Photo by Mark Bowen

Legal Aid's 100th
Supporters of Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati celebrated the organization's 100th anniversary and the raising of $1.7 million for its new Second Century Fund in June. At the event are Donald P. Klekamp, Legal Aid board president; Barbara J. Howard, president-elect of the Ohio State Bar Association and former Cincinnati Bar Association president; keynote speaker H. Thomas "Tommy" Wells Jr., president-elect of the American Bar Association; Mary Asbury, executive director of Legal Aid; and Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper. Call 241-9400

Hearing Speech and Deaf Center
Supporters of the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center raised nearly $100,000 and honored longtime volunteer Dr. Jack Gottschalk during a May benefit. With Gottschalk are his wife, Nancy, and the evening's emcee, Local 12 anchor Cammy Dierking, a patient of the honoree before his retirement. Call 221-0527 or go to www.hearingspeechdeaf.com.

Cincinnati Woman's Club
The Cincinnati Woman's Club enjoyed a field trip and luncheon at the Greenacres Art Center in Indian Hill. It was the group's first tour together as part of an expanding summer educational program. The 100 visitors had the special privilege of touring with longtime club member Louise Nippert, who created the Greenacres Foundation with her husband, Louis, in 1988. Posing in the gardens are sisters Priscilla Haffner and Martha Anness, both longtime club members.

'Hat's Off' to Riverfront Park
Over 400 women – most in festive hats – gathered for the second annual "Hats Off" luncheon and boosted the endowment for Cincinnati Riverfront Park by 10 percent. The Women's Committee has raised more than $500,000 for a new park along the downtown riverfront. At the luncheon, the first annual Phyllis Smale Award for achievement and leadership related to horticulture went to Marjorie Rauh. During a light moment at the luncheon John Smale, parks director Willie F. Carden Jr., committee co-chairs Debbie Oliver and Helen Heekin, keynote speaker Robert Garcia and emcee Sheree Paolello offer a preview of the gardens that will be part of the new Cincinnati Riverfront Park. For more information, call 324-8610.

Planned Giving Council
More than 100 guests helped the Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council pay tribute to 18 philanthropists at the organization’s annual Voices of Giving Awards Event held at the Taft Museum of Art. With Playhouse in the Park honorees Irwin and Barbara Weinberg are Patricia Rosely and Buzz Ward, from the Playhouse. The local Planned Giving group is one of the first to launch the Leave a Legacy Program that encourages individuals to leave a gift to a nonprofit cause important to them. For more details, go to www.gcpgc.org or call 554-3071.

Russ Wiles Memorial aids nonprofits
The biggest winners from the Cincinnati International Wine Festival's Russ Wiles Memorial Tournament were the 26 nonprofit organizations that benefitted from this year's golfing event. The local nonprofits – whose representatives posed for this team picture – are sharing $250,000 in proceeds from the outing, which is under the umbrella of the Cincinnati International Wine Festival. For information, call 723-9463.

BRIDGES for a Just Community
More than 750 supporters of BRIDGES for a Just Community celebrated in June at the organization’s 58th Annual Awards Dinner. With BRIDGES board chair Mitchel D. Livingston (center) are honorees Harry H. Santen, Dr. Inayat K. Malik, Phyllis Shapiro Sewell and Lee A. Carter. The dinner raised $350,000. Call 381-4660 or visit BRIDGEScincinnati.org.

Photo by Jackie Reau

Duramed Championship for RMH
Olympian Carl Lewis visited the Golf Center at Kings Island for a Meet the Pros party during the Duramed Championship. (Above) Lewis, representing the national board of Ronald McDonald House, pauses with LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens and Zaura Calderone, CEO of the Duramed Futures Tour. The tournament, in its second year in Cincinnati, benefits Ronald McDonald House of Greater Cincinnati. The top five players on the Duramed Futures Tour this season will earn their LPGA cards. Call 636-7642.

Queen City Foundation salutes scholars
The Queen City Foundation hosted its 29th Annual “Salute to Scholars” reception honoring 60 college-bound minority students who graduated this year from day schools and boarding schools. The Queen City Foundation has helped more than 1,500 talented minority students attend high-quality college prep schools, with all going on to earn college degrees. At the reception are Dean Gregory, of the Montgomery Inn Boathouse, with Queen City Foundation president Ronald E. Felder. Call 241-1322.