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PLAN donors kick off annual giving program Donors and friends of Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Southwest Ohio enjoyed an evening at the Cincinnati Museum Center and explored the Neil Armstrong Space Exploration Gallery to celebrate the launch of the organization’s annual giving program, "One Trip around the Sun." PLAN helps families develop long-term care plans, works with families to find a way to support those plans financially and carries out a lifetime as a family surrogate. www.planswohio.org
PLAN donors gathered in the Museum’s Center’s Armstrong gallery. PLAN Board Members Gary and Debby Sparks
The Power of Music spreads joy to community in song The Power of Music, a nonprofit that seeks to enrich the lives of people who are isolated or detached from the broader community by bringing them live music performed by high school students, has visited many area nonprofits this year. Some of the performances were at the Victorian at Riverside, Catholic Charities and Easterseals. The organization was founded by Indian Hill High School senior Joseph Kayne. “It was truly beautiful seeing the effect this amazing music group brought to the individuals we serve,” said an Easterseals activity coordinator. www.powerofmusicih.org
Barb Brookbank, a resident of the Victorian at Riverside in Covington, with students from Indian Hill High School’s The Power of Music. (Back row) Luis Vega-Torres, Franny Bell, Sydney Frost, Sarika Singh, Joseph Kayne, Preston Marx, Joshua Knehans and Marko Petrovic; (front row) Barbara Brookbank, Natalie Cathy, Emma Stacey and Hrishi Rawat
Youth program helps clear invasive plants, remove trash, improve trails Members from Groundwork Ohio River Valley and partners Cincinnati Parks, the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati Recreation Commission, Metropolitan Sewer District, Cincinnati Zoo and Great Parks gathered in Mt. Airy Forest to celebrate summer season accomplishments by the Green Team, the nation’s largest youth green workforce program. Centered in environmental justice and climate change equity, youth employees accomplished hundreds of hours of professional development and fieldwork: invasive species were cleared from over 40 acres, 1,400 pounds of Nadia trash removed from waterways, and five miles of trails were enhanced. Damien, Althaea, Marcus www.groundworkorv.org 58
SEPTEMBER 2022
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