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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.
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:
Jennifer Bierer, BA, RA
Director, Communications
jbierer@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 18
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, Chief Program Officer
aconnstarner@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 13
Our Annual Community Awards
Annualy we 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 Awards Luncheon & Fundraiser on Friday, April 4, 2025 at the Graduate Cincinnati.
New this year - annual donor packages!
This year you can support PreventionFIRST! by becoming an annual donor. Annual donors will be recognized at our spring awards luncheon and throughout the year. Our annual event is the largest and most anticipated gathering of local prevention partners, but our work in communities happens year-round.
Your 2025 donation — supporting substance use/misuse prevention and the importance of reducing the risk of behavioral health disorders — will be recognized and celebrated for 365 days!
All Donor & Sponsorship Opportunities
Support PreventionFIRST! and:
- Help address the impact of substance use on youth, families, and communities
- Invest in work that is impacting local communities
- Build youth resiliency and foster mental wellness
- Recognize the importance & value of prevention
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!
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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:
Jennifer Bierer, BA, RA
Director, Communications
jbierer@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 18
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Each year, PreventionFIRST! recognizes organizations and individuals making a difference in communities by helping reduce the risk of behavioral health and substance use disorders.
Join us to celebrate the value of prevention and our positive impact on youth, families, and communities.
Friday, April 4, 2025
12-1:30 pm
Graduate Cincinnati
151 Goodman Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
Registration Details:
- Ticket Price: $85
- RSVP by March 28, 2025
Event Agenda:
- Welcome
- Invocation
- Awards Presentation
- PreventionFIRST! Highlights
Event Details:
- General Registration begins at 11:30 am
Donor & Sponsorship Opportunities
Program Advertising Available
Purchase Tickets
Award Descriptions & Criteria
Rob Portman Leadership Award
This award was created in honor former U.S. Senator Rob Portman's leadership as founder of PreventionFIRST! 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 advancement of effective, evidence-based prevention to reduce the risk or incidence of a substance use/misuse or behavioral health disorder at the system level
- Recognized the need for and championed prevention efforts in an underserved community, population, or sector
- Advocated and/or established a new policy, program, collaboration, or similar community change to improve/increase prevention work
- Provided leadership, expertise, and utilized professional/personal connections and networks to advance the PF! mission
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 to reduce 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 to reduce the risk or incidence of a substance use/misuse or behavioral health disorder
- Advanced prevention efforts in a group, coalition, or community sector
Mary F. Haag Coalition of the Year Award
This award was created in honor of former PF! President/CEO Mary F. Haag. The coalition receiving this award must be in PF!'s current membership roster. They have exemplified the PF! mission by demonstrating the following criteria:
- Have made significant strides in building its coalition through the implementation of evidence-based practices, such as the Strategic Prevention Framework model and CADCA's Seven Strategies for Community Change
- Reflects substantial progress towards achieving long-term sustainability, minimizing substance use among youth, adults, and the broader community, and/or notably enhancing prevention capacity within its coalition
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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, Chief Program Officer
cvalentini-lackner@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 16
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:
Jennifer Bierer, BA, RA
Director, Communications
jbierer@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 18