Culture Works

LexisNexis Workplace Giving Kick Off

hunderwood — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:24:57 +0000

LexisNexis, our largest single Workplace Giving site, kicked off their Campaign for the Arts on May 20. As always, it was planned and executed beautifully! Puzzle of Light performed in the LexisNexis auditorium to start things off, and there were daily events to engage the employees and remind them to donate – ranging from karaoke, an online auction of over 150 donated items, an outstanding wine tasting event at Dorothy Lane Market, and a visit from AJ Hawk of the Green Bay Packers. The puppets from Avenue Q, opening shortly at the Human Race Theatre, also made an appearance in the LexisNexis cafeteria. Our thanks to Larry Forman, Pam Rath, and their amazing committees for all their hard work last week.


	Avenue Q puppets with LexisNexis committee members

Arts Day in Columbus

hunderwood — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:24:12 +0000

Ashley Robison & Therese Miller pose with the Culture Works booth

On May 15, Culture Works spent the day at Arts Day and the Governor’s Awards Luncheon. This event is a very important day for all the Arts Organizations in Ohio. Much of the day is spent visiting with our elected officials, advocating for the arts and encouraging our Senators and Representatives to continue to fund for arts and culture in the budget. In addition, it’s a great opportunity to meet and network with arts organizations from across the state and find out creative ways they have been reaching donors and audiences.

Representative Roland Winburn with Martine Collier

Culture Works congratulates Stivers School for the Arts, Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Schuster (represented by their daughter), and PNC Bank as local winners of Governor’s Awards for 2013!

Representative Rick Perales meets with statewide arts representatives including Chloe Donaldson of Culture Works (far right)

BBB Eclipse Awards

hunderwood — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:23:26 +0000

Culture Works was nominated for the Better Business Bureau Eclipse Integrity Award in the Non-Profit Category this year. Our entire staff was able to attend the lovely dinner event on May 14 as guests of Steve Petitjean of Fifth Third Bank. Alan Schaeffer, our current Board President, and Annie Bowers, our graphic artist, also joined us. Culture Works congratulates SICSA for their win, as well as all the other nominees and winners that evening.

NewPage Corporation Workplace Giving Kick Off

hunderwood — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:03:16 +0000

NewPage Corporation kicked off their Campaign for the Arts on May 1. NewPage is a wonderful friend to Culture Works. In addition to the generous contributions of their employees, NewPage has donated all the paper necessary for the printing of our annual Guide to Arts & Culture for the last two years. That’s a lot of paper! They also make a very generous corporate donation. We’re so thankful that NewPage sees the value of supporting local arts & culture. Amber Best, Vice President of Communications & Government Affairs for NewPage, is the current Vice Chairperson for the Culture Works Board of Trustees, and will take over the Chairperson role on July 1, 2013. We thank LaBarron Springer at NewPage and his Workplace Giving Committee for all their hard work on this campaign!

Amber Best & LaBarron Springer

Artist Matt Burgy demonstrated his talent.

University of Dayton Workplace Giving Kick Off

hunderwood — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:43:27 +0000

The University of Dayton is running their Campaign for the Arts this month! We are always pleased when our educational institutions partner with us to promote and support local arts & culture. Lee Jackson and Teshia Ligon have been working hard to get everyone on campus involved in the Campaign. Local Performers Michael and Sandy Bashaw played for the employees in the faculty and staff Dining Hall over the lunch hour last month. Our thanks to Lee and Teshia, as well as to the employees and staff at UD.

Culture Works Nominated for the BBB Eclipse Integrity Award

hunderwood — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:21:05 +0000

Culture Works is pleased to announce that we are a finalist for the Better Business Bureau Eclipse Integrity Award for 2013! We were nominated in the Nonprofit category. It’s a significant honor to be one of the three finalists in this group of fine organizations and we are proud to be under consideration for such a prestigious award. The winners will be announced at the Better Business Bureau Eclipse Integrity Awards on May 14 at the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center.

Sinclair Community College Workplace Giving Kick Off

hunderwood — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:18:46 +0000

Sinclair Community College has kicked off their Workplace Giving campaign for Culture Works this month. Sinclair runs their campaign all month and Workplace Giving Coordinator Sally Struthers works hard to engage the entire campus in supporting arts and culture. Michael and Sandy Bashaw will be performing at a Sinclair Faculty event later in the month. Our thanks to Sally for her dedication to the campaign, as well as her involvement on the Culture Works Board of Trustees!

Vectren Workplace Giving Kick Off

hunderwood — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:15:53 +0000

Vectren Corporation kicked off their Workplace Giving Campaign this month at four locations in the Dayton Region. Vectren employees are some of our strongest supporters and we always appreciate their involvement in the Campaign for the Arts. Lynda Hoffman at Vectren is very active in the campaign – she is a longtime Workplace Giving Coordinator with a great appreciation for the fantastic arts and culture in our Dayton Region. Thanks, Lynda!

Montgomery County Workplace Giving Kick Off

hunderwood — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:09:39 +0000

Joe Tuss and Michael Bashaw

Montgomery County’s Workplace Giving Campaign for the Arts kicked off with great fanfare this month at the Montgomery County Administration Building downtown. Well known local performers Michael and Sandy Bashaw played for an appreciative crowd, and were joined for several songs by County Administrator Joe Tuss, a talented musician as well. It’s always a wonderful surprise when employees find out there is great talent among their coworkers!

Our thanks to County Commissioner Dan Foley for speaking on the value of arts and culture in our Region, and to Workplace Giving Coordinator Dorine Ragsdale for organizing a great kickoff event and continuing to coordinate the Campaign. Dorine is assisted by Anne Bissacco at the Reibold Building and Brenda Wills at the Job Center. Mike London is coordinating the Campaign at Montgomery County Children’s Services. We appreciate your hard work.

County Commissioner Dan Foley

Dorine Ragsdale and Mike London

Premier Health Workplace Giving Kick Off

hunderwood — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:53:02 +0000

Premier Health kicked off their Workplace Giving Campaigns at Miami Valley Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Fidelity Healthcare, and Systems Support in March. The Campaign has been going strong with great involvement from our very dedicated Workplace Giving Coordinators at each location:

Candy Winteregg, Robyn Razor and the team at Good Samaritan Hospital
Rainelle Barrett and her team at Systems Support
Gretchen Long at Miami Valley Hospital
Charlene Barreno at Fidelity Healthcare

The Coordinators organized some great events at each location to promote the Arts, including artist performances, swing dancing, and a youth ballet and modern dance performance. Premier Health is one of our most generous Workplace Giving sites, and we appreciate their dedication to arts and culture in Dayton very much!