In an evening celebrating the heart of ProKids, four volunteers were named Advocates of the Year for their service to abused and neglected children.
ProKids celebrates volunteers’ impact on foster children
Category: Children & Youth
Lighthouse fashions fall fundraiser
More than 260 guests enjoyed Fashion, Food, Friends & Fun, the annual fall fundraiser for Lighthouse Youth Services.
Get set for Girls on the Run 5k
Girls on the Run Greater Cincinnati is planning its end-of-season 5k event. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based youth development program that prepares third- through eighth-grade girls for a 5k event, while helping them develop key life skills.
‘Cinderella’ story with a twist benefits kids
Children’s Law Center will wave a magic wand to present its annual holiday performance, “Cinderella: After Ever After.” Each year, CLC acquires all seats at the theater for one special dress rehearsal, which is dedicated to Mary Fisher, a longtime supporter of CLC and Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.
100 YPs step up for Kickin’ for a Cause
More than 100 young adults played kickball to raise awareness and funds to combat child poverty with Kickin’ for a Cause, organized by the Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.
Luxottica employees provide vision screening for 30,000 students
Children who see better learn better. In fact, 80 percent of learning is visual. Yet, according to the American Optometric Association, one in four children in the U.S. has an undiagnosed vision program. That’s where Luxottica comes in.
41st annual Kindervelt gala | Masquerade Ball
Co-chairs Kathy Roth and Kristin Rose are busily making plans for Kindervelt’s Masquerade Ball. The annual gala will benefit Cincinnati Children’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Holiday season will get early start with Toy Shop fundraiser
The Salvation Army Toy Shop Auxiliary is planning its 60th annual Fundraiser & Doll Auction. The holiday event will feature live and silent auctions, as well as a boutique. In addition to doll lovers and collectors, the auctions will appeal to Bengals and Reds fans, too.
The question no child should have to ask: Who will feed me?
The Children’s Hunger Alliance and the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Culinary Federation teamed up for an event designed to draw attention to the issue of children who cannot count on their next meal.
CCM Prep students to perform for Symphony Club
Six students from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department will perform for the Cincinnati Symphony Club.