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2020 Sponsor & Awards Recognition Video

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

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!

Our Mission & Vision

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! 

 

 

presenting Sponsor
Schiesler Roberson at 2020 Friendraiser
Nicole Schiesler, PF! President/CEO & Pat Roberson, PF! Board Member at a 2020 Friendraiser event.

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

2024 Awards Luncheon and Fundraiser

You're invited to join us for our annual awards luncheon and fundraiser — our largest and most eagerly awaited gathering of local prevention partners. It serves as a significant opportunity for all community sectors to convene and celebrate the importance of substance use/misuse prevention and the positive influence this work has on youth, families, and communities.


Friday, April 19, 2024
11:00 am: VIP Networking Session 
12:00 pm: Luncheon 

Graduate Cincinnati
151 Goodman Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220


Registration Details:

  • General Registration: $85
  • VIP Registration: $200
  • Registration Closes: April 5th

Event Agenda:

  • Welcome
  • Invocation
  • PreventionFIRST! Highlights
  • Awards Presentation

Event Details:

  • VIP Registration begins at 10:45 am
  • General Registration begins at 11:30 am

Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Program Advertising Available


Click Here To Register!

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:

  1. Initiated or notably advanced the development of community-based prevention effort
  2. Implemented a prevention strategy with the goal of reducing the risk or incidence of a substance use/misuse or behavioral health disorder
  3. Used data to identify a community need and demonstrate a positive community change
  4. 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:

  1. Initiated or supported the development of resiliency in their peer group
  2. Demonstrates an understanding of prevention science
  3. Implemented a prevention strategy with the goal of reducing the risk or incidence of a substance use/misuse or behavioral health disorder
  4. 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

keynote sponsor

  

Submit a Nomination

The submission form requires the following:

  1. Your contact information (Nominator)
  2. Contact information for the nominee
  3. Selecting the award and criteria
  4. Providing a narrative explaining how the nominee demonstrates this award's criteria (600 words)

Nomination Form

Nomination Deadline: Friday, March 11, 2022

Impact & Award Sponsorship

  

Giving Options

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

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

Friend Sponsor

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