2012 SW Thanksgiving Together in Cincinnati

The 2012 SW Ohio Thanksgiving Dinner took place in Cincinnati: (link to more photos)

Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012
Time: From Noon - 2:30 pm
Location: The People's Church, 220 William Taft Road, Cincinnati OH 45219

Primary Sponsors:

• The People's Church
• Coalition of Care

In the words of Katie Deyo, "As a church we believe in these young people and want to bless them."

Planning Committee Members Included:

• Lisa Dickson, ACTION Ohio
• Laquita Howell, ACTION Ohio
• Doris Edelmann, ACTION Ohio
• Katie Deyo, The People's Church and Coalition of Care.
• Moira Weir, Hamilton County JFS
• Brian Gregg, Hamilton County JFS
• Madeleine Kipperman, Cincinnati Works
• Cindy Skinner, Focus On Youth
• Evelyn Spears, JOURNEY to Successful Living
• Val Bairnsfather, Safe Pastures Transitional Living
• Teresa Nered, Cincinnati Youth Collaborative
• Annie Schellenger, HEMI
• Pat McCollum, SWOFCA
• Shahrazad Ali, Lighthouse Youth Services
• Carol Wheeler-Strother, UC School of Social Work
• Sherrie Mathis, Mathis Foundation
• Bridget Doherty, Hamilton County Youth Advisory Board

2011 Southwest Ohio Thanksgiving Together

The 2011 Southwest Thanksgiving took place in Dayton on November 19th: (link to more photos)

This event was held at New Family Tree. Sponsors included: Jerri’s Catering and Family Restaurant, Majestic Nursery, Salem Student Ministry, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Meet Me Halfway Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and Val Bairnsfather.

Many thanks to New Family Tree for their efforts to assist former foster youth in their efforts to develop and achieve the skills and abilities necessary to live independently through their Journey to Independence program.

2010 SW Ohio Thanksgiving Together

On November 14, 2010, the SW Ohio Thanksgiving was held at the Phoenix in Cincinnati. Here is a link to more photos.

Amy Roberts served as Lead Facilitator. Sponsors included: Cincinnati Works, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Bob Mecum of Lighthouse Youth Services and Richter & Phillips Jewelers. Decorations were donated by Kroger, and the beautiful table arrangements made possible by Val Bairnsfather.

Channel 12 and Fox News stopped by to capture some of the excitement.