Northeast Ohio.”

e event brings together artists, civic leaders, philanthropists and arts supporters from across the region for an evening dedicated to celebrating creativity and artistic achievement.

Tickets will go on sale in August.

For more information, visit clevelandartsprize.org.

American Diabetes Association’s ‘Step Out Walk Greater Cleveland’ May 31

The American Diabetes Association will host its signature fundraising event,

“Step Out Walk Greater Cleveland,” to raise awareness, connect communities and strengthen critical support for individuals and families impacted by diabetes on May 31. e walk brings together the diabetes community, volunteers and advocates and welcomes people of all ages and abilities.

Check in will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the

walk will begin at 11 a.m. at Huntington Bank Field at 100 Alfred Lerner Way in downtown Cleveland.

e walk will bene t diabetes research, education, management and prevention. is supports the ADA’s mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people a ected by diabetes. Increasingly, this includes people living with obesity, as the Obesity Association, a division of the

ADA, expands outreach and education.

“Our Step Out Walk is more than a walk,” Chelsea Musial, ADA’s executive director of Northeastern Ohio, said in a news release.

“It is a celebration of the ADA’s mission and a chance to bring the entire diabetes ecosystem together for connection and education. We are excited to be returning to Cleveland where the ADA was founded in 1940.”

e event will include music and performances, a children’s activity zone, a wellness village, diabetes resources and advice on management and prevention. According to the ADA, diabetes is an epidemic a icting over 38 million Americans. An estimated 77,000 adults in Ohio are diagnosed with diabetes each year. To register for the event, visit stepout.diabetes.org.

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Cleveland Pops Orchestra G-Clef Ball

SHANNON MORTLAND

Hundreds of supporters of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra packed the ballroom at the InterContinental Hotel on May 2 for the annual G-Clef Ball, raising money for the storied orchestra. is year’s honoree was Brian Gevry, CEO and chairman of the board of Boyd Watterson Global Asset Management Group LLC. His wife, Kendra, and daughter, Taylor, are on the Pops’ Board of Directors. Gevry also serves on the National Symphony Orchestra’s board of directors.

“Brian has been particularly in uenced by music and is inspired to look at it as a soundtrack for his life,” James M. Stone, chairman of the board of directors for the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, said. “Brian’s work ethic, philanthropy and passion for life are re ected in his commitment to our

community and the arts.”

A cocktail hour preceded the event, where some of the region’s biggest music lovers, movers and shakers mingled and enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

Carl Topilow, founding conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, led the musicians in a program titled, “Celebrating the Music of our Lives,” featuring popular songs from the 1970s.

e evening also included a silent auction, drinks, dinner and dancing. Guest singers Connor O’Brien and Lindsey Gevry joined the orchestra on select songs.

Shannon Mortland is a freelance journalist.

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The Cleveland Pops Orchestra performs during the G-Clef ball.

Forbes House

Forbes House has been a safe haven for survivors of domestic violence for nearly 50 years. Since 1977, Forbes House has empowered survivors to recover, reclaim and rebuild their lives. Serving Cuyahoga, Lake County and Northeast Ohio, our emergency shelter o ers support through a 24-hour crisis line, safe shelter, counseling, support groups, legal advocacy and prevention education for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Services are provided at no cost. Though physically located in Lake County, Forbes House serves all of Northeast Ohio and beyond; caring for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human tra cking.

In 2025, we provided:

• 1,321 crisis calls • 353 court advocacy

• 488 individuals served • 211 relocation assistance

• 132 survivors sheltered –10,208 bed nights • 6,700+ services delivered

Interested in helping?

If you would like to make a monetary donation, an in-kind donation, or volunteer your time with the Forbes House, please contact Kathy Strancar at 440-357-7321 or kstrancar@forbeshouse.org.

EMPOWERING

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide Cleveland area scholars with an education that empowers them to lead lives full of impact and opportunity.

Our network of schools center joy, curiosity, and individual growth, uniquely positioning Breakthrough Public Schools to cultivate a community of learning where all students thrive. At Breakthrough, we are committed to providing scholars with the academic, social, and emotional skills necessary to excel at learning and citizenship from kindergarten through eighth grade promotion. We are committed to the success of every child.

ABOUT US

Breakthrough Public Schools is a nonprofit organization operating free, open-to-all public charter schools in the city of Cleveland. We currently serve about 3,000 scholars across 5 campuses serving grades K-8, all in high-need neighborhoods throughout Cleveland. After 8th grade, our dedicated Beyond Breakthrough team provides guidance, support, and resources to over 3,600 alumni on the path to their careers.

GET INVOLVED

SWING FOR THE STARS

Join our annual golf tournament to support the scholars of Breakthrough Public Schools. Participation and generosity help raise essential funds that make quality education a reality for every child in Cleveland.

BECOME AN EMERGING LEADER

8:30A Registration 10A Shotgun Start Shamble Format Monday, July 27, 2026 Canterbury Golf Club

Are you a young professional looking to shape the future of education in Cleveland? The Emerging Leaders group supports the Friends of Breakthrough Schools Board by promoting Breakthrough Public Schools and increasing community involvement.

Members advocate for high-quality education and are committed to preparing scholars for choicefilled lives through meaningful engagement.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR MENTORS!

Become a member!

Empower the next generation by becoming a mentor with Beyond Breakthrough! Beyond Breakthrough supports Breakthrough alumni as they navigate high school, college, and careers. We are looking for caring, committed adults to serve as a consistent and positive presence in a young person’s life. Just one hour a month can make a lasting impact. Reach out to learn more!

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Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio

Our Mission: Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc. has been serving the local community for more than 100 years. While most people recognize Goodwill as a retail thrift chain, that is only a portion of the Goodwill mission. Goodwill works to empower people on their journey to independence through the sale of goods, which supports employment programs and family services. Goodwill has 31 outreach programs serving a 10-county area in Ohio and West Virginia. Last year alone, nearly 28,000 people were served through Goodwill’s mission programs.

Engage with Goodwill in a variety of ways:

Support Goodwill through a financial donation. Mone tary gifts make a direct and immediate impact on Goodwill’s mission programs and can be made online at GoodwillGoodSkills.org/donate.

Engage with Goodwill by volunteering or participating in special events. The agency hosts two community breakfasts, one in March and another in October - and a purse auction in April to support our rape crisis services.

Host a Lunch and Learn event. Goodwill will partner with area groups or businesses to offer presentations to learn more about the programs and services offered locally.

Consider a donation drive. Goodwill can provide tur nkey tools to have your business or community group operate a donation drive that suppo rts our mission programs.

Interested in Helping? 1-800-942-3577

Contact the Marketing Department, info@goodwillgoodkskills.org

Cleaning out? Donate to Goodwill and change a life for GOOD.

Donating and shopping at your local Goodwill helps thousands in our community. Last year alone, nearly 28,000 people were helped through job training, parenting programs, rape crisis services and much more.

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Year Established: 1918

Number of Employees: 945

Anne Richards President and CEO

Katie Spahnie Board of Directors Chairperson

Great Lakes Science Center

Mission:

For three thrilling decades, Great Lakes Science Center has been a hub of excitement, sparking curiosity and fueling the imaginations of more than 10 million visitors. Explore the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, be swept away by the jaw-dropping Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater, and step aboard the storied Steamship William G. Mather. Every day, our electrifying science shows, mind-blowing exhibitions, action-packed camps, and hands-on STEM adventures inspire creative thinkers to become the trailblazers, inventors, and leaders who will shape our community’s future.

What’s New: The Science Center is proud to host TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition, presented by Bank of America, from May 2026 - January 2027. It showcases a new VR experience making its U.S. debut. Cleveland is one of only four cities o ering the most immersive, detailed, and accurate recreation of the ship ever presented, along with 200+ real artifacts from the ocean ﬂoor, and passenger stories that tie this great ship to Ohio. Visit GreatScience.com/titanic to learn more.

Interested in helping?

Contact Liz Conway, Vice President of Development 216-696-4260 | ConwayL@glsc.org

GALA July 18, 2026 • 6–10 p.m. 601 Erieside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 For more details and to purchase tickets greatscience.com/30Gala

Katinka Domotor y Board Chair

Kirsten M. Ellenbogen, Ph.D. President & CEO

Live model showcase spotlight of inclusive fashion show

Over 50 people gathered at Knuth’s Boutique at Landerwood Plaza in Pepper Pike on April 29 for an evening of style, con dence and community at New Trends for everyBODY, a collaborative event hosted by National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland, LiveSpecial.com and Knuth’s, according to a news release. e event celebrated inclusive fashion, featuring six models of varying ages, sizes and backgrounds who donned spring looks curated to re ect their personal style. e event was led by Barbara Goldberg, event chair, Cindy Glazer, NCJW/CLE board member and longtime livespecial.com leader, and Wendy Spitz, livespecial.com coordinator.

A highlight of the night was the live model showcase, where each participant wore an out t they genuinely felt comfortable and con dent in, reinforcing

the event’s message that fashion should be accessible and empowering for everybody, according to the release.

Knuth’s sta worked closely with each of the six models and NCJW/CLE members to select looks that re ected their personalities and made them feel their best.

Ten percent of proceeds from the day supported NCJW/CLE’s work in the community.

“ is was truly a feel-good night in every sense,” Spitz said in the release. “It was all about connection. It was so special to see a mix of familiar faces, people we don’t see often, and new faces all coming together in one space. at’s really what made the night. You could see the con dence in each model as they wore clothing that felt right for them. Everyone felt included, everyone felt beautiful – and that’s something really powerful.”

Tours available to learn about conservation burial, end-of-life practices

Fox eld will o er public guided tours this year to help community members to learn more about conservation burial and natural end-of-life practices.

Located in Wilmot and operated by e Wilderness Center, Fox eld Preserve is a certi ed conservation burial ground

recognized by the Green Burial Council. e preserve follows natural burial practices that avoid embalming chemicals, burial vaults and natural or biodegradable materials.

According to the organization, the preserve was created to allow individuals to return naturally to the earth while

supporting long-term land conservation and environmental restoration e orts.

Tours o ered during the mild weather season will begin with a 30-minute presentation at e Wilderness Center’s Interpretive Building, followed by a walking tour of Fox eld Preserve.

Upcoming tours are scheduled for July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Nov. 21.

To register, email fox eldpreserve.org or call 330-359-5235.

Camp Cheerful’s Cheerful Day for ages 5-21 with disabilities

Achievement Centers for Children will o er Camp Cheerful’s Cheerful Day for children and adults ages 5 to 21 with disabilities. Cheerful Day is a ve-day a week camp hosted from June 8 to Aug. 24. ere is also a single-week option. e camp will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Campers will participate in swimming, arts and crafts, shing and visiting the horse barn.

For the second straight year, the program will welcome children and teens to serve as role models, or “camp buddies,” for campers

with disabilities by working alongside experienced camp counselors.

Camp buddies will participate in all camp activities listed above, while also assisting the camp counselors.

e camp is at 15000 Cheerful Lane in Strongsville.

To register or to learn more, visit shorturl.at/9KAsu.

For questions, send an email to Maggie. Clautti@achievementctrs.org.

Children’s Museum of Cleveland hosts Prom Rewind June 13

The Children’s Museum of Cleveland, 3813 Euclid Avenue, will host the second annual “Prom Rewind” from 7 to 10 p.m. June 13.

Prom Rewind o ers those 18 and older a night lled with music, dancing and interactive events. e museum’s eight

exhibit spaces will be transformed into a vibrant, nostalgia- lled setting where attendees may explore, play and celebrate. Activities include dancing, karaoke, yard games and themed craft stations such as corsage-making and photo-frame decorating.

Guests are encouraged to dress in formal attire.

Proceeds from “Prom Rewind” will support the museum’s Wonder Fund, which supports the museum’s free and reducedadmission programs that help ensure museum access to all children and families

in the community. Tickets are $30 per person. For information and tickets, visit shorturl.at/8ariI.

Carrie Linden, Brittany Weiss and Erin Greene | Submitted photo

Believe in Dreams holds ‘A Night of Dreams’

Each year, over 150 Northeast Ohio supporters gather for “A Night of Dreams,” presented by MAI Capital, united by a simple belief that every child deserves the chance to dream beyond their circumstances. While the evening is a celebration of generosity, the work of Believe in Dreams, a Cleveland-based nonpro t, extends far beyond a single night. e organization supports economically disadvantaged children who have experienced non-medical adversity by providing enriching, life-changing community connection, and hope through

dream ful llment and youth-centered programming, according to a news release.

ese moments are designed not just to create joy, but to restore hope and expand what young people believe is possible for their futures.

“What makes this work meaningful is not just the dream itself, but everything that surrounds it,”

Logan Firehammer, director of development, said in the release, “It is a community showing up again and again to remind young people that they matter and that their future is worth investing in.”

at sense of community continues to fuel the organization’s year-round impact, supporting dream ful llment and ongoing programming for youth across Northeast Ohio.

“Dream ful llment is powerful, but what happens before and after those moments is just as important,” Katie Eichenauer, executive director, said in the release. “We are helping build con dence and creating lasting reminders for kids that their stories matter.”

e community participated through Believe in Dreams’ virtual silent auction,

which was held from May 11 to May 15. Supporters bid from anywhere on a curated selection of items and experiences, with all proceeds directly supporting dream ful llment and youth programming.

Upcoming events are the Dream Classic at Independence Civic Center on Aug. 13 and Pickleball for Purpose on Nov. 7 at Western Reserve Racquet and Fitness Club.

To learn more or support an upcoming dream, visit shorturl.at/3OYHk.

BVU’s 35th annual ‘Come As You Are’ homeless stand down impacts many

Business Volunteers Unlimited hosted the 35th annual Homeless Stand

Down on April 18 at the Cleveland Public Auditorium, providing a day of respite, essential services and reconnection for more than 1,000 community members experiencing homelessness.

e event welcomed attendees with the theme, “Come As You Are,” o ering a safe space to access critical resources.

e 2026 Homeless Stand Down distributed thousands of items and o ered direct access to over 80 service providers. Transportation was provided from east- and west-side shelters.

Over 500 volunteers and numerous organizations ensured every guest received essential goods, such as new clothes, shoes and personal hygiene kits. Guests also received medical screenings, on-site eye and ear exams,

cancer screenings, and yoga and wellness activities. Sixty-two professionals o ered legal aid, veteran services and housing information.

In addition,144 haircuts and 500 hot meals were given.

BVU strengthens nonpro ts by developing and activating business talent, and by preparing professionals for board service and connecting them with mission-driven organizations. BVU also ensures nonpro ts

have the leadership and governance needed to thrive, according to the release.

For more than 30 years, BVU has served as a bridge between Northeast Ohio’s business and nonpro t sectors, creating partnerships that build stronger organizations, stronger leaders, and a stronger community.

For information and to support the initiative, visit shorturl.at/gkDSe.

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Providence House luncheon celebrates achievements

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At Providence House’s 45th anniversary luncheon, community members more than doubled the nonpro t’s fundraising goal while celebrating its achievements over the past year. e luncheon, which was held April 28 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, marked more than four decades of the organization’s commitment to serving local children and families in crisis.

Event chair Karen Dolan and board chair Tim Flanagan, president and CEO of GrafTech, opened the program by speaking of the impact of the organization. Founded in 1981, Providence House provides free, voluntary crisis care for children for up to 90 days while parents or guardians address urgent challenges such as homelessness, domestic violence, substance abuse or medical needs. e organization works with more than 120 partner agencies to connect families with supportive services aimed at preventing foster care placement.

With a fundraising goal of $45,000, a longtime anonymous donor pledged to match 50% of that amount if the goal was met, with contributions beyond the goal matched dollar for dollar. By the end of the event, over $100,000 was raised for the nonpro t.

President and CEO Natalie Leek re ected on the organization’s mission and its future, such as its opening of a second campus in the historic Weizer Building. e addition allows Providence House to operate on both the east and west sides of the city, serving about 500 children each year.

“I am excited to be here to share some of our latest achievements today, as we continue our work to bring life changing services to children and families in crisis here at home, in communities across the state, and even across the nation,” Leek said during the program. “We are so grateful to be celebrating 45 years of service here in Greater Cleveland.”

Reports from 2024 and 2025 show that Providence House served 2,141 children and families, with 99% of families remaining together after successfully resolving their crises. Leek also shared the organization’s growth from a small home on West 32nd Street in Ohio City to what is now described as the largest crisis nursery in North America – and sharing the model across the state and nation.

“It is our hope to encourage continued state investments to launch programs like Providence House to keep children safe and families together across Ohio,” Leek said. “Our primary focus is always on Providence House here in Cleveland, and milestone anniversaries like this compel us to look at how we’re sharing our story.”

Natalie Leek, president and CEO of Providence House, reflects on Providence House’s community impact over the past 45 years. | CJN Photos / Casey Couch

A keynote address was given by Allison Howard, Cleveland WNBA president of business operations and Providence House board member, who said that Cleveland’s open-arm welcome to the WNBA inspired her to be intentional about what organizations she would support.

“ at level of personal commitment and thoughtfulness is what inspired me to be

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Keynote speaker Allison Howard, President of business operations of the Cleveland WNBA’s expansion team and Providence House board member, shares her passion for the organization during her address.

Natalie Leek introduces a tribute to the late Gloria Fine, who was awarded an Every Child Award posthumously at the luncheon, as Karen Dolan looks on.

Board Chair Tim Flanagan stands with Gloria Fine’s family members, Amy Nadler and Larrie Nadler, keynote speaker Allison Howard and Randy Fine.

intentional about the boards that I would join, and how I could really make sure that Rock Entertainment Group would further commit to what we give to this community,” she said. “At this point in my life and in my career, the work simply has to be meaningful. It has to matter to the city and to all of the families that call it home.”

Working with Providence House was not a “nice to-do,” she said, but a responsibility to the community.

“Providence House has been a lifeline for decades,” Howard said. “It is so much more than just a temporary home. It is a place where children in crises nd safety, stability and love when their families are going through things the vast majority of us will never endure.”

During the event, Providence House unveiled a new logo and refreshed brand

identity designed by shark&minnow, featuring a reimagined version of its longtime symbol of a mother and baby bird.

e organization also presented its Every Child Awards to several honorees, including RSM, Terry and Edda Owen, Exscape Designs and Gloria Fine, who was recognized posthumously. Fine, whose family are congregants of Congregation Mishkan Or in Beachwood, died Jan. 20, 2026, and was honored for her longtime dedication to the organization.

Attendees participated in additional fundraising activities, including ra es, merchandise sales and a “Wall of Hope” featuring blind gift bags.

Tim Flanagan, board chair of Providence House, give remarks.

Karen Dolan, event chair, opens the program with a blessing, in honor of Providence House’s founder Sister Hope.

Providence House representatives display merchandise available for purchase at the luncheon, featuring the organization’s new logo.

Representatives from RSM accept an Every Child Award from Board Chair Tim Flanagan and board member Allison Howard. | CJN Photos / Casey Couch

Tim Flanagan, left, and Allison Howard, far right, with Every Child Award winners Terry and Edda Owen.

Representatives from Exscape Designs accept their Every Child Award from Providence House.

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Stewart’s Caring Place Hope Walk attracts 400 in Akron, Canton

Community members gathered in support of individuals and families a ected by cancer during Stewart’s Caring Place’s 20th annual Hope Walk on May 2, bringing nearly 500 participants across Akron and Canton.

e anniversary event, chaired by Dietra Goggins, longtime Akron advocate and Metro RTA Transit Police o cer, celebrated two decades of community support while raising funds for Stewart’s Caring Place’s free cancer support programs.

Nearly 400 people registered for Akron walk at Stewart’s Caring Place at the omas and Lisa Mandel Cancer Wellness Center at 3501 Ridge Park Drive, in Fairlawn, while about 100 participated in the second annual Canton event at

Sippo Lake Park.

“Despite the cold and rainy weather, the turnout at both locations blew us away,” Sarah Vojtek, president and CEO of Stewart’s Caring Place, said in a news release. “Community members bundled up in full force for one another and our cause. e energy was infectious; magic was truly in the air.”

In Akron, participants completed a 2½-mile walk along the Cleveland Massillon Road through the Rosemont Ridge neighborhood after gathering from morning activities that included exhibitor tables, food vendors and sunrise yoga. Walkers were welcomed at the start of the route by Akron Bikers for Boobs, a group of bikers and breast cancer advocates and were greeted at the nish line by the Dragon Dream Team, a dragon boating team made up of cancer

survivors.

In Canton, walkers gathered at Sippo Lake Park for the event’s second year in the city, taking part in a one-mile walk through the park while enjoying donated snacks and bottled water afterward.

“ e support I’ve had has empowered me to give back,” Goggins said in the release. “We know that cancer can a ect individuals, families, whole communities – so, to be able to support, give back, and let them know that they’re not by themselves, it heals our community.”

Funds raised from the Hope Walk will support Stewart’s Caring Place’s free programs and services for individuals and families a ected by cancer, including support groups, counseling, wellness programs and educational resources.

First Tee-Cleveland CEO LoPresti passes torch

After 16 years as First Tee-Cleveland’s chief executive o cer, Patricia LoPresti passed the torch on April 1 to associate director Brian McFarland.

LoPresti assumed a part-time role as strategic adviser for the nonpro t youth development organization.

McFarland brings 15 years of experience with First Tee-Cleveland. He began his First Tee career in 2003 at First Tee Cooks Creek in his hometown of Ashville, Ohio, before moving to First Tee-West Virginia and First TeeCharlotte.

“I’m honored to step into this role,” McFarland said in a news release. “We will continue creating safe, welcoming spaces where young people can grow, thrive and discover their potential. I’m excited to build o the momentum Pat has established over her decorated career.”

During LoPresti’s tenure, First Tee-Cleveland grew from serving 300 participants on one golf course to reaching more than 20,000 young people in 2025 across six golf courses, through partnerships with 18 community organizations and 97 elementary schools in Northeast Ohio.

LoPresti led the $3.5 million “More an a Game Capital Campaign” and expanded the organization’s 1,200-squarefoot facility into 12,000-square-foot Woodworth Activity Center on the campus of Cleveland Metroparks’ Washington Golf Course. It o ers year-round programming, with three

golf simulators, an indoor activity area and culinary studio, “Fit To A Tee.”

“ is transition re ects strong planning and a deep commitment to our kids and community,” board chair Craig Glazier said in the release.

First Tee-Cleveland recently announced that Richard Buoncore, chairman and CEO of MAI Capital Management, has become Cleveland’s rst national trustee, underscoring the organization’s impact at local and national levels. National trustees are individuals, corporations and

to McFarland

foundations that pledge $1 million or more to support the First Tee mission.

“I’m incredibly proud of what this team has accomplished,” LoPresti said. “Together, we’ve built a place where young people develop con dence, character and life skills on the course, in schools and through innovative programs like our culinary class. I couldn’t be more con dent in Brian’s leadership and am grateful to continue supporting First Tee-Cleveland in this next chapter.”

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LakewoodAlive announces 2026 Front Porch Concert series lineup

Nine free Friday night Front Porch Concerts will be o ered by LakewoodAlive starting in June.

Sponsored by Northlake Management, the summer concert tradition brings the community together for evenings of live music, neighborhood connection and vibrant local culture that celebrates local and regional artists.

Presented by LakewoodAlive, the 2026 lineup delivers a mix of genres, styles and stories from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Seven concerts from June 5 through July 17 will be held on

the front steps of Lakewood Public Library at 15425 Detroit Ave. e concerts of July 24 and 31 will be held at Madison Park Pavilion at 13201 Madison Ave.

• June 5: Bassel & e Supernaturals, a Lakewood-based group blending soul, funk and R&B led by Syrian-American frontman Bassel Almadani.

• June 12: Brady Lorince, a rising teen singer/songwriter, o ers bold pop/rock sound and invites audiences to sing-along.

• June 19: e Michael Weber Show, an energetic rock act led by guitar virtuoso

Michael Weber.

• June 26: Grupo Fuego celebrates Latin music blending salsa, merengue, bachata, and reggaetón.

• July 3: Cats on Holiday brings their signature “swamp pop” sound fusing Louisiana-inspired rock, roots, and zydeco into a lively performance.

• July 10: Raven Rae, a vocalist, storyteller and performer whose fusion of soul, pop, jazz, and R&B creates a dynamic live experience.

• July 17: Black Voltron, a genre-

blending collective that seamlessly weaves together jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, and global in uences

• July 24 at Madison Park Pavilion: Country Honk, with honky-tonk energy blending classic country tradition with rock ‘n’ roll spirit

• July 31 at Madison Park Pavilion: Cleveland Pride Band delivers a powerful and celebratory nale.

For more information, including concert updates and additional programming, visit shorturl.at/1y6tk.

Beachwood partners with Rust Belt Riders for residential composting

In communities across the country, cities are searching for practical ways to reduce waste, lower greenhouse gas emissions and invest in sustainable infrastructure. In Northeast Ohio, Beachwood has found ways to do just that and has become a model for what municipal climate leadership can look like, according to a news release. Beachwood is the rst city in Cuyahoga County to adopt a citywide residential composting partnership with Rust Belt Riders.

rough a combination of free residential composting access and growing commercial participation, the city has diverted more than 133 tons of food scraps from land lls since the program began in 2020.

In 2025, Beachwood residents and businesses diverted 56.6 tons of organic material, helping reduce methane emissions while supporting the creation of healthy, nutrientrich soils used throughout Northeast Ohio.

“Beachwood made an early and meaningful commitment to composting,” Zoe Apisdorf, residential sales and partnerships manager of Rust Belt Riders, said in the release. “By becoming the rst city in the county to adopt a municipal-wide composting program, they created an accessible pathway for residents to take direct climate action in their daily lives.”

A community-wide commitment to composting, Beachwood’s municipal compost drop-o program launched in April 2024 at the Beachwood Community Center and has quickly become one of the community’s

most embraced sustainability initiatives, according to the release. Today, 316 Beachwood households actively participate in the free municipal composting program, collectively lling eight 64-gallon collection bins each week with food scraps and other compostable materials.

e city-funded program allows residents to compost at no cost, making sustainable waste diversion both accessible and convenient. In addition to the municipal drop-o program, Rust Belt Riders also provides residential curbside pickup services for households seeking at-home collection options. Together, Beachwood residential participants have diverted nearly 70 tons of food scraps since the program began.

e impact extends well beyond households. Many local businesses and organizations in Beachwood currently partner with Rust Belt Riders for commercial composting services.

rough these partnerships, Beachwood businesses have diverted more than 63 tons of organic material from land lls and helped align their operations with sustainability goals.

Rust Belt Riders o ers composting solutions for residents, schools, municipalities, restaurants, o ces, manufacturers and businesses of every size across Northeast Ohio.

Environmental impact with local bene ts unlike traditional waste disposal, composting creates measurable environmental bene ts both immediately and over time, according to the release. When food scraps are sent to land lls, they decompose without oxygen and generate

methane, a greenhouse gas signi cantly more potent than carbon dioxide.

By diverting food waste into composting systems, Beachwood residents and businesses are directly helping reduce harmful emissions while returning nutrients back to local soils.

Since 2020, Beachwood’s composting e orts have resulted in 117.4 tons of CO2 emissions avoided, 593 cubic yards of compost and living soil produced, and the equivalent of o setting more than 264,000 driving miles collected materials are transformed into high-quality soil blends through Rust Belt Riders’ compost manufacturing operations, helping support local farms, gardens, landscaping projects and green spaces throughout the region.

For more information, visit shorturl.at/ciHIr.

Rec2Connect Foundation’s golf outing June 11 at Bunker Hill

The Rec2Connect Foundation will host its sixth annual Golf Outing presented by e Eileen and Harry Hewitt Family on June 11. is event will be held at Bunker Hill Golf Course at 3060 Pearl Road, starting at 8 a.m.

zEg4P. e cost includes golf, ra es, dinner and more.

e cost is $150 for individuals and $650 for a foursome. To register, visit shorturl.at/

Proceeds will support the initiatives of Rec2Connect, a nonpro t providing

recreational and aquatic therapy to individuals with and without disabilities throughout Northeast Ohio.

Inspire Hope offers hope for children in Greater Cleveland

Children continue to face signi cant educational and social-emotional challenges in Ohio and across the country, according to a news release.

Nationally, one in ve children ages 3 to 17 are diagnosed with a mental, emotional or behavioral health condition. In addition, 40% of adolescents report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and suicide remains the second leading cause of death for children ages 10 to 14.

In response to these urgent needs, Inspire Hope, a nonpro t organization founded in 2020, is working to change those outcomes for children in Greater Cleveland.

e organization’s mission is to help children overcome barriers and achieve their dreams through academic, social and emotional learning opportunities.

rough its Calm Kids social-emotional learning program, children build selfesteem, learn to regulate emotions and

develop healthy communication and relationship-building skills. Using group discussions, creative expression, mentorship and literacy-based activities, the program has already made an impact on local youth.

In 2025, more than 170 children made measurable progress in their social emotional development through the program and by the end of participation, 92% of students demonstrated positive coping and con ict-resolution skills,

according to the release.

Community support helps make this work possible by funding sta time, program materials and meals for participating children during the 2026-27 school year. To learn more, contact Inspire Hope at 216-704-8065 or fdemming@ inspirehopecle.org.

Beck Center for the Arts announces 2026-27 season

Dear Evan Hansen and Frozen are among the shows that the Beck Center for the Arts will be presenting as part of its 2026-27 professional theater season, its 94th which will feature regional premiere musicals, its second-straight year collaborating with Oberlin College and Conservatory Music eater Program, a onewoman play and a comedy by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble.

“Putting this season together has brought me such joy,” Scott Spence, artistic director at Beck Center for the Arts, said in a news release. “To be able to o er Northeast Ohio audiences three locally produced premiers and a world premiere? It’s more than I could have hoped for.”

Season tickets and ex passes range from $136 to $384 and are now available for purchase for renewing subscribers at 216-521-2540. New subscribers can call the same number starting June 2, when season tickets and ex passes go on sale to all. Tickets to individual shows will go on sale July 1 and can be purchased via phone or at beckcenter.org.

Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Preview

performances are 7:30 p.m. the ursday before opening night, with general admission seating for $15. Smart Seats are available for each performance at $15 per person. Regular adult pricing starts at $43 per ticket, seniors at $39, students at $20 and children at $17. Individual tickets for professional theater have a fee of $3 added per ticket

“World Class Care, an Eric Coble Premiere Play” will be shown Oct. 2 to Nov. 1. e comedy is set in a not-sodistant future where two powerful hospital systems have expanded to control nearly all of Cleveland – except for one stubborn homeowner who stands in their way.

“How to Dance in Ohio,” directed by Spence, will be shown Dec. 4, 2026, through Jan. 3, 2027. It is based on the documentary of the same name and follows a group of teens with autism as they prepare for a dance that will challenge their comfort zones, expectations and ideas of independence.

“Dear Evan Hansen,” based on the book by Steven Levenson and directed by Victoria Bussert, will be shown Feb. 12 to March 7, 2027. e musical, which

WRHS launches America 250 campaign

To honor the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Western Reserve Historical Society recently launched its own America 250 campaign.

Each month of 2026, a donor will match campaign donations dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500 to support education and exhibits

exploring the legacy of the region for generations to come, according to a news release.

e Western Reserve Historical Society encourages donations of $250 for the campaign. For more information, visit wrhs.org.

on Broadway has won nine Tony Awards, follows Evan Hansen, a misunderstood high-school student who becomes caught in a web of lies born from good intentions.

“ e Belle of Amherst,” written by William Luce, will screen April 9, 2027 through May 9, 2027. e one-woman play stars Anne McEvoy as Emily Dickinson and follows the nineteenth-century poet life’s events through her famous works, her diaries, letters to loved ones and some glimpses into encounters with those who

shaped her voice on the page.

“Violet,” directed by Spence and inspired by the short story, “ e Ugliest Pilgrim,” by Doris Betts, is a musical that follows Violet, who was struck by a wayward axe blade when her father was chopping wood, leaving her with a visible scar across her face. To escape her past, she travels across the Deep South in 1964 towards a miracle – the healing touch of a TV evangelist who will make her beautiful. It will be presented June 5, 2027 to July 3, 2027.

“Disney’s Frozen, the Broadway Musical,” based on the book by Jennifer Lee which was adapted into a movie, is directed by Christopher Chase Carter and will be on stage from July 16, 2027 to Aug. 15, 2027. It tells the story of Elsa and Anna, sisters who are separated by a mysterious power and set out on a journey lled with adventure, humor and heart to discover what true love really means.

All performances are at theaters inside Beck Center for the Arts located at 17801 Detroit Ave. in Lakewood.

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Jewish Federation of Cleveland

OUR MISSION ABOUT US

We promote the well-being of our community, its members, and Jews throughout the world; enhance the continuity, security, and unity of the Jewish community; increase understanding of Jewish values and their application to improve people’s lives; encourage our members to fulﬁll the responsibility of tikkun olam, to make the world a better place; support Israel as a Jewish and democratic state; and promote collective action by individuals and organizations to advance these purposes.

For more than 120 years, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland has created the critical scale necessary to drive meaningful social change and provide relief in times of crisis in ways no one person or organization could do alone. As Jewish Cleveland’s hub for innovative solutions and collaborative services, the Federation is able to change and improve lives in Cleveland, Israel, and around the world.

For more information, contact Rachel Lappen, senior vice president, chief development o cer | 216-593-2841 | rlappen@jewishcleveland.org

As anti-Jewish and anti-Israel rhetoric continues to rise, we remain committed to ensuring every member of our community can live without fear. We will continue building a future grounded in safety, dignity, and acceptance for all. Strengthening our local security is essential, and we cannot do it without your support. And we cannot do it without your help.

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive Cleveland, OH 44122 216-593-2900 JewishCleveland.org

www.jewishcleveland.org/antisemitism

Je rey J. Wild BOARD CHAIR

Erika B. Rudin-Luria PRESIDENT

Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank

Our Mission:

The mission of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank is to foster literacy and a love of reading by distributing free books to children in collaboration with community partners.

What’s New:

We have distributed more than 5.5 million books to kids in Greater Cleveland in our ﬁrst 10 years!

We thank co-founder Judi Kovach for 10 years of service and welcome new Board Chair Sandra Kiely Kolb.

Join us for our ﬁrst-ever beneﬁt concert, Reading Rocks on June 18, and save the date for our Bet on Books fundraiser on Saturday, October 17.

Join us in getting free books to kids!

Contact: Leslie FitzSimmons Communications Manager 216-417-1803 | Leslief@kidsbookbank.org

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Bill and Martha Boyer, we are launching the Legacy of Literacy Endowment Fund with a remarkable challenge gift. The Boyers have pledged a $330,000 match to inspire others to join them in building this lasting legacy. Make a gift or learn more at www.kidsbookbank.org/legacy-of-literacy-fund.

Sandra Kiely Kolb Board Chair

Leket Israel

Our Mission: For over twenty years, Leket Israel – the National Food Bank, has been the leading food rescue organization in Israel. Unique among all other organizations that serve the poor in Israel and food banks worldwide, Leket Israel’s sole focus is rescuing healthy, surplus food and delivering it to those in need through a network of nonproﬁt partner agencies. Leket Israel’s mission is to lead the safe, e ective, and e cient collection and distributes of excess nutritious food in Israel to those who need it most.

What’s

New:

With the cost of living in Israel on the rise, Israeli farmers continue to struggle while the vulnerable populations are unable to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables. This Shavuot, help Leket Israel purchase agricultural produce from farmers for distribution to those who need it most.

$180 = Box of Israeli grown fruit and vegetables for 36 families shavuot.leket.org/en/

Visiting Israel? Join Leket Israel in the ﬁelds to glean fresh vegetables, support a farmer with their harvest or help sort and pack rescued agricultural produce for the beneﬁt of Israelis in need. For more information, michelle@leket.org

Interested in Helping?

Deena Fiedler | VP of Overseas PR & Development

T: +972-9-790-9208 | deena@leket.org

www.leket.org/en

Experience Israel in a New Way

Leket Israel rescues nutritious surplus food and donates it to Israel’s most needy, serving over 470,000 people per week, through its network of 346 nonproﬁt partners. Leket works with farmers to rescue salvageable fruit and vegetables from the ﬁelds and with corporate kitchens, hotels and IDF army bases to collect hot meals that would otherwise go to waste.

Leket Israel welcomes visitors to come and volunteer at any of its locations around the country and all volunteer activities are available year-round:

Sort and pack rescued produce for distribution to Leket’s nonprofit partners at our Gan Haim Logistics Center.

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Pick fruit and vegetables for the needy with our Project Leket Harvest Helpers at the Leket Israel Rishon Lezion fields in central Israel.

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Joseph Gitler Founder and Chairman

Gidi Kroch CEO

PIKUACH NEFESH CALLS US TO ACT WHEN LIFE IS AT STAKE.

AT LIFEBANC, this value guides our work every day as we pursue a future where organ, eye, and tissue donation is embraced as both an honor and a personal responsibility turning one selfless decision into hope, healing, and second chances for others.

Few acts are more meaningful than saving a life. The Talmud teaches, “Whoever saves one life, it is as if they saved an entire world.”

When you register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor, you help others live on: giving them the chance to heal, to return home to the people who love them, and to experience life’s next chapter.

One registered donor can save up to eight lives and enhance the lives of more than 100 others through tissue donation. Yet more than 108,000 people nationwide — including over 1,200 in Northeast Ohio — are still waiting for a life-saving transplant.

The generosity of donors and donor families, who make extraordinary decisions in moments of profound loss, is at the heart of Lifebanc’s work, supported by trusted hospital partnerships, expert clinical teams available 24/7, and a deep commitment to education and community outreach.

LIVE ON!

This is what Pikuach Nefesh looks like.

THE GREATEST MITZVAH IS SAVING A LIFE.

Because one person said “yes,” Romi gets to spend another Shabbat with her family. Let your generosity live on. Register as an organ donor today by scanning the QR code below or visiting LIFEBANC.ORG/LIVEON

GIVE HOPE. GIVE HEALING. GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE. Say “yes” to organ, eye, and tissue donation.

ANOTHER SHABBAT

Lifeworks Autism Services

Our Mission:

Lifeworks is a nonproﬁt organization dedicated to ensuring that individuals with autism lead healthy and enriched lives by providing essential clinical services across the lifespan.

What’s New:

Lifeworks is now providing the vital community services once o ered by Milestones Autism Resources. This includes the Help Desk, Trainings, the Resource Directory, and the Learning Library, where individuals can ﬁnd resources on navigating autism spectrum disorder. Under the umbrella of Lifeworks, these programs are supported by evidence-based practices and delivered by Lifeworks’ team of highly trained, degreed, and credentialed professionals.

Interested in Helping?

Contact: Beth Cohen Pollack Chief Advancement O cer

216.320.8320 | pollackb@wingspancg.org

Lifeworks Autism Services

22001 Fairmount Blvd.

Shaker Heights, OH 44118

216.902.7143

lifeworksautism.org

Year Established: 2013

Number of Employees: 130

Top Leadership

ife or s pro ides an arra of ser ices and educa onal opportuni es for indi iduals throughout ortheast hio ith a diagnosis of au sm er ices nclude:

Prevocational and ife S ills

Supported iving

Behavioral ealth

Applied Behavior Analysis

Employment Services

Behavioral ealth Respite

Milestones Autism Resources

Nikki Jaras, MS, BCBA, COBA Executive Director

Fun, interactive and high-energy Using real tools (safely!) Create meaning and lasting connection Unforgettable, hands-on learning New! Kaboom Kosher Science! ...where Jewish learning meets wonder, experiments, and hands-on discovery. Judaism comes alive! Blending science, tech and tradition

This year, 2,500 children across NE Ohio crafted their own Judaism with hearts, minds and hands.

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EDEN to celebrate 35th anniversary with October gala

EDEN is commemorating its 35th anniversary this year. Since 1991, the organization has helped thousands of individuals and families across Greater Cleveland secure stable housing and rebuild their lives, including many who have experienced homelessness, according to a news release. EDEN is the Emerald Development & Economic Network, Inc.

EDEN tackles housing instability at every stage. Its programs re-stabilize households at risk of losing their housing and enable individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness secure housing. rough targeted housing assistance, supportive housing and connections to essential services, EDEN helps people sustain that stability, allowing individuals and families to stay employed, manage their health and care for their families. In 2025, EDEN served more than 10,000

individuals through housing assistance, homelessness prevention programs and emergency shelter support, according to the release. EDEN also partners closely with dozens of community-based organizations to ensure residents have access to the services they need to improve their lives and maintain stable housing.

“Stable housing changes everything,” Elaine Gimmel, executive director, said in the release. “It creates the foundation for people to work toward goals, care for their families, and build a future.”

Local stakeholders, businesses and community members can support this work and help more families across Greater Cleveland remain safely housed and regain stability.

EDEN will host a 35th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 22 at Gordon Green in Cleveland. e event will highlight EDEN’s growth from a single property in 1991 to a community-wide organization with nearly 200 sta , 20 housing programs, more than 1,000 housing units and partnerships with over 1,000 area property owners.

For more information, visit edencle.org.

Our Mission

Uphold the dignity of persons with disabilities (children & adults) by increasing accessibility through innovative opportunities for community connection & achievement.

Our Work

Our team provides innovative, highquality programs & services to support them on their journey to independence, which has led us to become a certified provider for the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities.

Programs & Services

Applause 2026

Join us on Friday, October 23, from 6 - 10 p.m. at the Cleveland History Center for Applause 2026! This dazzling event rallies our community together to support individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities (IDD).

Gimmel

Guthrie House is on a scattered site property built, owned, and managed by EDEN. It is a fully accessible home.

BLESSING OF PEACE

For nearly 40 years, Malachi House has been serving the homeless who are terminally ill. Planned or deferred gifts to Malachi House are one of the most important ways you can help us build our endowment to ensure our home will always be there in perpetuity for those who need us most. It is difficult to see our residents come to Malachi House in their terminal state, many times with fear and confusion in their eyes. As the days and weeks go by, it is truly a blessing to witness their transformation as they smile, enjoy home cooked meals, feel a sense of family and engage with volunteers, hospice teams, staff and board members. The peace they ultimately experience is a result of the loving care they receive. Won’t you consider being a part of that peace?

Matthew A. Becker Board Chair

MedWish MedWorks

Mission statement:

MedWish MedWorks is a humanitarian nonproﬁt dedicated to advancing health equity and environmental sustainability. We achieve this by providing essential care, redistributing surplus medical supplies, and connecting medically underserved communities with vital resources, in Northeast Ohio and around the globe. We believe everyone should have access to healthcare. We work to remove barriers for people in our community and across the world. Through programs that focus on distributing medical supplies and equipment locally and internationally, navigating the healthcare system, and operating free clinics in Northeast Ohio and internationally, we connect communities to care.

MedBash 2026: Mark your calendars for our annual party with a purpose. MedBash 2026 takes place Saturday, October 3, 6 pm, at the Agora.

You won’t want to miss an evening of delicious food, good music, and great people. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Interested in Supporting?

Contact Missy S. Toms | Chief Advancement O cer 216-692-1685 x11 | mtoms@medwish.org

2-Day Free Dental + Medical Clinic: October 9 & 10 at the Huntington Convention Center. Dental services include cleanings, screenings, X-rays, ﬁllings, extractions, partials, and dentures. Additional services include primary care, women’s health, HIV testing, hearing and podiatry screenings, and vaccines. Join 700 other volunteers and sign up today to help deliver care to our community.

Connecting Communities to Care

Every day, individuals and families struggle without basic healthcare and vital medical resources.

Together, we can break down barriers and deliver care for those in need.

Join us to make an impact and strengthen communities here at home and across the globe. Donate today.

Dr. Josh Miller Board Chair

Britta Latz Chief Executive O cer

Every day, our care teams work tirelessly to give everyone the healthcare the need. As Cuyahoga County’s safety-net hospital, MetroHealth is there for you, particularly as the needs of the community grow.

Thanks to generous donors, we are able to care for people in new and meaningful ways:

Our new 300,000-square-foot facility— opening in spring 2026—will enhance access to healthcare with a 24/7 drive-thru pharmacy and specialty services like cancer care, OBGYN, heart and more all in one spot.

In Pursuit of Healthy

We’re bringing healthcare right to students, improving access to care, o ering essential screenings and alleviating parents’ work and transportation concerns.

Your support of The MetroHealth Foundation directly bene ts programs that help every person achieve health.

Our Food as Medicine Program connects patients with fresh, healthy foods and nutrition resources, addressing the root causes of chronic illness and improving overall well-being.

OhioGuidestone

Our Mission

To provide pathways for growth, achievement, and lifelong success.

Who We Are

We are the state’s leader in community behavioral health.

What We Do

OhioGuidestone provides a complete continuum of responsive personcentered prevention services, mental health and substance use treatment, and wrap-around supports, serving the needs of over 50,000 people each year through telehealth and locations across Ohio.

Why give?

With compassion and respect, OhioGuidestone helps people across the lifespan navigate life’s challenges and opportunities.Your contribution makes this possible. It supports the state’s leader in community behavioral health, focusing on the needs of the whole person, with outcomes exceeding national benchmarks. Because of our size and reach, your investment empowers Ohioans to take steps towards their healthiest futures.

Brant Russell President & CEO Nancy Shaw Goldsmith Chairperson, Board of Directors

Afterschool Programs Summer Camp Family Engagement Scholar Travel Opportunities

When Zuri first joined Open Doors Academy’s afterschool program, she didn’t know what to expect. Over time, relationships with mentors helped her grow in confidence, explore new interests, and pursue opportunities like college visits and service learning experiences that helped shape her goals.

Today, she’s a freshman at The Ohio State University, pursuing a future in social work.

Zuri’s experience reflects what can happen when young people have consistent support after school and throughout the summer.

Open Doors Academy provides high-quality afterschool and summer programs for more than 1,900 K–12 scholars across Northern Ohio. Our scholars find a place to belong, the tools to succeed, and a community where they are known and encouraged, particularly in communities where young people face barriers to opportunity.

Since 2018, 98% of our high school seniors have graduated on time, and our scholars attend school more consistently than their peers.

We are deeply grateful to the community partners, donors, and volunteers who make this work possible.

Open Doors Academy was honored to receive AJC Cleveland’s 2025 Isaiah Award for Human Relations,recognizing our commitment to advancing intergroup understanding and respect.

“Open Doors Academy really helped me gain confidence.”

Dr. Dorothy Moulthrop Chief

Executive Officer

Mission:

Open Doors Academy protects, inspires, nurtures, and challenges youth to reach their full potential.

You can help more young people experience the same opportunity to grow, connect, and believe in themselves.

opendoorsacademy.org/donate

To learn more, please contact: Joe Hollings

Senior Director of Engagement jhollings@opendoorsacademy.org

Our Services: Our Crisis Nursery offers 24/7 loving care through free, voluntary emergency shelter for babies and children through age 12, whose families are experiencing crisis while we provide support services to parents and guardians to help address their specific needs and improve stability so their children can return home safely. Last year 99% of our families stayed together!

Our Mission:

What’s New:

Providence House

•We served 876 children & families in crisis last year! But our waitlist continues to grow, and nearly 700 babies and children were waitlisted or unserved.

Providence House keeps kids safe and families together, embracing them with support to enhance stability that strengthens communities.

Our Services:

•Your support is needed more than ever to help care for an additional 250 children and 400+ families this year at our new East Campus!

Interested in Helping?

Our Crisis Nurseries provide 24/7 safe, loving care for children whose families are experiencing crisis while we support their parents to help address the challenges they’re facing so they can safely welcome their children home – 99% of our families stay together!

Contact Miranda Moulton Donor Engagement Manager 216.651.5982 ext.166 | mirandam@provhouse.org

What’s New: We’re celebrating our 45th Anniversary and more than 20,000 kids kept safe and families together! We are the ﬁrst and only Crisis Nursery to be listed on the national California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse as a research-based model for child welfare!

Interested in Helping?

Contact Miranda Moulton, Donor Relations Director 216.651.5982 x166 | mirandam@provhouse.org

Top Three Fundraising Needs: 24/7 Care for Babies & Children

Family Crisis Intervention Trauma Services for Parents & Children

Timothy K. Flanagan Board Chair

Natalie A. Leek President & CEO

Timothy K. Flanagan Board Chair

Natalie A. Leek President & CEO

Preserving community stability in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs

The story of Cleveland’s eastern suburbs is, in many ways, a story about reinvention.

Communities like Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, University Heights, Warrensville Heights, Beachwood and the May eld communities have long represented some of Greater Cleveland’s most stable and civically engaged neighborhoods. Yet even these historically strong suburbs have faced challenges over the last two decades: aging housing stock, tax delinquency, vacancy, changing demographics and the lingering e ects of the foreclosure crisis.

rough strategic redevelopment, demolition, rehabilitation, new construction and critical partnerships, Cuyahoga Land Bank has played an increasingly important role in helping these communities stabilize neighborhoods, attract investment and preserve quality of life.

One of the clearest examples of the land bank’s impact can be found in Warrensville Heights, where the organization pursued a targeted neighborhood revitalization strategy focused on strengthening housing markets near major community anchors like schools, hospitals and employment centers. Using parcel-level data and strategic acquisition tools, the land bank identi ed clusters of vacant and tax-delinquent properties where reinvestment could have the greatest impact.

at e ort led to the construction of new single-family homes on Longbrook Road, some of the rst scatteredsite and market-rate housing built in the city in years. ough the homes were sold below development cost, the strategy succeeded in demonstrating that demand for modern housing existed in the community and could attract additional private-sector investment. According to the land bank, the broader Warrensville Heights housing market has since experienced measurable increases in property values and renewed development activity.

e signi cance of this work extends beyond individual properties. e eastern suburbs of Cleveland are interconnected economically, culturally, and socially. Stabilization in one community strengthens con dence across neighboring municipalities. For residents of nearby communities like Beachwood, University Heights and Shaker Heights – all of which share commercial corridors, institutions and civic ties with Warrensville Heights –neighborhood stability contributes to the long-term health of the entire eastern suburban corridor.

e land bank’s work to address blight and vacancy in nearby communities therefore carries broader regional importance. Strong housing markets, safe streets and reinvestment corridors help maintain the stability that allows longstanding cultural institutions and diverse neighborhoods to continue thriving.

In Cleveland Heights, redevelopment e orts around long vacant and underutilized properties have also contributed to broader community revitalization goals. Projects like the ongoing planning surrounding the former Hillside Dairy site in the May eld Triangle represent the type of transformational redevelopment opportunities eastern suburbs are increasingly pursuing to reactivate dormant land and create new neighborhood momentum.

ese e orts matter because eastern suburbs face a unique challenge: preserving the historic character and walkability that residents value while modernizing aging

infrastructure and housing stock for future generations. Communities such as Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights remain highly desirable precisely because of their architectural character, diversity, and civic identity. Maintaining that strength requires strategic intervention when vacancy, abandonment or tax foreclosure threatens neighborhood con dence.

e land bank’s role in demolition and redevelopment has become an important tool in that equation. Removing severely distressed structures, assembling land for productive reuse and supporting responsible redevelopment helps communities avoid the destabilizing ripple e ects that

vacant properties can create.

Importantly, the bene ts extend beyond economics. In many eastern suburbs, neighborhood stability supports long-established networks of faith institutions, schools, cultural organizations and multigenerational families.

As redevelopment continues across Cuyahoga County, the land bank’s work in the eastern suburbs demonstrates that revitalization is not only about rebuilding properties, but also sustaining communities, preserving neighborhood con dence and ensuring that the next generation of residents can continue investing in places with deep cultural and historical roots.

Di erent Builds. Same Mission.

Every Habitat home creates strength, stability, and a ordable homeownership for local families.

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OUR MISSION is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Helping families stay together during life’s hardest moments.

What’s new:

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile in partnership with Akron Children's is helping us meet families where they are, delivering convenient, inperson care for children ages birth-21 years.

The Family Meal Program has expanded to serve families at new locations across Northeast Ohio, providing meals to those who may not have the time, energy, or financial resources to prepare dinner while caring for a hospitalized child.

With the addition of a Happy Wheels Cart at Aultman Hospital in Canton, we continue to expand our geographical footprint to serve more families and meet their needs where they are.

Chief Executive Officer

Aristea Tzouloufis Chief Development and Marketing Officer

The Cleveland Gemach

Our Mission: The Cleveland Gemach is here to support the Jewish community for almost any need or occasion. With over 30 branches, we provide everything from brand-new clothes to furniture to baby gear to families in need. In addition, we send hundreds of boxes of new clothing and shoes to Israel every year. Our mission is to help the Jewish community in Cleveland and the surrounding areas in every way we can.

Contact Information:

Bina Drazin

Founder, Executive Director

216-321-9393

drazinh@hac1.org

The Cleveland Orchestra

Mission: The Cleveland Orchestra inspires and enriches lives by creating musical experiences at the highest level of artistic excellence. Dedicated community support brings thousands of families and friends together for extraordinary music year-round at Severance and Blossom Music Centers.

What’s New:

Following a vibrant Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival this May, we return to Northeast Ohio’s favorite summer tradition at Blossom. The summer season features time-honored musical favorites, contemporary classical, Broadway, ﬁlm scores, and stars like Idina Menzel and Jon Batiste. The music continues during Summers at Severance with four classical programs. For fans near and far, The Cleveland Orchestra continues to release new concert performances on our digital home, Adella.live, and new audio recordings on all streaming platforms.

We invite you to be a champion for music by making your donation today.

Interested in Helping?

Donor Services | 216-456-8400 | donate@clevelandorchestra.com

THE MUSIC NEEDS YOU

The Cleveland Orchestra Board of Trustees has stepped forward with a $250,000 matching challenge for music. That means your donation by June 30 will be DOUBLED by matching funds!

Ticket sales only cover a portion of what it takes to bring world-class performances to Cleveland. The rest comes from generous people like you — people who believe in music and love the arts.

MAKE TWICE THE DIFFERENCE! clevelandorchestra.com/give 216-456-8400

11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 216-231-1111

clevelandorchestra.com

Year Established: 1918

Number of Employees: 140+ sta members, 100 full-time musicians

Top Three Areas of Support:

Cash/Check/Credit Card gifts to the Annual Fund

Estate/endowment gifts

Underwriting/Sponsorships for concerts and programs

André Gremillet President & CEO

Richard J. Kramer Chair, Board of Trustees

Great Lakes Science Center hosts ‘Titanic’ exhibit

The Great Lakes Science Center at 601 Erieside Ave. in downtown Cleveland will host boat -and water-themed family activities to celebrate the grand opening on May 21 of “TITANIC: e Artifact Exhibition,” and the reopening of the Steamship William G. Mather.

Visitors can design and sail their own boats along a water- lled lane during the “Sailboat Speedway Family Workshop,” at

1 and 3 p.m. May 24 and May 31.

A $5 materials fee is charged.

From May 23 to May 25, the center will celebrate the 101st birthday of the Steamship Mather with an array of programs, including: “Wacky Water Big Science Show,” where workers will showcase physical and chemical properties as they play with water; “Watery Scavenger Hunt,” where guests become contestants in tracking

Friendship Circle of Cleveland to offer ESY Camp

Friendship Circle of Cleveland will host a summer camp called ESY Camp. ESY Camp is at Friendship Circle Cleveland at 27900 Gates Mills Blvd. in Pepper Pike.

is free program is for anyone approved for extended school year services through

Beachwood City School District. e program will be held from June 8 to July 3. For more information and to register, visit shorturl.at/fNxZ5. For questions, email hello@ friendscleveland.com.

Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank celebrates 10th anniversary

Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank celebrated 10 years of impact on March 15 with an inaugural annual brunch at the Mandel Literacy Hub at the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank at 13913 West Parkway Road in Cleveland.

At the brunch, celebrating Impact Award Recipients were honored. ey were:

Alliance

Corporate Impact Award, won by PNC Bank; the Partner Impact Award, won by National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland; the Community Leader Award, won by Bill and Martha Boyer; the Storytelling Award, won by Margaret Bernstein; and the Founders’ Award, won by Kristen Saada.

for Working Together Foundation to hold STEM summer day camps

Alliance for Working Together

Foundation will o er a two-week long STEM summer day camp. Each camp connects science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts to local careers throughout Northeast Ohio. Campers will complete hands-on STEM projects to showcase to parents and local businesses. Students will tour local manufacturers to see manufacturing careers in action.

AWT will o er two di erent sessions over the summer. e rst one will be a STEM

down watery exhibits and recording their observations; “Water Refraction Cart,” where guests explore the properties of water and how it interacts with light as employees make glass beads vanish from sight; “Guided Mather Tours,” a 60-minute sta -led tour highlighting the artifacts and features of the restored Great Lakes freighter and the William Mather’s contributions to Cleveland’s history; and “Design a Ship

Flag,” where guests make their own ags inspired by those onboard the ship.

Admission is $14.95 for children and $19.95 for ages 12 and up.

Separate admission to the Steamship William G. Mather is $8.95 for children under 12 and $10.95 adults.

For tickets, visit greatscience.com/tickets.

InMotion to host Living in Motion June 20

InMotion will host Living In Motion on June 20 at 23905 Mercantile Road in Beachwood.

Living In Motion is an event designed for people living with Parkinson’s disease to explore the importance of exercise and discover valuable community resources. e event will feature demonstrations

of InMotion’s evidence-based wellness programs. Attendees can also learn from professionals in social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy and nutrition. ey can also receive information about treatment options for Parkinson’s disease. Living In Motion is free. To register, visit shorturl.at/SYYrQ.

Greater Cleveland Fisher House fundraiser honors veterans

Greater Cleveland Fisher House worked with its community partners, the Polish Legion of American Veterans Ladies Auxiliary, to host the 12th annual CWO4 Stanley Kryiak, USNR, Retired, Memorial Golf Outing on May 16 on Armed Forces Day. e exclusive event quickly sold out as only 100 tickets were available, according to a news release. It was held at Briardale Greens Golf Course in Euclid. For the rst time, attendees could honor a veteran loved ones with a sign for $125 that featured their service photo, with name and rank, that was displayed near the Briardale clubhouse.

Camp from June 8 to June 19. e second one will be a AEROMFG Camp from July 6 to July 17. Both sessions will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and located at AWT Transformation Training Center at 8980 Tyler Blvd. in Mentor. All campers will receive hands-on STEM activities and tours of manufacturers. Scholarships are available. For more information, visit shorturl.at/ XiXgm or call 440-462-1998.

Hope Ignites makes difference in under-resources communities

For four decades, Hope Ignites has pioneered programming for young people from under-resourced communities in Cleveland and Akron. Hope Ignites o ers support young people need to grow into successful, thriving adults, according to a news release.

e youth it serves, scholars, have an intense desire to learn and succeed, yet face barriers outside of their control. Committing to their journey from middle school through post–secondary education and beyond, Hope Ignites provides the foundation they need to reach their goals. e programs include: Academy Program, Residential Program, and College & Career Success Program.

Hope Ignites Northeastern Ohio is a member of the Hope Ignites Network. Its Network headquarters in St. Louis connects, provides leadership and o ers signature collegepreparatory programming to a liates across the United States, Mexico and Guatemala. Each a liate is independently incorporated, governed by its own board of directors and responsible for its own fundraising. A liation and services agreements link the network to ensure mission and brand delity, quality operations, maximum functional capacity, consistency in training, programmatic standards and best practices. Its mission is to nurture and guide motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career ready men and women for others.

For 40 years, Hope Ignites Northeastern Ohio has been a steadfast force for opportunity, walking alongside young people as they pursue their dreams. Rooted in the belief that every young person deserves access to education, guidance and opportunity, the organization has grown from serving just a handful of scholars in 1986 to impacting hundreds across Cleveland and Akron in 2026.

As hope Ignites celebrates its 40th anniversary throughout the year, it honors not only its history, but the lives transformed along the way. Hope Ignites meets the needs of its scholars, from its early residential beginnings to comprehensive programming that now includes Academy and College & Career Success.

e 40th anniversary celebration culminates with the annual Evening of Hope fundraiser on Oct. 6. Join Hope Ignites as it celebrates the hard work and excellence of its Scholars.

For more information on the event, visit shorturl.at/Yqzdk

“We are incredibly impressed by the longterm commitment Hope Ignites makes to supporting scholars, not only through middle and high school, but all the way through postsecondary education and into their career launch, while inspiring them to return as mentors, volunteers, and supporters.” Marc and Shari Jacobson, Hope Ignites donors and supporter, said in the release.

Neighborhood Leadership Institute celebrates year of True2U youth mentoring

Neighborhood Leadership Institute is celebrating the nale of the 2025-26 True2U Mentoring Program for Cleveland Metropolitan School District eighth-grade scholars. In the upcoming nal session of the school year, mentors and scholars will re ect on their journeys, create vision boards for the future, and learn about high school programs and opportunities.

True2U is a volunteer mentoring program that helps Cleveland youth develop leadership

skills, build con dence, and prepare for the transition to high school.

“We celebrate and thank all of our dedicated and passionate mentors who volunteer their time to connect with and make a lasting impact on our CMSD youth,” Laura Hu man, True2U program manager, said in a news release. “Your time and guidance can truly help shape a scholar’s future.”

As this year concludes, True2U is preparing for next year. e application to become a mentor

for the 2026-27 school year is open. True2U sta is also preparing for the Summer Leadership Academy, which takes place for 6 weeks each summer. In partnership with Youth Opportunities Unlimited, nominated scholars will participate in a paid, six-week summer work experience focused on leadership development. Applications are being accepted to become a mentor for the 2026-27 school year. To apply, visit bit.ly/3Qox5Zy

Neighborhood Leadership Institute works to improve the quality of life for people in greater Cleveland’s diverse communities. rough grassroots leadership development, youth mentoring, and community health and recreational programming, the Institute is dedicated to investing in people, developing leaders and transforming communities, the release said.

THE EDNA HOUSE FOR WOMEN

e Edna House for Women provides safe, sober housing for women in recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction, regardless of their ability to pay. Independent of government funding and health insurance, we o er a distinctive model that combines clinical support and community with an intensive employment readiness program.

Our strong alumnae association ensures that the connection women build here extends well beyond their time with us. We are not just a place to land — we are a place to launch.

We provide residents a safe, focused environment, in which women eat, sleep, and breathe their own recovery. We impart personal responsibility through residents’ ownership of the house and commitment to a structured daily life. And most importantly, we provide access to the recovery community that is the essential link towards making real, lasting change in a woman’s life.

Our Mission: 2007 West 65th Street Cleveland, OH 44102 (216) 281-7751

ednahouse.org mail@ednahouse.org Year Established: 2004

Restoring Dignity, Building Self-Respect

Alcoholism and addiction can create circumstances that rob a woman of her dignity and self-respect. We feel that the dignity of the individual and the group as a whole are of paramount importance.

What makes our program vastly di erent from traditional sober homes or institutional recovery centers comes down to simplicity. We provide residents a safe, focused environment, in which women eat, sleep, and breathe their own recovery.

A Lifetime of Commitment to Sobriety

You stay until you are healed; our program starts with a 6 month stay and there is no maximum length to your recovery at e Edna House

Regardless of the Ability to Pay

We wholeheartedly believe that a woman’s

ability to pay should not stand in the way of her opportunity to get sober.

Endless Hope

Sobriety is not a one-shot chance and neither is our program. ere is no restriction on the number of times a woman can re-enter e Edna House program.

Alumnae Support

e Edna House has one of the largest and best alumnae groups that volunteer, sponsor, and provide fun outings for residents.

Creating Circumstances Where Miracles Occur

Born of the vision of four sober women, the mission of e Edna House is to give women an opportunity to recover from alcohol and drug addiction by providing a safe, sober place to live and to learn life skills in order to maintain 12-step based sobriety throughout their lifetime.

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHRISTMAS IN JULY: Join us on the Edna campus on July 23, 4-7, for an evening of fellowship, ice cream, and connection. Tour our beautiful space, meet our inspiring alumnae and dedicated board members, and experience the heart of our community. Details on our website.

RECOVERY RACE: Join us at Edgewater Park on September 26! Every step supports women on their journey to recovery. Be part of a powerful community, celebrate hope, and make a meaningful impact. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Register on our website.

TOURS: Please join us for a guided tour of e Edna House Campus, and learn about our life-saving services. Dates are Tuesday, Aug. 11th, Wednesday, Sept. 16th, ursday, Oct. 15th, & Tuesday, Nov. 17th.Tours begin promptly at 9 a.m. All are welcome.

You can invest in our mission by visiting ednahouse.org/donate, or DONATE BY MAIL:

Please, make your donation check payable to: e Edna House for Women, Attn: Development, P.O. Box 602686, Cleveland, Ohio 44102.

Sarah Murphy Executive Director

e Edna House for Women Recovery Race

Top: e Edna House for Women Campus; Bottom: Some of e Edna House Alumnae from our March fundraiser

Transplant House of Cleveland

How do gifts to your organization positively impact others?

Gifts ensure housing and support for organ transplant patients and caregivers at a low cost, saving them $140 per night versus the cost of a hotel. That’s a savings of $16,900 for a 4-month stay. Because only 4% of U.S. medical centers perform transplants, most who need this care must travel to access it. For many, the cost of lodging is prohibitive, and the stress of undertaking is overwhelming. Contributions help us provide access to transplant care for families regardless of their ﬁnancial circumstances, community with others, support programming designed speciﬁcally for transplant patients and caregivers, and all the information and comforts to help with a successful organ transplant.

Do you have any events planned in the coming year?

Our annual 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk will be held in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens on Sunday, June 14. This family and dogfriendly event is a joyful celebration of the healing power of community. Or join us on our campus for our “Autumn in the Garden” fundraiser on Thursday, October 8. The evening’s festivities include live music from Blue Lunch, hors d’oeuvres and wine, beer, and specialty spirit-free beverages. Sponsorships are available!

What sets your organization apart?

This is the only organization of its kind in Cleveland and one of 14 nationally, providing an array of support to organ transplant patients and their caregivers. Transplant House is shaped by the notion of “radical welcome,” embracing families with compassion, acceptance, and gratitude during a challenging medical journey. For 12 years we have provided a healing and supportive community to more than 1,900 families that compliments and extends the world-class care patients receive at Cleveland’s medical centers, while also attending to the unique emotional and social needs of their caregivers.

2029 E. 115th St. Cleveland, OH 44106 216-973-2691 transplanthouseofcleveland.org

Interested in helping? Call 216-973-2691 or visit transplanthouseofcleveland.org to learn how you can support our mission.

A HOME AWAY FROM HOME

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— Andrea, caregiver and wife of a liver recipient.

Transplant House of Cleveland provides affordable, temporary housing and a welcoming, supportive community to organ transplant patients and their families.

To support our mission, visit transplanthouseofcleveland.org/ways-to-help or contact Elaine Turley by phone 216-973-2691 or email elainet@transplanthouseofcleveland.org.

Joanmarie Button President of the Board of Trustees

Elaine Turley Executive Director

University Hospitals

Our Mission:

To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.

Celebrating 160 years of caring for the community! UH was founded in 1866 by a group of passionate individuals who believed everyone deserves access to quality care. Our promise to serve with compassion and excellence continues today because of your generosity and your trust. UH is here, because of you.

What’s New: Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitalshas received more than $1.84 billion in support towards its ambitious $2 billion goal. Because of you, UH is investing in what matters most: caring for our children, transforming cancer care, leading discovery and innovation, investing in our community, and embracing emerging priorities.

Interested in Helping?

Give online at: uhgiving.org

University Hospitals is here BECAUSE OF YOU

Cli A. Megerian, MD, FACS University Hospitals Chief Executive O cer, Jane and Henry Meyer Chief Executive O cer Distinguished Chair

University Hospitals is here

BECAUSE OF YOU

UH has been an anchor in this community since 1866. Our simple yet bold mission to heal, teach and discover persists today, because of you.

Give at uhgiving.org

Tune Into Your Heart returns Friday, October 9 at Landerhaven! Featuring dinner and dueling pianos, Tune Into Your Heart benefits the Kevin W. Lynch Heart Research Fund at UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. Sponsorships available at UHGiving.org/ TuneIntoYourHeart.

UH has been an anchor in this community since 1866. Our simple yet bold mission to heal, teach and discover persists today, because of you.

Give at uhgiving.org

Jerry L. Kelsheimer Chair, University Hospitals Board of Directors

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026

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On June 10th, Values-in-Action will celebrate its important kin dness-driven mission, by coming together to honor individuals who embody the very values that its student programming reinforces, at i ts annual Values Matter Awards Dinner. This year’s honorees are nothing shor t of exceptional.

VINCENT J. DELIE, JR. BOYD K. PETHEL

YWCA Greater Cleveland’s Women of Achievement Awards May 28

YWCA Greater Cleveland will host its annual Women of Achievement Awards on May 28 at Severance Music Center in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood, honoring women leaders making an impact across Northeast Ohio. e event will begin at 5 p.m. and recognize 10 women selected through a competitive nomination process for their

leadership, innovation and community service. e evening will include an awards program and networking reception.

According to YWCA Greater Cleveland, the Women of Achievement Awards serve as the organization’s signature fundraiser, supporting programs focused on housing, mental health services, early childhood education and workforce development.

“ ese extraordinary women exemplify what it means to lead with purpose,” Helen Forbes Fields, president and CEO of YWCA Greater Cleveland, said in a news release.

“ eir work re ects the very heart of our mission – and the limitless potential of our community.”

e 2026 honorees include leaders from organizations such as Greater Cleveland

Junior League of Cleveland honors ‘Women of Impact’

The Junior League of Cleveland held its inaugural Women of Impact Awards on March 14 at the St. Clair Ballroom in downtown Cleveland, honoring community leaders and awarding $15,000 in scholarships to women who have helped shape a stronger Northeast Ohio, according to a news release.

Six women were honored for their leadership and impact on the community that helped transform lives and strengthen the community. Award recipients included: Divya Sridhar of RE Collective LLC, Civic Leadership Award; Laura Potter-Sadowski of

the Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, Community Catalyst Award; Ti any Ashley of Merrick House, Service rough Action Award; Dr. Mirriam Knight of Destiny Connections LLC, Equity in Health Award; LeAirra Lacey of Birthing Beautiful Communities, NextGen Leader Award; and Dr. Shamarah Hutchins of e Serene Corporation, Torchbearer Award.

“ ese remarkable women exemplify the very best of our community,” Lisa Mayhugh, Junior League of Cleveland president, said in the release. “ eir leadership, passion, and commitment to service are creating real,

Aging should never mean aging alone.

lasting change. We are proud to recognize their achievements and amplify their impact through this event.”

e Junior League of Cleveland also awarded three $5,000 scholarships to emerging leaders committed to making a di erence: Jowan Moss, Elizabeth Semidei and Laquetta Washington.

“ e energy in the room was incredible,” Madison Stoneburner Simon, Junior League of Cleveland fundraiser event coordinator, said in the release. “ is event demonstrated what’s possible when women come together to support, celebrate, and uplift one another.

For many LGBTQ+ older adults, family rejection and the loss of longtime partners make chosen family essential. Rainbow Pioneers is where LGBTQ+ adults 50+ build that community, with programming designed for who they are.

Works, Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, College Now Greater Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Tickets and additional information are available through ywcaofcleveland.org or by calling 216-881-6878.

We are thrilled with the overwhelming response and look forward to growing this signature event in the years to come.” Proceeds from the event directly support the Junior League of Cleveland’s community programs and initiatives.

e Junior League of Cleveland is an organization of women founded in 1912 that works to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training.

Seeds of Literacy holds spring fundraiser

Seeds of Literacy held its Relive Your Glory Days at Prom on May 16 at e Lantern Room in Cleveland.

Attendees at the spring fundraiser enjoyed dancing, prom photos, refreshments, ra es, corsages, boutonnieres and prom-themed surprises.

“Sound of Ideas” host Stephanie Haney and WKYC’s Mike Polk were prom queen and king, respectively.

Seeds of Literacy’s mission is to deliver quality education that inspires a desire for a lifetime of learning. It will provide an up-to-date, well-resourced program that meets the needs of its students. In partnership with other organizations, Seeds of Literacy will be in uential in breaking the cycle of poverty by strengthening our community through the transformed lives of our students, according to its website.

West Creek Conservancy, Spice Field Kitchen merge

West Creek Conservancy and Spice Field Kitchen merged to combine e orts to expand ecological restoration, food systems education and community programming across Northern Ohio.

e merger, announced in December 2025, brings together two organizations focused on environmental education and community engagement. Spice Field Kitchen spent more than seven years providing hands-on culinary education and place-based learning rooted in food systems and ecology.

According to the organizations, Spice Field Kitchen relocated in February 2024 to West Creek Conservancy’s Creekside Collaborative Partners site after seeking a more sustainable location. e move later developed into a broader partnership and eventual merger.

“I am honored to share an important new chapter in Spice Field Kitchen’s story,” Anne Juster, former board president of Spice Field Kitchen and now a board member of West Creek, said in a news release. “ is transition is an expansion of vision, capacity, and impact.”

As part of the transition, Spice Field Kitchen will continue operating as Creekside Field Kitchen under West Creek Conservancy. Educational programs and partnerships are expected to expand under the leadership of Derek Schafer, executive director of West Creek Conservancy, and Steve Baker, former CEO of Spice Field Kitchen and current director of education at West Creek.

“Spice Field Kitchen is an excellent t with West Creek as our missions are closely aligned,” Mike Mohlenkamp, board chairman of West Creek, said in the release. “ ey bring a robust education program and will expand our capacity to engage with communities and connect more people with land and our shared ecosystem.”

In 2025, Creekside Field Kitchen harvested more than 700 pounds of produce and engaged nearly 1,000 participants through eld trips, classes and camps. Over the past six years, programming has reached nearly 9,650 students, according to the organization.

Solon chamber’s ‘Swing for the Green

Golf Outing’ at Grantwood

The Solon Chamber of Commerce

will host the annual 2026 “Swing for the Green Golf Outing,” at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Grantwood Golf Course at 38855 Aurora Road in Solon.

Teams must be purchased as four golfers at a time. ere is not an option for

individual golfers. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and beverages will be included.

To register, visit shorturl.at/LKtYD.

For more information, email president@ solonchamber.com.

Menzel to perform with Cleveland Orchestra July 26

Idina Menzel, a Broadway actress and lm star, singer and songwriter, will join e Cleveland Orchestra on July 26 for a performance at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls that will see her revisit her roles from “Rent,” “Wicked” and “Frozen” along with selections from “Redwood” and other works, according to a news release.

e show, inspired by Menzel’s 2024 “Take Me or Leave Me” tour, is being held on the evening of the Blossom Summer Soirée, a special fundraising event bene ting the Orchestra’s summer home at the park.

Menzel’s performance will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature conductor Andy Einhorn. Her show is one of many that will be featured by e Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center with the Blossom Music Festival and Summers at Severance touted as its signature experiences.

Blossom Music Center allows music lovers to gather on the grass or purchase seats to enjoy shows performed from the amphitheater. Summers at Severance brings additional performances to Severance Music Center, inviting audiences to enjoy cocktails on the front terrace and turn their ursday evenings into stylish, midweek escapes lled with world-class music, according to the release.

e 2026 Blossom Music Festival will kick o on July 3 as conductor Edwin Outwater leads tenor Limmie Pulliam and e Cleveland Orchestra in an evening showcasing American music by Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and other patriotic voices to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, which will continue on July 4 with with A Salute to America, Blossom’s traditional, star-spangled concert as the Blossom Festival Band performs a mix of marches, patriotic favorites, and a salute to the Armed Forces. e July 3 and July 4

concerts are followed by reworks.

Other performances include e Cleveland Orchestra performing the soundtrack from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on July 11 and July 12; Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 on July

18; a performance of Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 on Aug. 1; “ e Voices that Changed Music”, featuring hits from Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Whitney Houston and Elvis Presley on Aug. 8; a Cole Porter tribute concert on Aug. 23; and a show featuring the music of John Williams on Sept. 4 to Sept. 6 featuring scores from “Superman”, “Star Wars,” Indiana Jones”, Jurassic Park” and “Jaws.”

At Severance, the season will kick o on July 16 with performances of Richard Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Sergei Rachmanino ’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Antonín Dvor˘ák’s Symphony No. 8. On Aug. 13, “A Night at the Opera,” featuring three-time Grammy Award-winning soporano Latonia Moore and tenor Brandon Jovanovich along with the Blossom Festival Chorus that will contain songs from operas like “Rusalka,” “La forza del destino” “II trovatore” and “Nabucco.”

e series at Severance will end on Aug. 27 with Wagner’s Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger followed by Intensity by Bernd Richard Deutsch, the orchestra’s former Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow. Richard Strauss’s “Symphonia domestica” rounds out the program.

Individual tickets for the Blossom Music Festival and Summers at Severance can be purchased through the Severance Music Center ticket o ce at 216-231-1111 or clevelandorchestra.com.

For more information, visit clevelandorchestra.com. Blossom Music Center is at 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, while Severance Music Center is at 11001 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood.

Copeland receives BBB’s Cary Root Champion of Integrity Award

Margot James Copeland was named Better Business Bureau of Cleveland’s 2026 Cary Root Champion of Integrity Award. She was honored at the Celebration of Integrity breakfast on April 23 at Stillwater Place in the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. e award is given annually to an individual who exempli es BBB’s mission to advance marketplace trust through a lifelong commitment to ethical, honest and fair business practices, as well as profound community leadership, according to a news release.

Copeland is a former executive vice president and chief diversity o cer of

KeyBank, where she helped integrate inclusion into the core of its operation, helping the business win the DiversityInc Top 50 honor eight times. She has managed over $800 million in philanthropic initiatives, generating a total community impact exceeding $2 billion, is the former national president of e Links Inc. and has served on the boards of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, e Cleveland Orchestra and e Cleveland Foundation.

“Margot is a living testament to the fact that corporate success and community progress are intertwined,” Pamela Anson, president/CEO of BBB Cleveland, said in the release. “Because of her enduring dedication to ethical leadership, inclusive practices and impactful philanthropy, she is the ideal recipient for the 2026 Cary Root Champion of Integrity Award.”

e BBB Cleveland also announced the four high school seniors who were selected

as its 2026 Students of Integrity, with the students reciving their scholarships at the breakfast.

e BBB Students of Integrity program recognizes high school students across Northeast Ohio who personify ethics, leadership and strong character through their actions, community service and life examples, according to the release.

e winners were Maria Zarjetskiy of Beachwood High School, who founded the “Beyond Bars Initative” to help advocate for criminal justice reform, and she gave a presentation to U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Beachwood; Valeria “Melissa” Correa of Olmsted Falls High School, a Costa Rican immigrant who works full-time as an STNA in memory care and is on path to become a nurse; Archit Singh of Strongsville High School, who is a medalist in taekwondo who mentored and defended a younger martial arts student against peer bullying; and Hallie

DeGreen of Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, who balances her college-level coursework with working to support her termninally ill mother and spoke to over 500 people in downtown Cleveland to advocate for visitms of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Honorable mentions include: Natalie Chang of Westlake High School; Jaiden Copely of East Technical High School; Aidan Englehart of Harvey High School; Ayesha Faruki of Mentor High School; Claire Leland of Laurel School; and Cooper Vosciky of West Geauga High School.

“ e future of Northeast Ohio is in excellent hands with these four extraordinary students,” Anson said in the release. “From advocating for victims and defending peers to founding nonpro ts and providing patient care, they demonstrate that integrity is a tangible action. BBB is honored to support their promising paths forward.”

Idina Menzel arrives at the premiere of “Wicked” in November 2024, at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.

| Photo / Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP

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