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Author: David Miller
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Tom Post & Monica Achberger win awards at VIEWPOINT 55
Loveland, Ohio – There is a bit of deja vu about this award-winning duo. They both won VIEWPOINT awards in 2021. Tom Post and Monica Achberger are artists with studios in the Artists Studios on Main in the West Loveland Historic District.
The VIEWPOINT Awards is a national juried exhibition and was held this year at the Eisele Gallery in the Village of Mariemont.
On Friday Post and Achberger received new recognition at this year’s Cincinnati Art Club’s annual Viewpoint exhibition.
Tom Post won the OKI AWARD OF EXCELLENCE” for “At Peace” an oil on canvas. 
“The First Lady of Freedom” 
Monica Achberger and her painting “The First Lady of Freedom” 
2021 Awards for Tom Post and Monica Achberger All photos provided by Johanna C. Kremer
If you are unfamiliar with the Cincinnati Art Club’s VIEWPOINT exhibition, below are some ‘fun facts”:
The Cincinnati Art Club has annually hosted the VIEWPOINT Exhibition since 1968.
VIEWPOINT originated as an open juried art show to display the diversity of work created within the Greater Cincinnati arts community.
The show now encompasses works from within the US and around the world. It is the longest, continuous, annual, open juried art exhibit in the Southwestern Ohio area.
Originally held in CAC’s Herman & Bessie Wessel Gallery, it is now displayed in Eisele Gallery, one of the many outstanding commercial galleries in the Cincinnati area.
VIEWPOINT showcases the highest quality of work, regardless of the school or classification of art. All media are welcomed, including oils, watercolor, acrylics, sculpture, pastel, drawing, prints, collage, and mixed media.
VIEWPOINT is Open to the Public from September 8-30; Tuesday – Friday, 10 AM-5 PM; Saturday, 10 AM-3 PM; or by appointment:
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Child Life Disaster Relief Night at Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
David Miller is the managing Editor of Loveland Magazine Loveland, Ohio – If you’ve not noticed, Loveland Magazine has for many months advanced and put a lot of emphasis on stories about Health and Wellness, and Inclusion and Accessibility. We’ve very recently added additional main menu items so these stories and be easier to find. We’ve also added additional stand-alone sections on our home page to further make these stories stand out and be read.
With that in mind, we share with you this news of an upcoming event at Great American Ball Park, not to encourage buying Reds tickets, although they are fielding an awfully exciting group of fielders, stitch throwers, and pounders.
If you’ve possibly been thinking about catching the spirit in person, we encourage attendance at this game which includes one of their famous fireworks shows and support for Child Disaster Relief.
Friday, Sep 8, 2023 at 6:40 PMReds vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Child life specialists are trained professionals with expertise in helping children and their families overcome life’s most challenging events. Armed with a strong background in child development and family systems, child life specialists promote effective coping through play, preparation, education, and self-expression activities. They provide emotional support for families, and encourage optimum development of children facing a broad range of challenging experiences, particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization. Because they understand that a child’s well being depends on the support of the family, child life specialists provide information, support and guidance to parents, siblings, and family members. In a disaster, evidenced based interventions point to the specific value of child-centered play opportunities by child life specialists trained in children’s trauma and grief responses.
This is where Child Life Disaster Relief comes in. We deploy certified child life specialists -across the nation- to work with families and children faced with unfamiliar disaster situations to provide coping skills and emotional support.
Please join us at Great American Ball Park on Friday, September 8th in support of our organization. A dollar amount per ticket sold through this link will go back to Child Life Disaster Relief. The Cincinnati Reds will face off the St. Louis Cardinals at 6:40pm, while wearing their new City Connect jerseys. The gates will open 90 minutes before the first pitch.
Immediately after the game, there will be Friday Night Fireworks, which is free for those with a game ticket. We hope to see you there!
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For more information about our organization, please visit cldisasterrelief.org.
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Clermont Commissioners give OK to Grailville grant application
After the meeting, Commissioner David Painter came to the hallway where Grailville supporters and Cardinal Land Conservancy workers had gathered and congratulated them for their efforts. (Photo by David Miller)
David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine by David Miller
Batavia, Ohio – On Wednesday, Clermont County Commissioners Bonnie Batchler, Claire Corcoran, and David Painter voted their unanimous support for the Cardinal Land Conservancy seeking a grant from the State of Ohio’s Clean Ohio Conservation Fund that would be used to purchase 89 acres of Grailville land.
Both the City of Loveland and Miami Township have previously voted their unanimous support for the grant application. Cardinal needed an affirmative resolution from all three governing bodies that have jurisdiction over land use at Grailville.
Sharon Scovanner a leader with the grassroots, Grail Land Preservation Group told Loveland Magazine today, “Members of the community were pleased with the unanimous vote by the Clermont County Commissioners yesterday. This vote brings us one step closer to preserving 89 acres of Grail land in perpetuity.”
Another member of the group and also a Grail Member, Elizabeth Murphy sent this statement:
“For over 70 years the women of The Grail have tended this Grailville land. We have had the privilege and the pleasure of protecting and caring for this small piece of God’s Creation, and of sharing its peace and natural beauty with others. It is important to The Grail that the future of this land be in keeping with these values. We believe that Cardinal Land Conservancy will be an excellent steward of this property going forward, and it has been very good working with them to make this happen. We are grateful that all three government bodies – Loveland City Council, Miami Township Trustees, and the Clermont County Board of Commissioners have supported us. We look forward to having Cardinal as an active neighbor to our remaining Grailville property.”
Scovanner added, “Cardinal Land Conservancy will now be submitting an application for Clean Ohio funding. A decision should happen later this year. The partnership between The Grail, Cardinal, and the community has been instrumental in getting us to this point.”
There will be no direct local tax dollars used for the purchase.
The below LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is when Cardinal Land Conservancy’s Andy Dickerson spoke to the Commision on Wednesday, August 17 about Grailville and how they intend to use the grant funds if their request is approved.
The below LOVELAND MAGAZINE video is from Wednesday, August 17 when local residents made the trek to the Clermont County Commission meeting to urge support for a grant application to secure funding to preserve Grailvile acreage as permanent green space.
Clean Ohio Program
The Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program is dedicated to environmental conservation including acquisition of green space and the protection and enhancement of river and stream corridors. Grant recipients agree to maintain the properties in perpetuity so that they can be enjoyed and cherished for generations to come.
CLEAN OHIO FUND
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• The Clean Ohio Fund is a $400 million state bond initiative first approved by Ohio voters in 2000. It was overwhelmingly renewed in all 88 counties in 2008 with strong bipartisan support from the executive and legislative leadership.• A public-private partnership, Clean Ohio restores, protects and connects Ohio’s natural and urban places by preserving open space and farmland, improving outdoor recreation, and cleaning up brownfields to encourage redevelopment and revitalize communities.
Four separate Clean Ohio programs run a competitive selection process so that Ohioans benefit from the very best projects:
– Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund: supports cleanup of brownfields for redevelopment; only public entities may apply.
– Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program: preserves farmland; local sponsors such as non-profit land trusts and soil and water conservation districts submit an application on the landowner’s behalf.
– Clean Ohio Open Space Conservation Program: preserves and restores open spaces, sensitive ecological areas and stream corridors; non-profit entities and local parks are eligible but not state agencies.
– Clean Ohio Trails Fund: improves outdoor recreational trail opportunities; any public subdivision or non-profit entity in Ohio may apply.
Clean Ohio Fund
An Investment In Economic Revitalization, Family Farms & Environmental Health 388, 708, 153, 246, Clean Ohio Projects by Program: Farmland, Trails, Brownfields, and Green Space.
Development of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in Cleveland was supported by Clean Ohio.
© The Trust for Public Land
Smith Farm, located in Fairfield County, was preserved with a Clean Ohio agricultural easement.
© SWCDACCOMPLISHMENTS
All 88 Ohio counties have received funding and benefited from the Clean Ohio Fund. This critical state investment has:- Cleaned up nearly 400 abandoned, polluted sites.
- Preserved over 26,000 acres of natural areas.
- Protected over 39,748 acres of family farms.
- Created over 216 miles of multi-purpose, recreational trails.
- Leveraged additional investments to create a total economic impact of approximately $2.6 billion in public and private investments to date.
BENEFITS
• Helps catalyze economic activity in Ohio by creating new jobs and retaining existing ones in construction, goods, services, recreation, eco-tourism and high-tech industries.
• Helps secure our agricultural base, Ohio’s number one industry, by helping to preserve working family farms.
• Helps keep Ohioans’ drinking water safe.
• Protects Lake Erie and rivers and streams by creating natural buffers to keep them clean.
• Cleans and redevelops polluted abandoned industrial properties, protecting neighborhoods and spurring redevelopment.
• Protects natural areas and develops miles of multi-use trails for public access.
• Generates new tax revenues for schools and communities with redevelopment project spin-offs across Ohio.
• Leverages additional investments to create a total economic impact of approximately $2.6 billion to date.
• Does not raise taxes – each $25 million in Clean Ohio Fund bonds requires $2.3 million in annual debt service.
• Helps keep Ohio environmentally sound, economically viable, and poised for the future.Clean Ohio Fund
The Nature Conservancy’s Kitty Todd Nature Preserve in Northwest Ohio is supported in part by Clean Ohio funding.
© Randall Schieber
The site for the current Ohio Valley Surgical Center in Springfield was revitalized using Clean Ohio funding.
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Grailville supporters speak at Clermont Commission meeting
Batavia, Ohio – This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is from Wednesday, August 17 when local residents made the trek to the Clermont County Commission meeting to urge support for a grant application to secure funding to preserve Grailvile acreage as permanent green space.
Both the City of Loveland and Miami Township governing bodies have previously voted their unanimous support for the Cardinal Land Conservancy seeking a grant from the State of Ohio’s Clean Ohio Conservation Fund to purchase the remaining 89 acres of Grailville land. A successful application also requires a resolution of support from the Clermont County Commission, (Second step in securing grant money to preserve Grailville a success)
Members of the Grail and the Grail Land Preservation Group spoke passionately urging the Commission to support the grant application. You will hear their unique perspectives on why the Grailville land is so important as greenspace, and a tourism attraction for Loveland, Miami Township, and Clermont County. There were discussions of the positive financial impact on the area, and Grailville’s important cultural past that can be preserved and continue for decades to come.
If the Clean Ohio Conservation Funds are secured there will be no direct cost to local governments.
This video is via the YouTube Channel of Clermont County.
This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video below is Dickerson talking to supporters after the presentation was concluded. Dickerson expects a resolution will be voted on next week when Commisioner Painter can attend.
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Genesis at Work Foundation Announces Annual Celebration Gala and Reveals Inaugural Year Highlights
The event is commemorating National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month in October
Cincinnati, Ohio – The Genesis at Work Foundation, a local Cincinnati not-for-profit agency aiding in employment for those with special needs, has announced that the annual Celebration Gala will take place October 7, 2023, from 6 to 10:30 PM at the Sharonville Convention Center. The event is commemorating National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month in October.
The event includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dinner held in the Northern Lights Ballroom. The event will be hosted by Fritsch from the Jeff and Jenn Morning Show on Q102, and music will be provided by The Seasons. A meet and greet will occur with Reds players Doug Flynn, Ron Oester, and Billy Hatcher.
At the gala, the foundation will present 2023 meaningful work success stories and will share all the inclusive employer program members, in addition to two award presentations. There will also be a silent auction. To view the detailed invitation or to RSVP, please visit https://www.genesisatwork.org/celebration-gala or https://www.genesisatwork.org/rsvp.
“We had more than 250 attendees at our Celebration Gala last year, and it was a fun turnout for all while raising over $165,000 for an excellent cause,” said Bryan Holland, CEO and Founder of Genesis at Work Foundation. “This cause is very dear to my heart, and I am so excited to see our vision for this non-profit not only come to life but exceed expectations.”
In its first year, Genesis at Work, which was established July 22, 2022, has accomplished the following milestones:
- The foundation has a goal of securing $2 million in donations over 2023, 2024 and 2025 through foundations, events, corporate sponsorships, and individuals. As of July 22, 2023, it has raised over $750,000.
- The foundation is presently working with five job seekers and is on target to reach the goal of achieving employment for 10 job seekers by December 31, 2023.
- The foundation currently has about 40 job seekers on its waiting list who would like Genesis at Work to help them find meaningful work.
- Genesis at Work Foundation currently has 11 businesses that are members of their Inclusive Employers Program. The goal for 2023 is to have 12 businesses become members.
- The inclusive businesses that are working with the foundation are:
o Advance Dentistry
o BGR Packing Supply Chain Experts
o Cassady & Schiller CPAs and Advisors
o Crest Craft
o Folchi’s Tuxedos and Menswear
o Integrated Protection Services
o Kaeser & Blair, Inc.
o Kutol Manufacturing
o Mullaney’s
o Pella Cincinnati
o The Rug Gallery
o Cincinnati Type & Print Museum
- The following schools have partnered with the foundation to find meaningful work for their students with special needs:
o University of Cincinnati, Advancement and Transition Services
o Sycamore High School
o Deer Park High School
o Cincinnati Christian Schools
- The foundation is well supported by the community with 18 board members and more than 80 committed volunteers supporting its mission.
- The foundation began to address the desire of those with special needs to find employment. Research from the 2022 Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services indicated that among persons with special needs, approximately 1,450 people in Hamilton County reported that they “want a job and need help.” Additionally, there were 1,850 students with special needs transitioning out of Cincinnati public high schools who were seeking meaningful work.
- The newly established Genesis Pathway Support (GPS) Program will provide inspired learning, guidance, and simple solutions for families and caregivers on their path to find meaningful work. This GPS program provides the tools needed in navigating the challenges and frustrations in school and life after high school to find meaningful employment.
- In October, the foundation is also rolling out an online roadmap outlining resources in addition to creating small groups and online forums for job seekers. This information can be found in October at www.genesisatwork.org/gpsguide
“There is a need for qualified employment agencies in Hamilton County to provide individualized support for people with disabilities who want a job and need support. Genesis at Work is well-positioned to locate and secure meaningful work for individuals with barriers to employment using the extensive network of businesses in its Inclusive Employers Program. We look forward to being a resource to the Genesis at Work team to help address this need in our community,” said Nathan Beck, Transition and Employment Navigation Supervisor at Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services.
“For P&G, hiring people with disabilities has been so much more than a Diversity and Inclusion effort. Throughout our process, we discovered that Disability Inclusion is a great strategy to tap into new resources to fill open positions. In our experience, employees with disabilities are dedicated and perform well, and their presence not only positively contributes to the organization but also our reputation in the community as a great place to work,” said Miguel Garcia, retired Procter & Gamble executive, co-founder of Workforce Inclusion (P&G), Genesis at Work Foundation Strategic Advisor and Volunteer.
For more information on the foundation and how you can help, please visit www.genesisatwork.org.
About Genesis at Work Foundation
Genesis at Work Foundation is dedicated to helping families caring for those with special needs. By helping these individuals find meaningful work in an inclusive environment, Genesis at Work hopes that those they assist and their families will experience greater meaning, purpose, and hope in their lives. Its mission is to find meaningful work for God’s children with special needs enriching lives and businesses.
Beginning in 2022, Genesis at Work Foundation operates independently of government funding. All services are provided at no cost to the job seekers and their families. The foundation serves all faiths and people with no faith.
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The “best dad ever” needs help to maintain the Special Neat Treats ice cream truck
Tuesday, August 22 from 5-7 PM at Nisbet Park
by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – Some of you may be familiar with Special Neat Treats whose focus is to supply jobs for people with special needs while selling Special Neat Treats.
Loveland dad Joel Wegener is using the ice cream business he founded to give back to his community and create a career path for his children. Two of his children help out on the truck, Son Josh and daughter Mary Kate.
Mary Kate told Today Show’s Craig Melvin in October of 2021, that she’s looking forward to “always” working on the truck and said that Wagener was “the best dad ever.”Joel told Melvin that he hopes that Josh and Mary Kate can keep helping him sell ice cream for a long time. Of course it’s not all that, but a way to lead the children to a life of independent living.
Wagener started operating an ice cream truck in April 2021 and it sorely needs some repairs.
In May, the engine blew on their main ice cream truck and the
second truck they purchased needed major repairs. Because they are good people doing good things we want to help them cover the repair expenses so they can keep working with their kids and serving the community.
Class of 95 Come down to Nisbet Park next Tuesday for live music with Tim Anderson and Ryan Crabb of Class of 95.
There will be photo ops with characters, raffles, and of course – ice cream!
The Wicked Pickle next door to the park is doing a $5 drink special.
Mary Kate can’t keep helping her dad if the trucks don’t run!Please help Special Neat Treats reach its $6,000 goal!
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A Grailville up-date: Commission didn’t vote but plenty of optimism
Batavia, Ohio – About 20 local residents, members of both the Grail and the Grail Land Preservation Group made the trek to Batavia and the Clermont County Commissioners meeting Wednesday morning to show support for a grant application that needs the support of the Commission. There was no vote because the resolution was not finalized, however, both President Bonnie Batchler and member Claire Corcoran listened attentively as Andy Dickerson from the Cardinal Land Conservancy made a presentation followed by several residents from Loveland and Greater Cincinnati espousing the benefits they see if the remaining Grail land is preserved as greenspace in perpetuity.
The hold up on having a resolution in front of the Commissioners was because Commissioner David Painter could not attend and it was expressed that there were one or two remaining questions before a vote was taken.
This LOVELAND MAGAZINE TV video is Dickerson talking to supporters after the presentation was concluded. Dickerson expects a resolution will be voted on next week when Painter can attend.
Both the City of Loveland and Miami Township governing bodies have previously voted their unanimous support for the Cardinal Land Conservancy seeking a grant from the State of Ohio’s Clean Ohio Conservation Fund to purchase the remaining 89 acres of Grailville land. (Second step in securing grant money to preserve Grailville a success)
More at 11 as they say
Loveland Magazine will be publishing speeches from citizens as they passionately urged the Commission to support the grant application. You will hear their unique perspectives on why the Grailville land is so important as greenspace, and a tourism attraction for Loveland, Miami Township, and Clermont County. There were discussions of the positive financial impact on the area, and Grailville’s important cultural past that can be preserved and continue into the decades to come.
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For background: History of Grailville – The Grailville Archive -
Board President Dr. Kathy Lorenz was recognized today
Photo of Dr. Lorenz and Superintendent Mike Broadwater by Loveland Schools
Loveland, Ohio – Board President Dr. Kathy Lorenz was recognized today at the Loveland City School District Convocation for her “tireless efforts over 32 years to make LCSD a great place for kids!”
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OOD Disability Inclusion in the Workplace Webinar Series
Wednesday, August 23, Thursday September 21, Thursday, October 19, and Thursday November 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is hosting webinars to help employers support disability inclusion in the workplace. Topics will include building and leveraging employee resource groups, creating a workplace culture that supports disability disclosure, invisible disabilities in the workplace, and lessons in accessibility. Visit the OOD website for more information and links to registration for the webinars!
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Thank you Butler County Board of Disabilities for providing this news.Our mission is to support individuals to successfully live, work and learn in the community.
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