From a lemonade stand created by a former Cincinnati Children’s patient to shoes for lower-income students to teens swimming for pediatric cancer research, area philanthropists are locked in on giving back.
Lemonade Stands Raise Money for Kids in Need
In July, Payton’s Lemonade Stand hosted its annual fund-raiser, hosting more than 200 kids with 70 stands throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana (and even one in Florida!). The event, which donates money to kids facing medical, personal, and economic hardships, raised more than $100,000 in three hours. The nonprofit started in 2018 when former Cincinnati Children’s patient Payton Obert set up a lemonade stand to raise money to buy toys for kids staying at the hospital. paytonslemonadestand.org
New County Program Provides Fun Experiences for Teens
Through community donations, Beyond Your Imagination has provided experiences for more than 1,000 kids and teens in foster care and group homes, including Cincinnati Reds games, FC Cincinnati games, and this summer’s two Taylor Swift concerts. The program is the brainchild of Hamilton County Commissioner Stephanie Summerow Dumas, who says opportunities like attending a play or going to summer camp are important life experiences that should be accessible to all kids. hckids.org/byi
Cancer Support Group Crosses Major Milestone
In July, Pink Ribbon Good delivered its one millionth meal to individuals battling breast and gynecological cancer. The Dayton, Ohio–based organization offers support and services in six regions, including Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati. In the tri-state, 26 percent of its clients are food insecure, 29 percent are ride insecure, and 57 percent fall below the poverty line. pinkribbongood.org
Book Nonprofit Celebrates 200th Little Library
In September, Queen City Book Bank installed its 200th Little Library at Olden View Park in Price Hill. Since 2018, QCBB has distributed more than 200,000 free books throughout Greater Cincinnati, serving as a resource hub that guarantees book access to the 35,000 K–6 students who lack consistent access to books. The organization also celebrated two years in its new building in Queensgate. queencitybookbank.org
Shoe Nonprofit Expands in the Queen City
Thanks to a grant from the Farmer Family Foundation, Dayton–based nonprofit Shoes 4 the Shoeless has expanded its efforts in the tri-state to provide shoes and socks to students at nine area schools through May 2024. The organization has been serving southwest Ohio in 14 counties, providing new, correctly fitted shoes to more than 160,000 children living in poverty since its inception in 2010. shoes4theshoeless.org
Local Teens Raise Money for Cancer Research
This summer, three Cincinnati area teens—Chloe Otten, Natalie Gockerman, and Sydney Herr—successfully swam the Strait of Messina from Sicily to mainland Italy to support Swim Across America, an organization that holds swimming events around the country to raise funds for cancer research. Together, the girls have raised more than $17,000 in the last two years, which will support pediatric cancer research. swimacrossamerica.org/marlinsinmessina
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