Cleveland Connection

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Lynn Ruffner is with the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, which helps people with disabilities enter or re-enter the workforce.

http://www.rsc.oh.gov/index.asp

The Association of Fundraising Professionals issues awards for Philanthropy every year. Karen Kannenburg chairs the National Philanthropy Day event. Margie Wheeler is one of this year's recipients.

http://www.afpnet.org/

The Cleveland Cavaliers "light it up" for the 2006-2007 season with a home game against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, November 1. The team accomplishes much off the ocurt as well, as Community Relations Director Colleen Garrity explains.

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/06LightItUp_Flash061030.html

It has been 17 years since the heartbreaking disappearance and murder of 10 year old Amy Mihaljevic, and still, her murderer has never been identified. Reporter James Renner has been doggedly pursuing the story, and updates our knowledge in his book, "Amy, My Search for Her Killer. Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic."

http://www.grayco.com/cleveland/books/10193/samples/pdf/samplechapter.pdf

Cleveland Connection Sunday, October 22, 2006

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny is President and CEO of Osteomed II, an integretive health clinic in Middleburgh Heights. She's holding a Women's Health Symposium on November 11.

www.osteomed.com www.drtenpenny.com 440-239-1878

The Jewish Big Brother Big Sister Association is holding its annual Bowl for Kids Sake bowlathon on Sunday, November 5 at Freeway Lanes in Solon. Ivy Kopit is Project Manager, and Deb Hurwitz is a Big Sister who has gotten deeply involved in the organization.

www.jbbbsa.org 216-320-8654

Chris Coburn is Director of Innovations at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The Fourth annual Medical Innovations Summit is coming up in Cleveland November 6-8, 2006. The focus this year is neurosciences.

www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations

Ever read a graphic novel? Marisa Acocella Marchetto is an artist and writer who has documented her journey with breast cancer in such a hardcover comic book. She calls it Cancer Vixen.

http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/cancervixen/

Cleveland Connection
Sunday, October 15th, 2006

Carl Topilow, conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, previews the new subscription series, which begins Friday, October 20.
http://www.clevelandpops.com/

The City Mission is observing a milestone. Rich Trickel, Executive Director of the City Mission explains the mission of the City Mission, and how you can help achieve it.
http://www.thecitymission.org/

Roll your change. Then, save it. That’s the message of Elizabeth Hilton, Director of Cleveland Saves, and Jay Seaton, head of Consumer Credit Counseling Services.
http://www.clevelandsaves.org/ http://www.cccservices.com/ 1-800-355-cccs

The new Director of Ports in Cleveland is Ricky Smith. He has a vision for Hopkins Airport, and he shares it.
http://www.clevelandairport.com/

Cleveland Connection
Sunday, October 8, 2006

Lynn Sherr, correspondent for Primetime on ABC, has had a long career in television journalism. But that’s just part of the story of her life, as she writes in her memoir, “Out of the Box.”
http://abcmedianet.com/shows05/news/correspondents/sherr.shtml


Dr. Joseph Baar is director of research at University Hospitals, and Lisa Vitkas, Director of Survivorship Programs at the UH Ireland Cancer Center. Dr. Baar discusses the latest in breast cancer prevention and treatment, and Ms. Vitkas describes the way in which her program helps patients affected by the disease.
http://www.uhhospitals.org/irelandcancer/tabid/800/Default.aspx


The Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation “Race for the Cure” takes place in Cleveland on Saturday, October 14, beginning at Voinovich Park behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sue Larsen and Wendy Manfredi have all the information about the 13th annual event.
http://www.komenneohio.org/