family tragedy, and need some temporary help. By partnering with the Greater Dayton Apartment Association (GDAA), the money raised will help benefit people living in those apartments communities across the Miami Valley. The Rent Foundation also financially supports the Linda Vista organization. this is a shelter for homeless women and their children, where the residents are helped to find better lives.Greater Dayton Apartment Association
What better way to help real people in the Dayton area, then to attend this event for a great cause. What a deal for drinks and dinner for such a low price. It is a no brainer!
Pre-Sale tickets may be bought for $15 by calling 937-293-1170 through Thursday 4pm, after that you must pay $18 at the door..
Come support the Rent Foundation this Friday night and horse around!
Charity Events
Fetch a Fiat and Help Fido
Can you see yourself driving a brand new Fiat? Now is your chance! Enter today and you could have a 1 in 1,000 chance to win a brand new Fiat! Raffle tickets are $50 each and can be purchased online, by visiting the Humane Society of Greater Dayton, 1661 Nicholas Road, or by calling Jim Summers at (937) 262-5920. Tickets can be purchased through December 27.
Winner of the grand prize, along with four supplemental prize winners, will be announced on Saturday, December 29 at 3 p.m. at Bob Ross Fiat, 91 Loop Road, Centerville. You do not have to be present to win.
All Humane Society of Greater Dayton employees, board members, committee members and immediate families are prohibited from purchasing tickets.
Prizes include:
- 1st Place: 2013 Fiat
- 2nd Place: $500
- 3rd Place: 2 VIP Tickets to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton’s Cat Walk on
February 17, 2013 (a value of $160) - 4th Place: A Humane Society of Greater Dayton gift basket (a value of $50)
Employees, board members and immediate families of Humane Society employees are prohibited from joining the raffle and are not eligible to win any prizes.
A minimum of 600 tickets must be sold for the Fiat grand prize to be awarded. If 600 tickets are not sold, the grand prize winner will get a 50/50 cash split with the Humane Society of Greater Dayton and will not receive a car.
WSWO Announces Annual Record Sale Blowout
Vinyl collectors, mark your calendars for November 10th and 11th when low power FM radio station WSWO will hold its annual record sale. A wealth of music will be available for sale in an event that benefits the community station.
Local sponsors have donated various items for raffle prizes to raise additional money for the station, including a new USB digital turntable and record care accessories from Omega Music in downtown Dayton.
Known as “Ultimate Oldies Radio,” WSWO 97.5 & 101.1FM airs material that charted during the first 3 decades of rock and roll and is accented with jazz, R&B and cross over religious & country artists, also broadcasting Wayne Warrior sporting events and community based religious programming. The record sale is the nonprofit station’s biggest fundraiser of the year; the rest of its budget is fleshed out by listener donations and sponsorships from local businesses.
WSWO is still taking music donations through November 1st of gently used 45’s, LP’s, CD’s & cassettes (no 78’s) as well as working turntables & jukeboxes. Donations can be taken to The Heights Cafe’ also located in the Huber Center, or arrangements can be made through the station.
How to Buy a Boyfriend
Jennifer Shinkle tells people she “bought” her boyfriend. And it’s true.
Shinkle’s boyfriend was part of the September 2011 PUSH Dayton Men in the City Charity Bachelor Auction, and the two have been going strong since. This year’s event will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 21, at the Dayton Racquet Club, with an after-party to be held in the adjacent 29 Stories Lounge.
With 17 of the Miami Valley’s most eligible bachelors up for bid, organizers of this third annual event are hoping for yet another love story. After all, the Bachelor Auction is two-for-two: In addition to Shinkle, chair of this year’s event, PUSH committee member Monica Deal met her husband at the first auction, and they’re now proud parents.
But the Bachelor Auction isn’t only about love. It’s about sex, too — sexual health, that is. The event directly supports Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region’s free condom program and sexual health advocacy in the Miami Valley Region. It’s organized by the all-volunteer PUSH Dayton (Professionals United for Sexual Health) committee, which has held more than 20 events and raised more than $20,000 for Planned Parenthood since it was formed four years ago.
“Our goal is to raise awareness about the importance of practicing safe sex,” said Crystal Justice, associate director of development for Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio Region’s Miami Valley area. The organization served more than 23,000 patients in its eight health centers just in the past year, Justice said.
“Our work to promote safe sex and access to testing is crucial to sexual health outcomes in the Miami Valley, which has seen a sharp increase in sexually transmitted illnesses,” she added. “Planned Parenthood makes quality care accessible and affordable for everyone.”
Each bachelor comes with a date package on which interested ladies bid. This year’s bachelors range in age from 22 to 55 and their occupations include business owners, dancers, a state trooper, writer, actor, meteorologist, entrepreneur and adjunct professor. Couples packages also will be available for bidding, so those who already have found their true love still can participate and support the cause.
[yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r8G3myEAB4&feature=youtu.be’]“Last year we raised about $5,000 with about 115 guests,” Shinkle said. “This year, we expect to bring in even more attendees and have a goal to raise $8,000 for the cause. This is a very important year for us because we want to establish this as an annual event the community gets excited about. There is no event quite like it.
“The event not only supports Planned Parenthood, those who attend the event can mingle with like-minded professionals from throughout the Miami Valley,” Shinkle added. “You will meet people outside of your normal social circles at the Bachelor Auction and make new friends.”
Profiles and photos of each of the bachelors are available on PUSH Dayton’s website, as well as on the organization’s Facebook page. Advance tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased online, and tickets are $25 at the door. Appetizers will be served, and a cash bar will be available.
Wergerzyn’s Throwing A Garden Party
Imagine the Wegerzyn Gardens transformed into Alice’s Wonderland on Thursday, September 13th, for this year’s Garden Party!
- Like Alice, you’ll start your adventure by entering a rabbit hole (our unique Patrick Dougherty sculpture) where you will enjoy cocktails and appetizers. (Served from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.)
- Pleasant strains of live music will draw you further down the path to a savory table-served dinner by Elite Catering. And yes, tea will be served too!
- Like the Mad Hatter, you’ll hop to a tantalizing array of exciting adventures and one-of-a-kind creations for your home and garden at our auction tables.
- When you thought there couldn’t be more, you will be treated a bountiful assortment of irresistible desserts fit for a king or queen–of hearts, of course!
Cast Your Vote For Top Model in Hospice Style Show
The Jungle of Life Style Show and Luncheon to benefit Hospice of Dayton will be held Friday, September 21 at the Ponitz Center at Sinclair Community College. This popular fundraiser showcases the latest in men’s and women’s fashions while raising important funds for Hospice of Dayton patient and family services and programs. Local celebrity models will share the runway with Hospice of Dayton employees. All proceeds of the event benefit patient care at Hospice of Dayton for those facing life- limiting illnesses. Vectren, Premier Health Partners and the Levin Family Foundation are title sponsors of the event, now in its ninth year. The dessert sponsor is Caresource and supporting sponsors include Freund Freeze & Arnold LLC, KeyBank, Garland Johnson Dental and Photographer Andy Snow . The program will be hosted by WDTN TV news anchor Marsha Bonhart.
Tickets are $70 per person and the deadline for registration is September 14, 2012. Tickets may be purchased online at www.hospiceofdayton.org, or by contacting Special Events Coordinator Marsha Bernard [email protected] or 937.258.5537. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For sponsorship information, please contact the Director, Community Outreach & Special Events, Amanda Burks at 937.258.5537 or email her at [email protected].
Event highlights will include a silent auction, a “wild” style show featuring fashions from Bello One, Pieces of Style, TheSecret Ingredient and Joli Boutique, and a fabulous raffle featuring unique items and experiences, including a trip to Grand Cayman. Also new this year is the online “Top Model” Contest. Hospice is asking you to cast your vote for your favorite model. That might be Brent Johnson from Square One Salon, Kim Faris from Lite 99.9, Bootsie Neal from Wright Dunbar, or a dozen more choices. Votes are $5 each and online voting in now online. The model with the most votes will be crowned “Top Model” at the luncheon and all proceeds raised will be used for patient care and services.
Hospice of Dayton is a non-profit organization serving an eight county area in southwestern Ohio providing superior care and services to over 700 patients daily. Medicare certified and accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Hospice of Dayton has earned national and state recognition for programs and innovation. Services are available to patients with a variety of life-limiting illnesses including cancer, ALS, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Heart Disease, Liver Disease, Pulmonary Diseases, Kidney Failure, Stroke and Coma. Along with the fundamental mission of celebrating the lives of patients, Hospice of Dayton is also committed to serving as a community resource for end-of-life education and an advocate for patient self-determination.
Masquerage 2012- What’s the theme?
The most frequently asked question of anyone involved in the planning, organizing and production of the AIDS Resource Center extravaganza known as Masquerage is “What’s the theme going to be?” Well, here’s YOUR chance to be one of the first to know!
An announcement of this magnitude deserves more than a simple post on the Masquerage web site. It deserves a crowd of enthusiastic revelers to join Dayton’s own Rubi Girls at the fabulous Club Masque for a special style show produced by Square One Salon to help give you idea’s on how to dress for this year’s theme! So join ARC Ohio on Fri, August 3rd, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Club Masque and be amongst the first to know the theme for the 11th annual Masquerage.
In the past 10 years over 6500 attendee’s at Dayton’s Party of Parties For A Cause has helped the organization raise over $1,000,000 so ARC Ohio can continue to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS . Specifically funding raised through Masquerage help provide:
- Outreach and prevention to individual at risk for infections
- FREE HIV testing, counseling and referral services
- Case management and support to HIV-infected individuals and their loved ones
- Advocay concerning issues that affect the HIV community
Masque Nightclub will open it’s doors early just for Masquerage fans. Here’s your chance to visit one of the midwest’s most talked about nightclubs to start off your First Friday. Your $20 advance tickets include the exclusive reveal of the 2012 theme, appetizers, special drinks prices and other surprises. Tickets will be $25 at the door. Masque is located at 34 N. Jefferson Street, Dayton, OH 45402.
As a special incentive to Theme Release Attendees, if you purchase your ticket for the Oct 20th Masquerage event at Club Masque that night, you may apply the $20 ticket to your ticket purchase price. General admission tickets will be $50 and Red Ribbon Lounge VIP Tickets will run $150. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone at 937-461-2437 x 2029.
“Masquerage has become a signature event of AIDS Resource Center Ohio. It brings people together for a spectacular evening while generating greater awareness about HIV/AIDS. It also raises much-needed funds to benefit those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS” said Bill Hardy, executive director of AIDS Resource Center Ohio. This year, he anticipates that the organization will provide assistance to nearly 4,000 individuals living with HIV and their loved ones, and reach thousands more at risk of HIV infection. “We provide care and services for those already infected with the virus and help to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS”.
This year, the goal is to raise over $150,000 and and a sold out crowd is expected. Each year a committee of dedicated volunteers work to coordinate a new theme, so that the event is bigger and better than the year before.
Guests can purchase a general admission ticket to the event for $50 in advance or $60 at the door, which includes a welcome drink courtesy of Jagermiester, dancing, entertainment and munchies. For a VIP experience, Ribbon Lounge tickets will again run $150 and include general admission amenities plus complimentary valet parking by Lexus of Dayton, the spectacular views from the 2nd floor lounge, mask painting, open bar, appetizers and the always coveted swag bag.
Masquerage 2012 is made possible by: Levin Family Foundation, Jagermeister, Lexus of Dayton, CareSource, The Light Fantastic, Square One Salon, Premier Health Partners and MJ’s Cafe- the hosts of the official After Party. Additional sponsorship opportunities still exist, contact ARC Ohio for more information.
McKenzie’s Annual Lemonade Stand – Fighting Childhood Cancer
Update– It’s time for McKenzie’s 7th annual lemonade sale. With a goal to raise $20,000, this is the first year she’s got local business sponsors! So far Elizabeth Diamond Company, Houser Asphalt, Howell Chiropractic, Possert Construction, Select Signs and the Mills Family Foundation have stepped up to help. There’s still time for your help to.
This story originally ran June 26, 2011:
McKenzie has been holding lemonade stands since she was four to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Inspired by her dad sharing the story of Alex and her amazing Lemonade stand. Alex was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma when she was a year old. When she was just 4 years old she told her parents she wanted to have a lemonade stand and send the money to doctors to help find a cure. Alex passed away in 2004 at the age of 8 after raising over a million dollars by selling lemonade.
McKenzie has been hosting her own lemonade stand since 2006. This year, with the help of the Centerville Noon Optimist, McKenzie hopes to have the biggest fundraiser ever. Her stand will be set up at the Centerville Americana Festival on the 4th of July from 11am – 5pm. You can also donate online to help her reach her goal of $15,000.
In addition to lemonade there will be four raffle baskets including a wii gaming system, dining out in Dayton (gift cards from all over town), rest and relaxation (massage & spa cards) and Family Fun (Dragons Tickets & More).
If you’d like to share the story with other children you know or find out about other fundraising events visit the website. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation was started by her parents after her death, truly exemplifying the saying “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade”—they have raised more than $40 million. That money has helped to:
• Fund more than 200 cutting-edge research projects
• Create a travel program to help support families of children receiving treatment
• Develop resources to help people everywhere affected by childhood cancer
Hunks in Heels Race for a Good Cause
Clothes That Work presents its fifth annual “Hunks In Heels” fundraising event on Saturday, May 12, at The Greene Town Center in Beavercreek. Nearly 100 men will become “Hunks” as they don a pair of high heels and race around The Greene in support of the women in their lives.
“Hunk” racers will participate as individuals and teams. There will be approximately 10 Racing Heats. Each Heat winner will participate in the Final race in a heated competition to be named Hunks In Heels Race Champion.
In addition to Racers, the winner and runners-up of the Hunks in Heels, Best Legs Online Competition will be revealed. In this contest, local men slipped on heels, had their photos taken and then pranced around the Wine Loft to garner voters at a Kick-Off Party in April. Since then, their photos have been posted on the Clothes That Work website where they have been campaigning for votes of $5 each which will also raise money for the organization.
Clothes That Work, Executive Director, Lindsay Ackley says about the event, “I have so much respect for the men in our community who are willing to step into a pair of heels to honor a woman in their life and help a job seeker put their best foot forward. Hunks In Heels participants raise awareness for Clothes That Work programs and generate funds that provide area job seekers with interview appropriate clothing and image coaching. What an amazing gift to give to a man, woman or teen who is hoping to make their one and only first impression count!”
Event festivities start Saturday at 1:00 as the “ hunks” select their running heels. Races begin at 2:00 with the award ceremony starting around 3:15. There is still time to become a Hunk; men can register onsite for a $100 donation. A team of 5 men can register for a $400 donation and a team of 10 for $700. All fees are fully tax deductible.
Event emcees are Jim Bucher of WDTN, and Hunks in Heels Committee Member Lisa Grigsby of Dayton Most Metro & ARC Ohio. DMM publisher Bill Pote will also be running in his second year!
For more information about the event or to cast a last minute vote for a Best Legs Hunk, visit: www.clothesthatwork.org. Voting for the Best Legs Competition closes at Midnight tonight!
(Submitted by Clothes that Work)
Square One hosts Hair Show Sunday to Benefit Sierra Club
The stylists of Square One Salon will have some hair raising do’s on parade this Sunday, April 29th, to raise funds to help the Sierra Club of Ohio. Aveda’s April 2012 Earth Month campaign has inspired its network of beauty professionals and consumers in more than 30 countries to raise $4.5 million for the protection of clean water — a basic human right that nearly 900 million people worldwide fight for daily.
In support of achieving this goal, the Aveda Square One Salon And Spa will host a Hair Show to raise money for clean water. Guests will enjoy a welcome cocktail compliments of The Venue, lite hors d’ oeuvres’ compliments of Olive, Coco’s, and Roost, a hair show put together by the staff of Square One, as well as a silent aution.
There will also be a a DJ playing great music, a cash bar, and each guestleaves with a goodie bag. The event will run from 1 – 3pm at The Venue, located at 905 East Third Street in Dayton. Guests can RSVP at 937-461-2222 or [email protected]. Guest can purchase tickets for $15 at either Dayton Square One location or at the door the day of the event
Escape to the Island’s for Hannah’s Treasure Chest
On Sunday, April 29th El Meson hosts the annual fundraiser for Hannah’s Treasure Chest, a local charity that provides clothing, furniture and toys to enhance children’s lives.
Your $60 reservation includes:
- Mojito or Margarita Tasting Flight*
- Tapas Buffet
- Islands of Indulgence Dessert Bar
- Treasure Digs* – sponsored by Centerville Coin & Jewelry – Dig for $10K in gemstones and coins, including a pair of dazzling diamond earrings and a genuine gold coin, sponsored byCenterville Coin & Jewelry (Coins4Me)
Enjoy the Silent Auction, Salsa Dancing, Limbo Contest, Cooking Demonstration, Live Entertainment, and a Cash Bar!
* You may purchase additional Mojito and Margarita Tasting Flights for $12 (will be $15 at the event) and additional Treasure Digs.
Advance reservations can be made for $60 through Thursday online or call (937) 438-5039.
Doors of Compassion Open for 2012!
What would you do to get a chef to cook you a private meal? Not just any chef, but the likes of Chef Jen DiSanto from Fresco? Perhaps Chef Wiley and Chef Liz from the Meadowlark? Maybe Chef Dominique Fortin from C’est Tout? Or any of the other delightful culinary experiences we have in Dayton? Not only do you get an exquisite meal, you get to eat with friends and some of the top community leaders in Dayton. You do not have to think that hard about it, because the Ronald McDonald House has made it easy for you! They are once again presenting the Doors of Compassion on April 21st, an incredibly unique event where all proceeds will go to guest families who have children in the hospital with critically ill or injured.
You will get your notification of where you will be dining on April 21st about a week before hand. The evening begins at someone’s home with a dinner prepared by one of the top chefs in the area. They will all be given the same ingredients, add a little of their own flair, and create a one of a kind dinner for you and the other guests at your location. That is just where the night begins. After you have enjoyed fine food and company, you will be invited to attend the After Party Twenty Twelve, the location of which will be revealed at dinner.
The After Party will have a whole new round of delights for you! While you are enjoying an array of sumptuous desserts, coffees, and refreshing cocktails, you can enjoy music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s provided “Rodney the Band”. Make sure you take a look through all of the items and packages at the live auction being run by Bobbie Roland. One lucky guest that evening will also win the raffle to go home with a gorgeous James Free Jewelers’ piece, created by Charles Krypell. You will also be able to chat with all of the other attendees who enjoyed a dinner that night, and trade stories about the evening. All of this will be emceed by community icon Kim Farris from 94.5!
Dinner, desserts, dancing and donations to a great cause that strengthens our community. The window to make reservations closes on April 6th, so gather your friends and call 937-535-CARE or visit www.RMHCdayton.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
Puttin’ on the Ritz at Opera Ball 2012
(submitted by the Opera Guild of Dayton)
You heard about it, didn’t you? You know ─ Tom (Bankston that is) and a few hundred of his closest friends from Opera Guild of Dayton are meeting at Dayton Country Club (DCC) on Saturday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. They’re Puttin’ on the Ritz at Opera Ball 2012. They’ve got The Tom Daugherty Orchestra coming. Do they ever play the tunes! How about the Charleston or maybe some swing? There’ll be lots more to keep your feet tappin’.
Now I hear that the food at DCC is pretty terrific. They won’t be serving bathtub gin, just the good stuff. Don your glad rags ─ that’s your black tie attire and some bling. How about a bow tie and a top hat or some long pearls? Feathers and boas? Sure.
And for the auctions, the prizes are the “bee’s knees.” How about a week at Big Sky, Montana, or Winter Park, Colorado? Also, there’s a glamorous trip to New York City to dine at the 21 Club with a hotel stay at the incomparable The Lowell on the Upper East Side. Try for the Segway tour of Woodland Cemetery or tickets to the opera. Dining certificates are available at some hotsy, totsy restaurants. Pamper yourself at a spa. And they’ve got luscious wine baskets, art glass and lots more.
Call 937/434-8236 and ask for Sam. She has all the details. She’ll make sure that your reservation is set. That new fangled Web has information too at OperaGuildOfDayton.org. Now all this partying helps the Opera Guild support Dayton Opera productions and keeps their educational endeavors with the schools in swell shape. And those high school and college vocal competition winners need the Guild’s dough too.
Be there for a roarin’ good time Puttin’ on the Ritz!
Stivers School for the Arts Jazz Orchestra – Bound for NYC
(from The Seedling Foundation)
The Stivers School for the Arts Jazz Orchestra is going to New York to perform at Lincoln Center as distinguished student artists with the New York City Jazz Festival. The festival features the best of college jazz performers plus four selected high school ensembles, and as winners of the 2010 Berklee College of Music National High School Jazz Festival, Stivers was not required to audition for the spot on the New York City Jazz Festival lineup. Festival managers heard the Dayton group in Boston and extended the invitation.
Produced by Manhattan Concert Productions, the New York City Jazz Festival will feature Kurt Elling, the Grammy-winning male vocalist, and Bob Mintzer, multiple Grammy Award winner, composer, arranger and Yellowjackets big band leader. The Stivers Orchestra will participate in pre-performance workshops under the direction of Festival Artistic Director Steve Zegree – internationally recognized as one of the most respected jazz conductors and active as a pianist, conductor and jazz clinician.
Benefit concert scheduled
The trip depends upon the orchestra raising funds for travel and registration. A benefit concert featuring the Stivers Jazz Orchestra is scheduled for 8:00pm on Saturday, January 21 at Stivers Centennial Hall. The concert will feature one of America’s finest jazz trumpeters, Derrick Gardner. Gardner, who travels with Harry Connick, Jr. and the Count Basie Orchestra, is a distinguished composer, arranger, performer and teacher. For over 20 years Gardner has headed the Jazz Prophets, a distinguished sextet in the tradition of the funky, soulful jazz sound Cannonball Adderly and Horace Silver. Gardner has also performed with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.
General admission tickets for the benefit concert are $10. They can be ordered online at www.theseedlings.org or by calling 937-546-1675. Patron tickets are available at $50. Patrons are invited to a pre-performance reception with Derrick Gardner and will receive reserved seating. Patron tickets qualify for a $25 tax deduction.
Stivers Jazz Orchestra director Claude Thomas said of the Festival invitation, “In September, the Stivers Jazz Orchestra was invited to perform at the New York City Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room. The invitation followed years of national performances by our Jazz Orchestra at Boston’s Berklee High School Jazz Festival. We have competed at Berklee 3 times and won 3 times, including 2011. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? ….. practice. In the jazz world, you ask how do you get to Lincoln Center? The same way, plus playing for the Dayton community like in our January 21st concert to raise travel and registration funds. The Stivers Jazz Orchestra is one of only 4 high schools in the country invited to perform, an unbelievable opportunity and honor for theDayton community, our school and students, past and present who have worked so hard to make this invitation a reality.”
The concert is sponsored by the seedling Foundation, a 501 [c] [3] non-profit organization that supports arts programs at Stivers School for the Arts.
For more information call Bill Pflaum, 937-469-2662.
Mayor to Get Nails Painted – You Pick the Color!
(Most content taken from the Activated Spaces Web site)
On Friday, December 2nd, Mayor Leitzell will help raise funds for Activated Spaces by getting his nails painted at Beaute Box, one of the Activated Spaces Pop-up shops. Donate online now! The more they raise prior to the event, the crazier the color, plus you’ll help Activated Spaces start new pop-up shops in 2012. Every $250 raised helps to establish a new pop-up shop in downtown Dayton!
– If we raise $250, color: Wildfire
– If we raise $500, color: Tutti Fruitti:
– If we raise $750+, color: Hotski to Tchotchski:
Any amount you donate to the cause can help: $5, $25 or $50. Your support of these pop-up stores will help to spur a more permanent retail environment in our downtown – the next step in downtown revitalization.
The “grand painting” will happen at 8pm on Friday, December 2nd at Beaute Box. Attend the Activated Spaces grand opening and join in the fun.
Instead of just using his celebrity to promote the event and the pop-up shops, it was important to Mayor Leitzell that it be a fundraiser. Beyond promoting the “new and unique” pop-up shops, he is adding his name (and nails) so Activated Spaces can get the funding to continue to do the good work in the community. Leitzell says, “it’s all in good fun and and it’s raising money for a good cause.”
Hot Talent Cool Gems Fundraiser Returns to Dayton
The seedling Foundation has announced the return of the Hot Talent Cool Gems fundraising auction to support Stivers School for the Arts. The event is back by popular demand and is sure to be an evening to remember.
The seedling Foundation fundraiser is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 5th at Dayton’s Packard Museum with a 30’s-inspired theme. The event will hold a silent and live jewelry auction, have catered food, and feature artistic performances. So far, some of the high-interest items slated for auction are items gifted from celebrities like Martin Sheen, PBS celebrity chef Ming Tsai, Hope and former governor Bob Taft and others. The event took a break after it’s last appearance in 2008, but according to the foundation many supporters of Stivers have requested its return. Bill Pflaum, the president and trustee of the seedling Foundation, said in an interview that there will be a total of 100 pieces for the silent auction.
The Hot Talent Cool Gems will be catered by Coco’s Bistro, offering a wealth of gourmet hors d’oeuvres with a signature drink and dessert. The entertainment provided for the evening will feature student performances from all magnet areas of study at Stivers. Some of the night’s headliners will be the nationally recognized Stivers Jazz Orchestra and the dance program performance.
Stivers’ students, who often work elbow to elbow with professionals, are heavily involved in fundraising for their school and programs. Often, they raise money used to replenish art supplies and fund programs with their own art or performances. Pflaum gave a proud nod to the student fundraising efforts.
“The kids get very engaged,” he said with a smile. “They recognize that they have to put in if they’re going to get out, and they do. That’s a very strong ethic here.” He added that the seedling Foundation matches student fundraiser totals. The foundation is largely made up of Stivers student parents but also host community members on the board as well. Pflaum believes each person brings their own unique perspective and experience to the foundation.
The foundation hopes to bring in $50,000 worth of funding from Hot Talent Cool Gems. Pflaum believes reaching that amount is critical due to severe 2011-2012 school budget cuts. Like many other schools and organizations, Stivers has been hit by the downturn of the economy.
“It’s imperative that we get that community support to be able to sustain the kind of things that are happening for the kids right now,” said Pflaum.
For ticket prices and more information on the event or donations, visit the seedling Foundation’s website at www.theseedlings.org.
Stivers School for the Arts is a grade 7 through 12 public magnet school for the arts in Dayton with a national reputation for leaderships in arts education. Students audition to attend the school and once accepted are able to pick from eight areas of artistic studies (band, choir, creative writing, dance, piano, orchestra, theatre, and visual arts) to include in their education curriculum. The school is among the highest performing schools in the Dayton area.
Below is a television ad students at Stivers created with help and direction from their teachers.
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