Voices of Giving

LEAVE A LEGACY began as a public awareness campaign of the Partners for Philanthropic Planning and is designed to benefit non-profit organizations by educating the general public about the benefits of leaving bequests and other planned gifts to charity.  Voices of Giving, which grew out of that campaign, is an annual event that allows GCPGC members to recognize philanthropists who have made a bequest or other planned gift.  Through the recognition of donors, Voices of Giving also assists in the promotion of gift planning in the general public through the news media.  Professional advisors are also recognized for their efforts in educating clients about the benefits of leaving bequests to charity.

The event was held on June 16 at CET's Studio A and emceed John Lomax.   It was a huge success with over 165 in attendance.  Cocktails were served and catering was provided my Cincinnati Cooks!, a non-profit organization itself, created by the FreeStore FoodBank to provide an effective job training program to serve Cincinnati inner-city, low-income adults.

This year GCPGC members who submitted nominations for recognition included:

American Cancer Society

Bayley Place

Beech Acres Parenting Center

Catholic Inner City Schools

CET

Cincinnati Christian University

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

Episcopal Retirement Homes/Deupree House

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

Northern Kentucky University

Ronald McDonald House

St. Rita School for the Deaf

Talbert House

Wellness Community

The Voices of Giving Committee was headed up by co-Chairs Sally Alspaugh and Mary Alice Koch who had the pleasure of working with their fantastic committee members Jim Friedman, Steve Hegge, Michelle Mancini, Tracy Monroe, Carol Stevie, and Sue Ellen Steubing.