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2021 Annual Awards
Congratulations to this year's award winners!
PLATINUM CIRCLE ($100,000 AND ABOVE)
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board
GOLD CIRCLE ($50,000 TO $99,999)
Interact for Health
Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation
U.S. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
SILVER CIRCLE ($25,000 TO $49,999)
PNC Charitable Trust
City of Cincinnati – Human Services Fund
AMBASSADOR CIRCLE ($5,000 TO $24,999)
Charles H. Dater Foundation Inc.
The Drees Foundation
Western and Southern Financial Group
PARTNER CIRCLE ($2,500 TO $4,999)
BrightView
Keating, Muething, and Klekamp, PLL
Marcia Spaeth & James Kennedy
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
ADVOCATE CIRCLE ($1,000 TO $2,499)
Blank Rome LLP
Cincinnati Police Department
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Gearhart
Pepper Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Sen. Rob Portman
Prevention Action Alliance
Pride Surveys, Inc.
Patricia Neal-Miller
Dr. Shawn Ryan
Union Savings Bank
FRIENDS CIRCLE ($500 TO $999)
Barnes Dennig
Stayin' Alive, Franklin County LCC
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Christian
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coletti
Mr. Daniel Cummins
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc
Ernst and Young
Mr. Michael Lake
Sinclair Broadcast Group - WKRC TV
Mr. Patrick Roberson
Robert A. and Marian K. Kennedy Foundation
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Mr. Tim Volpenhein
Mr. and Mrs. David Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Wander
Dr. Kathy Wedig-Stevie
Mr. Steve Wesselkamper
SUPPORTERS ($1.00 TO $499)
Dr. Richard Aft
Ms. Shakila Ahmad
Amazon Smiles
Anonymous
Ms. Krista Boyle
Dr. Michael Brubaker
City of Springdale
Mr. Matthew Clayton
Dearborn County CASA (Community Advocating for Substance Abuse Awareness)
Hon. and Mr. Carolyn Duvelius
Ms. Mary Ann Ellerbrock
Ms. Tristyn Eppley
Mr. Joshua Fortin
Mr. and Mrs. James Freytag
Mr. Jay Gohman
Graham Holdings Matching Gift Program
Mr. Enrique Guemez
Hamilton County Sherriff
Robert A Harber Family Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Herbst
Mr. Stephen Hester
Ms. Kathyrn Hill
Mr. Tony Hyott
Rep Catherine Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnson
Ms. Catherine Kennedy
Ms. Jessie Kinney
Ms. Elizabeth Knuppel
Kroger Rewards
Mrs. Julia Kyser
Dr. Beatrice Lampkin
Mr. Robert Lesan III
Ms. Kim Linkel
Mr. Derek Longmeier
Loveland Educating Against Alcohol & Drugs
Mrs. Melissa Mann
Capt. Maurice Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Neat
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Noonan
NKY Independent Health Department
Mr. Kenneth Parker
Ms. Sara Rorer
Mr. Daniel Schloemer
Mr. Steve Schultz
Ms. Mary Schwaderer
Ms. Judith Sclafani
Hon. Amy Searcy
Mr. David Stelzer
Mr. Richard Stevie
Ms. Tamara Sullivan
Mrs. Hope Taft
Ms. Elizabeth Osinbowale
University of Cincinnati Campus-Community AOD Coalition
Mrs. Linda Verst
Ms. Mary Washburn
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Wesseler
Ms. Emily Wherle
Mr. Ryan Whitaker
Ms. Mary Wolff
2020 PreventionFIRST!
Sponsor & Awards Recognition Video
Our annual luncheon has always been an exciting and meaningful event for PF! Recognizing our sponsors and award winners is important to us. This video is our opportunity to celebrate the great prevention accomplishments of award winners and
identity our sponsors to as big of an
audience as possible.
Thank You Host Committee
Marianne Ivey
Hope Taft
Derek & Meris Longmeier
Pepper Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Fundraising
Kroger Community Rewards
Shop at Kroger, use your Kroger Plus Card, and support PreventionFIRST!
When you designate PreventionFIRST! as your beneficiary, each time you shop we receive a portion of your grocery total. Visit www.Kroger.com to get started.
Amazon Smile
Support PreventionFIRST! every time you shop with Amazon. Through the Amazon Smile program, Amazon donates a percentage of the price of eligible items to PreventionFIRST!
Visit www.smile.amazon.com
1. Sign in/create your Amazon account
2. Search "Coalition for a Drug Free Greater Cincinnati" (PreventionFIRST!)
3. Select the Coalition as your beneficiary
Corporate Giving Opportunities
Matching Gifts
Employers offering matching gifts allow employee contributions to have greater impact by matching your gift to PreventionFIRST! Your employer match can double, triple or even quadruple the amount of your gift. If you or your spouse work for a matching gift company, please consider having your gift to PreventionFIRST! matched.
Workplace Campaigns
Workplace giving campaigns offer payroll deduction for the convenience of donors. Donors often find this option an easy way to support PreventionFIRST!. See your company’s human resources department for more information on your employer’s workplace giving campaign.
For More Information:
Angela Cowart, Development Coordinator
acowart@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 20
Awards Nomination
Now Accepting Award Nominations!
Deadline EXTENDED to February 25, 2020!
Now is your chance! Nominate someone who deserves to be recognized for their contribution to prevention substance use/misuse in our community!
Each year PreventionFIRST! recognizes individuals who contribute to advancing PF!'s mission and supports substance use/misuse prevention efforts. This year awardees will be celebrated at the PreventionFIRST! Fundraiser & Awards Luncheon on April 24, 2020.
2020 Community Awards Criteria
2020 Community Awards Nomination Form
Rob Portman Leadership Award is presented to an individual or organization from the tri-state who has significantly contributed to the advancement of our mission through support, influence or involvement in youth substance use/misuse prevention.
Rachel Hutzel Prevention Partner Award is presented to an individual or organization from the tri-state who has shown notable progress, results and/or innovation in youth substance use prevention. The winner of this award will have worked to implement prevention strategies and demonstrated outcomes and/or innovation as a result of their work.
Carolyn Ford-Griffith Youth Leadership Award is presented to a student or student group from the tri-state region who has modeled a drug-free lifestyle, taken an active role in youth substance use prevention, and motivated their peers to take an active role in youth substance use prevention.
For More Information:
Angela Cowart, Development Coordinator
acowart@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 20
Get Involved
One person giving the gift of time adds great value to an organization. Many local coalitions began with one person or a small group motivated to impact their community. There are several ways you can support and contribute to the work PreventionFIRST! does.
Connect with a local coalition
Neighborhoods with coalitions see lower incidences of youth substance use. The more community members active in a coalition, the stronger and more effective that coalition can be.
See if your community has a coalition
Start a community coalition
For More Information:
Amanda Conn Starner, Senior Director of Community Engagement
aconnstarner@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 13
A Special Presentation!
Mark Anthony Garrett
The Power of Prevention:
Who is Your Champion?
Each year, PreventionFIRST! and our community sponsors and partners gather to celebrate a year of accomplishments and present our annual community awards -- this is our one and only fundraiser.
We were unable to celebrate in person this year, but we are fortunate to be able to share the talents of our planned Keynote Presenter, Mark Anthony Garrett, as a virtual webinar -- available at NO cost to you!
Monday, June 15, 2020
12 - 1:30 pm
Register HERE!
* Prevention professionals can receive up to 1.5 hours of professional development
2022 Community Awards
Accepting Nominations!
Help us recognize outstanding partners and youth working to expand substance use/misuse prevention and reduce the risk of behavioral health disorders.
This year’s winners will be recognized at our Annual Community Awards Luncheon & Fundraiser on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Xavier University Cintas Center.
Nomination Deadline: Friday, March 11, 2022
Nominations can be based on personal or professional efforts and must align with the mission and vision of PreventionFIRST!
Sponsorship Opportunities
This event is promoted through our network of over 3500 followers and subscribers and highlighted by local media and business and community publications. Annually, nearly 200 community leaders, nonprofits, public agencies, social service providers, faith leaders, schools, local community and youth coalitions attend to recognize the contribution of our award winners, network, and support PreventionFIRST!
The Power of Prevention: Who is Your Champion?
This presentation will be an empowering message designed for those who serve and work within the wonderful world of prevention. Those in attendance will learn Success Principles designed for personal empowerment, organizational advancement, building capacity, strengthening teams, mastering emotions, inspiring others and operating with a spirit of excellence. In addition, participants will be given critical information on the psychology of what is needed to become a high-performance individual.
Award Criteria
2019 Highlights
2019 Award Recipients
Rob Portman Leadership
- Mr. Rick Oliver
Rachel Hutzel Prevention Partner
- Dr. Kathy Wedig-Stevie, MD
Carolyn Ford-Gritth Youth of the Year
- YouthQuake
Youth Honorable Mentions
- Deer Park C. A.T. S.
- Madison Bennington
- Warren County Teen Alliance Council
Partner Level
- KMK|Law
- Roberson Wealth Management of Raymond James
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Table Level
- Gearhart & Associates of Raymond James
- James & Marica Kennedy
- Cincinnati Police Department
- Pride Surveys
- U.S. Senator Rob Portman
Friend Level
- Barnes Dennig
- Brynne & Bob Coletti
- PreventionFIRST! Board
- 12 WKRC-TV
2019 Host Committee
- Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department
- Derek & Meris Longmeier
- Honorable Kenneth Parker
- Hope Taft
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Host a Fundraising, Friendraiser or Awareness Event
Get involved and promote substance use/misuse prevention. Host a fundraising or friendraising event such as a house party, raffle, walk-a-thon, bake sale ect.
For More Information:
Angela Cowart, Development Coordinator
acowart@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 20
Award Descriptions & Criteria
Rachel Hutzel Prevention Partner Award
This award was created in honor of former PF! board member, the Honorable Rachel Hutzel.
The individual or organization receiving this award must be from the tri-state region. They have exemplified the PF! mission by demonstrating at least two of the following criteria:
- Initiated or notably advanced the development of community-based prevention effort
- Implemented a prevention strategy with the goal of reducing the risk or incidence of a substance use/misuse or behavioral health disorder
- Used data to identify a community need and demonstrate a positive community change
- Increased the engagement of one or more community sectors in prevention work
Carolyn Ford-Griffith Youth of the Year Award
This award was created in honor of former PF! board member, Rev. Carolyn Ford-Griffith.
The individual or organization receiving this award must be from the tri-state region. They have exemplified the PF! mission by demonstrating at least two of the following criteria:
- Initiated or supported the development of resiliency in their peer group
- Demonstrates an understanding of prevention science
- Implemented a prevention strategy with the goal of reducing the risk or incidence of a substance use/misuse or behavioral health disorder
- Advanced prevention efforts in a group, coalition, or community sector
Why Your Sponsorship Matters
The PreventionFIRST! Annual Awards Luncheon is our signature fundraising event. It is also the largest and most anticipated gathering of local prevention partners. All community sectors are represented to celebrate the value of substance use/misuse prevention and its incredibly important impact on communities.
As an event sponsor you will be:
- Helping to address the impact of substance use on youth, families, and communities
- Investing in work that is impacting local communities
- Building youth resiliency and fostering mental wellness
- Recognizing the importance & value of prevention
Learn More About Sponsorship Opportunities
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For More Information:
Angela Cowart, Development Coordinator
acowart@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 20
Submit a Nomination
The submission form requires the following:
- Your contact information (Nominator)
- Contact information for the nominee
- Selecting the award and criteria
- Providing a narrative explaining how the nominee demonstrates this award's criteria (600 words)
Nomination Deadline: Friday, March 11, 2022
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Expect to be Motivated & Inspired!
Participants can expect to be motivated and inspired as it relates to making a positive difference in the lives of others. Furthermore, participants will be taught cutting edge strategies on building powerful relationships, inspiring children for greatness, developing a winning attitude and staying motivated through challenging times.
Presentation Goal: To provide a relevant, inspiring training message that reminds individuals of the tremendous value they bring to the world of Prevention and the difference they are making in the lives of those they serve. The mission of this training is to create an atmosphere where individuals walk away with a greater since of Self-Efficacy.
Learning Objectives:
1. For individuals to learn cutting edge strategies on self-empowerment
2. How to rekindle your passion for the field of prevention
3. How to become an unlimited value-added asset for your organization
4. The importance of maintaining a passion for children
5. How to unleash your inner champion and serve from the heart
One-Time Volunteer Opportunities
We have occasional need for help with one-time volunteer opportunities such as conferences, trainings, staffing tables at community events or mailings.
Interested in Volunteering:
Christi Valentini-Lackner, Senior Director of Prevention Action
cvalentini-lackner@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 16
Notification of Winners
Nominators will be notified of selection results. If your nominee is selected, you will have the opportunity to notify them of their award. You may be asked to assist in providing biographical information about the honoree.
Questions
Angela Cowart, Stewardship Coordinator
513.751.8000 ext. 20
acowart@prevention-first.org
Introducing our speaker!
Mark Anthony Garrett
For over 20 years Mark Anthony Garrett has worked as a Top Level Consultant, Master Trainer and Professional Speaker for various businesses, child welfare agencies, education associations and K-12 school systems. He has motivated audiences through his electrifying speeches, training and transformational seminars. Mark is a leading expert within the Child Welfare and K-12 educational industry on such topics as Teacher Leadership, Cultural Pedagogy, Staff Retention, Motivational Empowerment, Leadership, Service Excellence, Overcoming Adversity, Youth Empowerment, Building Relationships and Maximizing Human Potential.
For More Information
Angela Cowart, Stewardship Coordinator
acowart@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 20
Tribute Gifts
We are happy to acknowledge any gifts made on behalf of or in memory of someone.
Planned Giving
A planned gift helps secure the future of prevention training and services we provide in our community, and may further your financial goals. Individuals in a range of income levels have the power and capacity to leave a planned gift. Planned gifts include life insurance, bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable lead trusts and retirement plans.
In-Kind Contributions
PreventionFIRST! has periodic needs for services and items (such as gift cards, tickets to entertainment or sporting events, etc.) and interesting venues to hold various events free of charge or at a reduced cost.
For More Information:
Angela Cowart, Development Coordinator
acowart@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 20
For questions, contact:
Angela Cowart
Stewardship Coordinator
(513)751-800 ext. 20
acowart@prevention-first.org