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Walk To End Alzheimer’s Participant Walking With Purpose
Thank you to Krista Powers with the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Cincinnati Chapter, for this guest post.
As with many who participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s™, Alzheimer’s disease is a very personal matter to Mindy Ross.
Her grandmother, Betty Giehls, died from Alzheimer’s disease in December 2010, just two months after her husband of 52 years, Ralph, passed away. He was her primary caregiver for nearly 8 years when the couple lived in Arizona. When she eventually required nursing home care, he visited her on a daily basis, often several times a day.
“My grandmother always joked about losing her marbles. We told her that we were her marbles and that she would never lose us,” said Mindy. “When we started this team, we thought the play on words made a lot of sense.”
Last year, Mindy was one of the top individual fundraisers at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Walk, raising more than $3,300. Along with her husband, Dave, she will lead her 20-member family team again this year.
“It is sometimes difficult to feel that you can make a difference with an issue as large as Alzheimer’s but with the Walks you feel like every dollar can help,” she said. “It is nice to share the experience as a family.”
After moving from Newport, Ky. to Landon, Ohio, last fall, the Ross family will focus their efforts on the Butler, Warren & Clinton Counties Walk to End Alzheimer’s in West Chester on Sept. 15. This will be the family’s third Walk venue.
“My paps used to take grams to the Alzheimer’s Walks in Tucson and he used the Association’s services there,” said Mindy. “For us here, it is rewarding to do something positive to remember my grandparents and the love they had for one another.”
As the primary national fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, Walk to End Alzheimer’s is an annual event that brings the community together in a show of remembrance and support for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Proceeds from the event will directly fund programs and services of the Greater Cincinnati Chapter as well as national research efforts.
“We were overwhelmed by the generosity of teams like Betty’s Marbles,” said Development Director Krista Powers. “It is our hope that people will again actively support the walk in their community because the need continues to grow every year.”
To register for a Walk to End Alzheimer’s event close, visit: www.alz.org/cincinnati. For more information on how to participate or organize a team, contact Diana Bosse at (513) 721-4284 or dbosse@alz.org or Amy Horn at ahorn@alz.org.
Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Walk
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Sawyer Point
705 E. Pete Rose Way
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Registration 8:30 a.m., Walk 10 a.m.
Distance of Walk Route: 5K
For other regional Walks, please visit this link.
Sample the Great Outdoors in Greater Cincinnati – For Free!
What a great idea! A nonprofit organization called the Green Umbrella is organizing two days – September 22 and 23 – packed with 
over 120 FREE samplings of the best outdoor recreation and nature education activities in our region.
Take a kayak lesson. Hike a new trail. Learn how to cook while backpacking. Explore the tree canopy 60 feet in the air. Shoot a bow and arrow. Tag a Monarch butterfly. Tie a fly. Play a CSI “nature detective”. Look for fossils in a creek. Catch a fish. Paddle the Mill Creek. Learn to row. Band a bird. Eat like an animal at the Cincinnati Zoo.
To plan your great outdoor weekend or view more information on specific events held by participating organizations, go to: www.GreatOutdoorWeekend.org. Printed brochures are also available at Subaru dealerships, area libraries, and at 
all participating organizations.
Great Outdoor Weekend is presented by Green Umbrella and sponsored by Subaru, the Cincinnati Wildflower Preservation Society, Hamilton County Parks, REI, The Licking River Greenway & Trails, Roads Rivers and Trails, Greenacres Foundation and BioGreenChoice. Channel 5 WLWT is media sponsor.
Additional sponsors include Kenton County Parks, Queen City Bikes, Oxbow, Inc., Rumpke, the City of Cincinnati, Little Miami Inc., AIGA Cincinnati, Bayer Becker, Wild Ones and Human Nature.
About Green Umbrella
Green Umbrella is a non-profit organization working to improve the economic vitality and quality of life in the region around Cincinnati by maximizing the collective impact of individuals and organizations dedicated to environmental sustainability.
Green Umbrella is the ‘backbone organization’ helping member organizations work better together to promote a more environmentally sustainable region. In partnership with our area’s leading planning initiatives — Vision 2015 in Northern Kentucky and Agenda 360 in Southwestern Ohio — Green Umbrella facilitates collaboration among over 100 area non-profits, businesses, educational institutions and governmental entities focused on the environmental aspects of sustainability.
United Way Of Greater Cincinnati Kicked Off Campaign
Today, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and its individual and company supporters, kicked off an important workplace fund raising campaign – with a lofty goal of raising $61 million by its end, October 26. Cincinnati’s Ft. Square was packed with volunteers who will be working to make that goal a reality.
“It’s a stretch,” campaign Chairman David Joyce, CEO of GE Aviation, told the Cincinnati Business Courier’s Lucy May. “We’re going to need everyone to really commit.”
Reaching the goal will allow the United Way to fund so many nonprofits doing vital work to strengthen lives and communities. The United Way has ‘Bold Goals’ in education, income and health that by 2020, at least 45 percent of adults will have an associate’s degree or higher; at least 85 percent of youth will graduate from high school prepared for life, college and career; and that at least 90 percent of the labor force will be gainfully employed. For more information on the goals, please click here.
The fundraising campaign is a partnership of United Way and the Cincinnati Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. The United Way of Greater Cincinnati region includes Hamilton, Clermont, Brown and Butler counties and the Middletown area in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties in Northern Kentucky; and Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana.
Michael Douglas And Harlem Legends Are Greatness
This afternoon, I had the theme ‘GREATNESS’ going through my mind. And next thing I knew, I was talking to Michael Douglas. In case you don’t know, Michael was a Harlem Globetrotters legend in his day. And today, he’s a Harlem Legend. That’s the name of the alumni group he got together (including NBA standouts) to travel the country, spreading messages of inspiration, instilling character values in kids, and raising money for good causes. It’s all part 
of Michael’s foundation, the Michael Douglas Youth Foundation.
“Kids are our future. They look up to professional athletes and so we want to be the best possible role models we can be. We’re all about encouraging them to follow their dreams to ensure a bright future for themselves,” Michael told me when I last talked to him, “but we’re not just helping kids by doing this, we’re helping…period.”
They’ll be coming to Cincinnati again Labor Day weekend to visit with families at Washington Park on Friday, August 31; and then to play a benefit game at Woodward High School on Saturday, September 1 at 5 p.m. (Please see details below.)
I couldn’t help but ask Michael some questions about greatness, since I was in the mood.
Lisa: In your mind, what does it mean to be great?
Michael: Greatness in my mind isn’t something measured by ‘things.’ People’s greatness has more to do with their deeds to humanity and their impact on others. If you have touched someone’s life in a positive way, you have achieved greatness in some sense.
Lisa: Who was your inspiration for greatness?
Michael: I’ve had numerous role models in my life beginning with my parents. They were my first source of courage, teaching me to do right and strive to overcome obstacles. My dad is deceased but my mom still tells me ‘I can.’
Lisa: What are the key ingredients to success?
Michael: There are three keys – you have to have an idea of what you want to do, then you have to believe in your heart that it can happen, and thirdly, you have to be willing to work as hard as you’ve ever worked in your life to go after that idea.
Lisa: What was one of your great obstacles and how did you overcome it?
Michael: I was 7 years old when I knew I was going to be a professional basketball player when I grew up. When I showed up for tryouts to be a Harlem Globetrotter, there were 1499 other men who had my same dream and only five of us would make it. But I had worked hard on my skills my whole life and had a positive attitude and I guess I had what they were looking for. It gave me the opportunity to travel to over 100 countries.
Lisa: How do you want to be remembered?
Michael: I want people to feel they have achieved a different level in life through positive affirmations by being in contact with me. My Foundation work now is my passion and my way of giving back. I love bringing this type of entertainment to communities where people otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to be with the Globetrotters. And I love motivating kids to achieve.
Blad Kids and The Harlem Legends Celebrity Basketball Show
September 1, 2012 – 5:00pm
Woodward High School
Cincinnati, OH$10 General Admission
Children under 5- FREE
VIP tickets are also available for $25.00 -$40.00A local team of police officers, firefighters, coaches, teachers, and community leaders will take on Michael and his Harlem Legends team all to raise money for nonprofit Blad Kids, which fosters personal growth and skill development in young people, using entertainment as its medium.
For Tickets and Sponsorship info contact:
Renee Jordon 513-827-7922
www.bladtalent.com
You Can Help 4C For Children Win A Toyota
Today’s the day! Cincinnati nonprofit 4C for Children needs our vote to win a brand new Toyota Prius.
Serving 33 counties, 4C’s mission is to improve the quality, effectiveness and accessibility of early childhood education and care in the region so every child has a positive experience and a foundation for success in school and life. Some 170,000 children benefit each year from its services to their families and child care providers. That is a lot of kids who are growing to be capable, caring and contributing adults.
As you can imagine, with such a large service region and such vitally important work, dedicated staff log thousands of miles every year visiting child care centers and family child care homes. 4C staff also provide on-site training as an alternative to the more than 1,400 face-to-face workshops and classes offered. Additionally, staff participate in outreach events.
We all want to see children thrive. With so many pressures and challenges on families these days, the work of organizations like 4C is that much more important.
Your one vote can make a huge impact. It is simple to do.
To vote
Simply click on this link for the Toyota 100 Cars for Good on Facebook and place your vote. BUT YOU MUST DO IT TODAY!
