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What are you most thankful for in YOUR home?

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DAYTON, OH — ThankfulHome.org, a program of St. Mary Development Corporation, has launched a photo contest to allow people to share what they’re most thankful for in their homes. Photos can be of people, rooms or items — new or old. In addition to the photo, entrants can add a caption of up to 100 words.  The contest ends Thanksgiving at midnight and the winner will receive a Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera.
“Our mission is to help people be thankful for their homes and help others find a decent place to live,” says Tim Bete, editor of ThankfulHome.org and communication director for St. Mary Development Corporation. St. Mary Development is southwest Ohio’s largest non-profit provider of high-quality, affordable housing. Over the past 21 years, they’ve created more than 2,400 housing units and prevented more than 1,000 foreclosures.
Contest entries can be submitted until Nov. 25, 2010 at http://contest.ThankfulHome.org. Visitors will vote on their favorite photos to determine the 10 finalists. Bete will judge the finalists and pick the winner, who will be announced on Dec. 3, 2010. Official rules can be found on the contest Web site.
ThankfulHome.org began in June 2010 as a place for people to share why they are thankful for their homes and talk about difficult housing situations they’ve faced (e.g., homelessness, unsafe conditions.) By connecting people who have decent housing with those who don’t, St. Mary Development hopes new innovative solutions to housing issues will emerge.
For more information about ThankfulHome.org and the photo contest, contact Tim Bete (Communication Director, St. Mary Development Corporation; Editor, ThankfulHome.org) at [email protected]. For more information about St. Mary Development Corporation, visit www.StMaryDevelopment.org.

A Cigar, a Dress and a Hairy Chest – Jamie Farr at the Schuster Center

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(From Tamera Geesling of the Junior League of Dayton)

Before there were mash-ups on Glee, there was M*A*S*H.  Whether you watched the show live or the reruns, which still air, chances are you have seen an episode or two – or even all 251 episodes of M*A*S*H.  And the show wouldn’t have been complete without Jamie Farr’s character, Corporal Max Klinger.  On October 14, the Junior League of Dayton(JLD) welcomes Jamie Farr to town to kick of the 55th season of the Town Hall Lecture Series at the Schuster Center.  WE HAVE FREE TICKETS – DETAILS BELOW!

Farr began his niche in television in the late 1950s.  He became a regular on The Red Skelton Show and played second banana to Harvey Korman on The Danny Kaye Show.  He has appeared as a panelist on numerous game shows including The Gong Show, Match Game, Hollywood Squares and The $25,000 Pyramid.  In 1985, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

But despite a half-century career in television, Jamie Farr is most remembered for his outrageous portrayal of Corporal Max Klinger. It was the ultimate comedic trifecta – a cigar chomping, hairy man in a dress.  Originally hired for one-day’s work, Farr impressed the producers with his over-the-top character portrayal and he became a regular on the show’s eleven-year run.  His antics and dresses were all a part of his attempt to garner a Section 8 Discharge from the military. But the joke was on him.  In a letter home Klinger wrote “”You see, Unc? It’s no wonder I never got a Section Eight; there’s nothing special about me. Everybody here is crazy!”Farr shared a similar backstory with Klinger – a Toledo, Ohio native with a love for Packo’s Hungarian hot dogs and the Toledo Mud Hens. He was also the only regular cast member to have served in the Korean War (on which the show was based).

The final two-and-a-half hour episode aired February 28, 1983 and set records as the most watched program in television history with 105.97 million viewers.  Nearly 77% of homes with a television were tuned into the finale. The record held for 27 years until it was recently surpassed by Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 with 106.5 million viewers.

After M*A*S*H ended, Farr kept busy with television, movie and stage appearances.  In 1985, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Off-screen, Farr became involved in charity work. Since 1984, the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic has been held in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio.  This tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA tour has generated over $6.5 million for local children’s charities.

Tickets are $31 each (plus handling) and can be ordered by calling 937-228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.  Series tickets are still available for $75 and $90 and include Jamie Farr (October 14, 2010 – support provided by The DP&L Foundation and Dayton Superior Corporation), as well as Archie Griffin (November 4, 2010 – presented by AAA Miami Valley with support from Liberty Savings Bank), Nick Clooney (April 7, 2011 – presented by Freund, Freeze & Arnold: A Legal Professional Association) and Gina Barreca (May 12, 2011).  The Town Hall Lecture Series is also sponsored by its media partners, ThinkTV and Times Community Newspaper.

To date, the Town Hall Lecture Series has raised over $1.8 million to support local JLD community programs, such as POWER (Program of Wellness Education and Resources), a children’s advocacy program in partnership with The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, and the Holiday Hunt, an annual tradition of the Dayton Holiday Festival.

The Junior League of Dayton is an organization of women who are committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.  Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.  For more information about the JLD and its community programs, visit www.jldayton.org.

For a chance to win free tickets to this event (a $62 value), just comment below using your real email address (we won’t make it public) and then hit the Share or Like button so that your Facebook friends know about this event.  We’ll announce the winner of a pair of tickets on Friday October 8th – good luck!

Scan Your Way To Masquerage

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Dayton’s Party of Parties is just 5 weeks away -Masquerage, AIDS Resource Center Ohio’s (ARC Ohio) annual masked party for a cause fundraiser.  But for one lucky winner, visiting the sponsors of this year’s Masquerage will pay off in a big way- they can Scan Their Way to a $500 Red Ribbon Lounge Ticket package that includes VIP event tickets, an overnight package at the Dayton Marriott with breakfast on Sunday and  transportation to and from the event.

In a unique partnership with Dayton-based Comtactics, participants can use their smart phones to scan a QR code from a poster at each sponsor’s business and when they visit at least 10 sponsors, they will automatically be entered in a drawing to win the Red Ribbon Lounge ticket package.  Participants can download a free code reader for their smartphone on the ScanDayton.com site.  Participants can even enter the drawing by texting the word “SCANDAYTON” to 41411 and then follow the instructions.

Comtactics, LLC, a multiplatform communications company based at Dayton’s Tech Town, developed the “ScanVenger Hunt” idea as a creative way to introduce the technology to the Dayton-area.  They’ve successfully hosted ScanVenger hunts at The Greene and during Urban Nights. “This will be our first partnership with a nonprofit fundraiser and we’re excited about using 2d technology for this dynamic interactive contest, says Sean Fields, President and CEO of Comtactics.

Since Masquerage’s inception in 2002 , this party for a cause has raised more than $650,000 in unrestricted funds in support of HIV/AIDS case management, education, prevention, testing and advocacy; allowing attendees to have a unique and entertaining experience while supporting ARC Ohio and its mission of impacting those infected and affected with HIV/AIDS.  With offices in Dayton, Lima, Mansfield and Toledo, ARC Ohio is recognized as the leading provider of HIV/AIDS related programs within a 40 county region of Ohio. For more information about ARC Ohio, log onto www.arcohio.org or call (937) 461-2437.

To be entered in the drawing to win a $500 Red Ribbon Lounge Ticket package you’ll need to visit at least 10 of the sponsors- but since we like our friends at DaytonMostMetro.com you can scan the code pictured here and you’ll only need 9 more!

You can visit American Family Insurance, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Better Business Bureau, Coco’s Bistro, Digital Fringe, The Flower Shoppe, Lexus of Dayton, MacTown,  any of the Marion’s Piazza, Masque, Meadowlark Restaurant, Preen Apothecary, either of the Square One Salons and Urban HandMade.  Keep checking the Masquerage website for more additions!

Tickets for the Masquerage party can be reserved online at www.Masquerage.org or charged by phone by calling 461-2437 x 2029.  General Admission tickets include welcoming cocktail, hors d’oeuvres, and nonstop dancing and entertainment for $50, while entry to the Red Ribbon Lounge runs $150 per guest and includes heavenly delicacies created by The Meadowlark, valet parking courtesy of Lexus of Dayton, a swag bag full of sinful delights, and, for the first time ever, a complimentary array of lustful libations!

Ronald McDonald House Radiothon

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Press Release

On September 23rd, 2010 from 6:00am to 7:00pm Mix 107.7 will hold the second Radiothon to benefit Dayton’s local Ronald McDonald House.  Throughout the 13 hour Radiothon, we will be broadcasting LIVE from McDonald’s on Dayton-Xenia Road in Beavercreek, and McDonald’s on Stroop Road in Kettering.  Not only will listeners be entertained by Mix 107.7 DJ’s Jeff Stevens, Kristi Leigh and Sean Vincent, but they will also get a chance to learn more about RMHC as we bring our mission to life on air!  This year we are asking the generous Miami Valley community to help us KNOCK OUT our goal of $30,000!

There are several ways you can help support the Radiothon and RMHC’s mission!  1) First and foremost, tune in to Mix 107.7 on September 23rd!  2) Encourage your company, department, school or club to collect spare change for donation RMHC.  Groups that collect over $250 will be mentioned live on-air! Thanks to the generous support of Wright-Patt Credit Union, donations can be counted for free at any WPCU location from Sept. 13th – Sept. 18th.             3) Listeners can also Pay-2-Play and dedicate songs throughout the day for a good cause (Available soon via http://rmhcdayton.org/donate.php).  4) Also, for the music fans out there, bid on the SummerFest guitar signed by Blondie AND Cheap Trick at http://www.mix1077.com/pages/Radiothon2010.html .

Thank you Mix 107.7 Radiothon partners and sponsors for helping to raise much-needed funds for families with hospitalized children; these include Miami Valley Hospital, ClearChannel, McDonald’s, Wright-Patt Credit Union, WDTN-2, McFall & Son Insurance Agency, Grange Insurance, and more.  If interested in sponsorship opportunities which include dedicated time-slots, please call Kevin Tibbs at 937.224.0047 ext: 40 or go to http://rmhcdayton.org/sponsorship.php.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Miami Valley Region, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization. Funds raised help cover the expenses associated with nights of stay for families with critically ill, or injured, hospitalized children.  Each chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities is autonomous, with its own Board of Trustees, responsible for the governance of the organization. Ronald McDonald House Charities is not owned by Dayton Children’s, or by McDonald’s, and is responsible for its own fundraising.

Wine, Washes And Wet Noses

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Wine, Washes, & Wet Noses

Sunday, September 12, 2010

1:00-5:00 pm

A Taste of Wine

90 South Main Street

Miamisburg, OH 45342

Join us for our 2nd Annual wine-tasting and dog wash event! Enjoy a relaxing glass of wine while Square One Salon & Spa washes your dog. There will be a raffle with items such as a Square One Salon gift basket, an iPod Nano, and a Dog Lover’s gift basket. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. Visit www.humanesocietydayton.org for more information.

Party Planners Habitat Needs You!

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Dayton Habitat is recruiting skilled volunteers to help plan and organize our 2011 Spring Gala “Dancing With Our Stars”.  A variety of committee members are needed to serve on the silent auction, public relations/media, decorations, and sponsorship committees. If you are interested in donating your time and talents, please contact Jen by email at [email protected] or by phone at 937.586.0860 ext. 16.

Habitat for Humanity serves as a hand up, not a handout, for families in need. Families apply to us to earn a house of their own. Once accepted into the program, our “Partner Families” work alongside our many volunteers to build their house. They put in 275 to 550 hours of “sweat equity” before earning their home, which is then sold to them on an affordable, interest-free mortgage. Partner families make a down payment toward the purchase of their home.

Mortgage payments from Partner Families are put back into the Fund for Humanity to build future homes. Other funding sources include revenue from our ReStore, corporate and church sponsorships, individual donations, government and foundation grants, and fundraising events.

PUSH Scotch & Cigars Social

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Professionals United for Sexual Health (PUSH) will host a scotch and cigar evening on Thurs, Aug. 6th from 6-8pm at Sidebar in the Oregon District.  Billed as more than a tasting – you will learn about both of these devilish delights from the experts!  And if that’s not enough to convince you, how about this:  burlesque dancer – Champagne Shock of Timeless Entertainment will make a guest appearance!

Buy your tickets online – $30 gets you the scotch sampling and a choice of your favorite cigar. Tickets at the door will be $35, if still available.

PUSH  is a group of Planned Parenthood Advocates who demonstrate their interest and commitment for the organization in unique and exciting ways. Made up of women and men from the Miami Valley, PUSH members support the use of prevention to promote sexual health and prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies.
PUSH is committed to making sure individuals in the Miami Valley have access to the information and healthcare they need to stay safe and healthy.

Want to GoGo to GaGa?

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AIDS Resource Center Ohio is raffling off 3 tickets to “The Monster Ball” Tour at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It’s the hottest summer tour out there and you can purchase a raffle ticket online for just $10 or up your odds of winning by getting 3 tickets for $25.

“It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a recent interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme, it’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.”

Critics around the world raved about the first leg of The Monster Ball Tour, which Gaga described as “the first-ever pop-electro opera.” The Sun called it “breathtaking stuff” and “the best live show you will see this year,” while London’s Independent wrote: “Gaga’s got it, which is why, right now, the whole pop world wants to take a ride on her disco stick.”  Writing about her show at Radio City Music Hall, the New York Times noted that “her Monster Ball tour always provided something worth a snapshot: a sci-fi tableau, perhaps, or a skimpy, glittery costume. The more her image gets around, the better Lady Gaga does.”

The drawing will be held on Sat, Aug 28th  during the  Northwest Ohio AIDS Walk.  The winner must be 18 or older but need not be present to win. If winner is not present, they will be notified by phone and/or email. Positive ID must be presented in order to claim your prize.

Covering 36 counties and with four offices in the region, ARC Ohio is geographically the largest AIDS Services organization in Ohio today.  In the midst of growing complacency, difficult financial times, and still no cure or preventative vaccine, your help has never been more crucial! 

 AIDS Resource Center Ohio (ARC Ohio) is a nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to provide services to those infected, affected and at risk of HIV/AIDS.  They provide comprehensive support services, HIV testing & counseling, prevention education, linkage to care, and advocacy.

Hey Ladies- One Day Designer Shoe Sale!

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The Clothes That Work Boutique is hosting a one day only sale on new and gently worn shoes…many still in boxes!  Sizes 7AA to 10 will be available-all shoes just $15!  Here are just some of the brands you’ll find:

Coach, Charles Jourdan, Donald J Pliner, Bruno Magli, Clarks, Merrell, Kate Spade, Burberry, A Marinelli, Stuart Weitzman, Cole Haan, Born, Eric Michael, Calvin Klein, Dansko, Mephisto, Margaret Jerrold, Salvatore Ferragamo

The Clothes That Work Boutique sells gently used clothing and shoes that have been donated, but are either not appropriate for job interviews for our clients or we have an abundance in that particular size or style.  The funds raised from the Boutique are used to help support the services of Clothes That Work, which  provides interview appropriate clothing and personalized, confidence building image services for clients.  And while the boutique has clothing for men and women, this shoe sale is just featuring ladies shoes.

Designer Shoe Sale
Thursday, July 29 10am-6pm

Clothes That Work Conference Room
at The Job Center
1133 S. Edwin C Moses Blvd, Suite 392
Dayton, Ohio 45417

Stivers Choreographers Showcase Fundraiser

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Here is an opportunity for you to have an evening of entertainment and help a great cause.  Thursday, May 13, the Seedling Foundation is hosting a private preview at 7:30 pm in Stivers Centennial Hall to raise funds for the dance department.

• Meet the choreographers

•Hear about the creative process from idea to dance

• Learn how the dances are created, practiced and performed

Stivers School for the Arts
2010 Choreographers Showcase

The evening starts with a 6 -7:30 pm hors d’ oeuvre buffet served by Coco’s bistro
$30 for buffet and preview
(includes $15 tax deductible donation to the seedling Foundation)
Call 937.430.6402 for reservations

3rd Annual Hunks in Heels Event coming May 8th

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hunks_heels-1161An event created so that men in our community can honor the women in their lives and the balancing act they perform by racing around the track at the Greene on Saturday, May 8th at 2pm. While this sounds like great fun, and in fact is, what makes these hunks even more special is that they do all of this to support Clothes That Work. CEOs, community leaders, firefighters, and even that guy down the street are undeniably hunky when strapping on a pair of heels to help provide interview appropriate clothing and image training for those looking to enter or reenter the workforce. Swooning and giggles, guaranteed.  You can enter Hunks In Heels as an individual or a team, contact Lacie at 937-416.8503 for more information.

Last years Best Legs champ, Vince Corrado

Last years Best Legs champ, Vince Corrado

New this year is the online BEST LEGS competition. Nineteen of our true community leaders have let us turn them into eye candy  for a great cause.  With help from photographer Andy Snow, each of our hunks has two photo’s on line for your viewing pleasure.  Help us pick the winner with your votes!  Each vote is $5 and  benefits Clothes That Work. The cost to aid one job-seeker with wardrobe and image assistance is about $135, so vote early and often!

UPDATE!!

Here is a video of the event – special thanks to our friend Sherif Hedayat (always good for a laugh!)

Letters for Literacy- Scrabble Fest 2010

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Save the Date_Page_1The Miami Valley Literacy Council will host it’s 4th annual team competition on Thurs, April 22nd at The Engineers Club. Starting at 5:30pm with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, this event is a very mission-centric fundraiser. Teams of of to eight  play a slightly altered game of Scrabble that makes it fun to raise funds. Teams can buy extra letters, peeks in the dictionary or expert advice! After 2 rounds of game play, the team with the highest combined score is declared the winner of the huge traveling trophy and retains bragging rights.

Get your team together and come out and join this unique event. Single players will be matched with a team. Cost per player is $50, a table of eight is $500. For more info, contact the Miami Valley Literacy Council at 223.4922.

Afternoon of Spanish Cuisine & Culture for Planned Parenthood

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ppIt’s the second annual Tour the Globe fundraising event for Planned Parenthood.  This year’s featured country is Spain. Enjoy a festive afternoon packed with authentic Spanish entertainment and cuisine. Live Spanish music and Flamenco dancing will be provided by Flamenco Louisville. Special guest, Dr. Juan Palomar will conduct a Spanish wine presentation and tasting of his award winning Veleta/Dominio Buanavista Wines grown and produced in Dr. Palomar’s vineyard in Ugijar, Granada, Spain. A cooking demonstration and delicious Spanish feast will be prepared by El Meson.

Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: El Meson Restaurant, West Carrollton, Ohio

Ticket Price: $75 (includes tax-deductible donation of $45)

Tickets include one complimentary Sangria, a Spanish feast consisting of Spanish Tapas, a Paella Buffet, Flan for dessert, and an afternoon of Spanish entertainment!

You can purchase tickets at: www.ppswo.org
Questions?  Contact Karen Meade with any questions at 937-528-4678

Girls Just Want to Have Sun

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n280213528590_4699Hannah’s Treasure Chest, the Miami Valley area’s highly esteemed children’s charity, will host its 5th Annual Diva’s Day Out fundraiser event from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The event will unfold at the Presidential Banquet Center, 4572 Presidential Way, Kettering, Ohio.

Diva’s Day Out is a fun-filled luncheon and auction especially for the enjoyment of moms, grandmothers, aunts, and girls ages 8 and older. Shake your winter blues with the event’s tropical theme, “Girls Just Want to Have Sun!” Enjoy a scrumptious lunch menu and frosty drinks, celebrity MC’s, raffles, silent and live auctions, tween’s corner, and more . . . all set to the music of steel drums.

Proceeds from this event will fund the mission of Hannah’s Treasure Chest – a huge Miami Valley asset that delivered 184,000 items to children during 2009.
Hannah’s Treasure Chest responds to the needs of children by providing clothing, furniture, toys, books, and other essential items. To maximize the effectiveness of its outreach, Hannah’s Treasure Chest partners with numerous local social service agencies. When a partner agency identifies a child in need, Hannah’s provides essential items to the agency, which in turn delivers the items to the child.

Make reservations before February 1 and become eligible to win one of four “Diva Dollars” gift certificates worth $25 each. Winners will be announced at the event.

Reserve your seat or table for eight by March 5, 2010! Here’s how! Contact Hannah’s Treasure Chest at 937-438-5039, by email [email protected] or through www.hannahstreasure.org. Group and child rates are also available by telephone order. Seating is limited and available on a first come first serve basis.

There is still some time for corporate and business sponsorships! Contact Tina Marker of Windward Design Group at 937.456.2301 or [email protected] for a 2010 Diva’s Day Out marketing package. Donations are tax-deductible.

Put Your Dirty Thoughts To Good Use

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EF_WOhio_weblogoThe Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio is hosting the 20th annual Mud Volleyball for Epilepsy tournament on Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Dayton, Ohio.

You can help name this year’s tournament!  Generally, they switch themes every two years. Past themes inlcude MUDSTOCK, MUDARITAVILLE, MUD WHITE & BLUES etc.

You can see they like the word “Mud” to be used in the name.  If your name is chosen, they will thank you with special Mud Volleyball perks!  Even though they’re playing in the MUD, please keep it CLEAN! Submit your suggestions by clicking here.

Thanks, and LET THE MUD START FLYING!!!

Dorothy Lane Market Lets You Choose Who They Support

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dlmDorothy Lane Market has been supporting our community since 1948 and even include this support as part of their mission statement.  Their Good Neighbor Program is the main ways they do this. Now with three locations, Dorothy Lane Market has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to numerous local non profit organizations over the past several years through this program.

In 2010, DLM will donate $40,000 back to the community. The fun part is that you choose how the money is distributed using your DLM Club Card! All you do is simply choose an organization from the over 400 on their list to have your purchases credited. The groups span the interests of the community, including  A Special Wish, Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus, the Humane Society, Stivers Seedling Fund and Project READ.  If your favorite charity isn’t included, just contact DLM to add it!

Every time you shop and scan your Club DLM card, your chosen nonprofit organization is “credited” with the purchase. At the end of the year participating charities will receive a pro-rated portion of the total $40,000, depending on the amount spent by participating customers with a Club DLM card. Sign up today and shop at Dorothy Lane Market to benefit the charity of your choice!  Neighbor Program for 2010!