Linens Standard Textile New Riegel table linens 100% polyester 62″ x 62″ 48 Available Administrative Fee:  $3 each

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JOIN US FOR A WAREHOUSE PARTY! ReSource is celebrating the launch of two new programs that benefit area non-profits. Event Décor Rentals by ReSource Non-profits can save money by renting special décor items for their next event from ReSource. Makeovers for Members Room makeovers for ReSource member agencies are designed and ready to install at the YWCA and the Lower Price Hill Community School. Join us for a Warehouse Party! Wednesday May 15th 5pm – 8pm 3610 Park 42 Drive, 45241 A BIG REVEAL of the makeover designs and the new event rentals showcase will be at 6pm. Refreshments by The Perfect Brew Music by vocalist Rebecca Richart and guitarist Chris Bull RSVP to 513-554-4944 or msteier@resourceweb.org by May 13. Extreme appreciation goes to our makeover sponsors and in-kind donors: Mohawk Carpets  |  AIC Contracting  |  Messer Construction Company Champlin Architecture|  FRCH  |  BKD, LLP ReSource 3610 Park 42 Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 513-554-4944

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HOW Magazine introduced us to this 2013 book published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., it’s about Deloitte’s branding and its implementation throughout the organization. We saw an ad on HOW’s website.

Carlos Martinez Onaindia & Brian Resnick worked for Deloitte while writing the book.

Hubspot included Deloitte and GE websites in one of its promotional blog posts and we recognize them as a good examples of industrial marketing communications design. It’s great news that we can go into more detail with one of our choices. This review discusses technical manufacturing marketing problems, such as Green or sustainable marketing. Besides the graphical problems the executive buy in, technical knowledge pass through and understanding of specific buyer personals are important examples discussed in this review.

Number 9. “Always be closing” is close to our heart; it emphasizes the objective of marketing communications. “Every communication should focus on achieving your end goal, and the audience should feel good about, or at least comfortable with, that result,” perfectly sums up landing pages and calls-to-action.

This chart brings to light some of Deloitte’s strategies: “2. Understand – Get under the skin of the client and use the opportunity to better Deloitte’s comparative competitive position, 4. Interact – Take every opportunity to demonstrate our credentials, improve our understanding and test The Deloitte Difference with the client, 8. Capitalize – Make the most of your investment by debriefing the team and the client, learning from what the client tells us, and developing on ongoing strategy to win work from the client.” These strategies can be put to use for industrial equipment selling as well.

This chart illustrates how a company’s strategy’s affects the message, “Lead by example, as their (executives) decisions have a direct impact on brand legacy and will ripple throughout the organization.”

Heinz Loosli, CEO of Feintool International Holding discusses the strategic advantage of Feintool in this interview for its customer magazine. In response to a question about the company’s recovery from the automotive industry decline in 2009, he answers, “We brought new, innovative products to market, we have played more to our strengths and in doing so achieved some great successes in the market. We have also improved our ability to complete by implementing measures to increase efficiency. It is important to appreciate that it is not a case of one-off actions but ongoing commitment that will ensure our company has a successful future. The motto is: achieve more with less. We are constantly working on this…” This statement reflects both the company’s equipment’s strategic advantages but also good business practices. Feintool’s metal part-making equipment takes plate steel and produces parts that are assembly ready without post machining. Their machines achieve more with less material and processing — Loosli is using the same analogy for the company’s management practises. You can download the entire Feintool magazine here. For the North American edition, Lohre & Associates wrote two articles, edited and printed the publication here in Cincinnati. We are honored to work with Feintool’s Cincinnati offices and we feel the company’s marketing communications are equal to Deloitte’s.

Barry Salzberg’s opening message for the book brings to light a similar focus, “There are 195,000 professionals around the world actively shaping the Deloitte identity on a daily basis. Brand-building of that scale requires a relentless focus on a unified vision and shared values, alongside a dynamic culture. There’s tremendous opportunity if you get this right.”

Heather Hancock, Global Managing Partner, Brand, defines Deloitte’s businesss this way: “Deloitte is an advisory business whose brand relies on the daily actions of nearly 200,000 people in more than 150 countries being connected and reflecting the sane core commitments. We connect our people and our brand in myriad ways, always informed by a deep understanding of the marketplace and our clients’ needs. And we take the long view, remaining committed to the task at hand whilst building value for our clients and our own firm long into the future. It delivers us client and personal growth, risk insulation and trust.”

The chart on the left gives insight to the reasons an industrial brand is of value: reputation, risk mitigation, client-building, loyalty and pride leads to the correlation between targeted brand investment and growth rate. Deloitte’s business is deep market understanding to solve client problems. In a way industrial equipment is the same, the equipment is engineered to be an effective way for a company to be in business. Every company has to continually evolve to meet market changes, employee education and financial obligations. Deloitte is in the business of communication; many businesses are in the business of delivering a product. For a manufacturing company to understand the value of brand, it has to have an extremely clear understanding of the technology, engineering, economics of the market and the future. Every component in a machine tells the history of the company’s brand. Someone at every company knows that story and that is where the brand starts.
We’ll continue to look for branding examples that manufacturing company’s can use to improve their marketing communications. If you get in touch to review your brand, we’ll send you the Kindle version of this book. You’ll enjoy it!

We can’t begin to include all the great graphical information and examples in this review. The book covers every conceivable graphic problem and the solutions, meant more for the marketing communications manager of a company than the chief executives. In this review we wanted to climb to the 10,000-foot view of branding that often gets lost when you’re manufacturing industrial equipment. But it does apply and Deloitte does a great job.

Hopefully GE will come out with a similar edition, they are in the machinery business! Writing those specifications and creating 3 views to make the brand come alive is what we do every day.

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 2001 Central Avenue  •  Cincinnati, Ohio 45214  •  513-246-0015 (phone) •  513-285-7730 (fax)

April 25, 2013

Contact: Kat Pepmeyer, Executive Director

kat.pepmeyer@toolbank.org , 513-246-0015

For Immediate Release

PNC Bank Sponsors May Tool Orders at the Cincinnati ToolBank

(Cincinnati, OH) – The Cincinnati Community ToolBank is pleased to announce that PNC Bank has made a contribution that will allow all tool orders submitted to the ToolBank in the month of May to be free of charge.

“Our clients are going to love the month of May, said Kat Pepmeyer, Cincinnati Community ToolBank executive director. “The generosity shown by PNC Bank to sponsor any tool order we receive will likely lead to us shattering our internal records for rentals in a month.”

The Cincinnati Community ToolBank is a non-profit organization that strives to be the premiere local tool lending resource, serving charitable organizations in the greater Cincinnati area.  The ToolBank “loans” its inventory of tools to local non-profit agencies, community service organizations, and religious groups to enable them to undertake larger projects that make our community a better place to live.

Douglas Adams, PNC Bank Senior Vice President and ToolBank President, said that supporting the ToolBank was a natural fit for PNC Bank.  “PNC greatly appreciates the volunteer efforts of the many non-profit and civic organizations in our community, and believe that this sponsorship can help them to equip more volunteers and undertake even larger projects to help our city.”

For more information about the ToolBank and how to utilize our vast inventory of tools, please visit the ToolBank’s website at http://cincinnati.toolbank.org/Home.aspx.

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	Recent Articles Foodservice Equipment ReportsASHRAE Journal Upcoming Events Hospitality Design Expo May 15th-17th Las Vegas, NV. WEEC 2013 September 25th-26th Washington, D.C.  Follow Us Melink Distributorship Program Are you interested in being an Authorized Distributor for the Melink Intelli-Hood®? Since 2011, Melink has been carefully considering and developing new Authorized Distributors for both domestic and international markets. An Authorized Distributor has the opportunity to build a business focused on energy savings by offering Intelli-Hood® systems, on a complete turnkey basis, to customers within a defined region.  Melink provides training, marketing materials, and inquiries sent to Melink by potential customers.  In addition, Authorized Distributors will be trained and certified to survey, engineer, specify, and sell the system, and may also elect to provide additional service revenue by becoming a Certified Installer. Please take the following questions into consideration: -Do your values align with those of Melink Corporation and the clients we serve? (Integrity, Innovation and Service Excellence) -What capabilities/resources can you provide in regards to a full-service distributorship? (controls and/or HVAC experience, financial resources, installation & commissioning, sales and marketing) -What would your approach to Market be? (growth strategy, geographic reach, industry knowledge)  If you believe your organization may be a good fit, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you! Test and Balance Melink recently attended the RFMA and SPECS annual trade shows.  The shows were very successful for Melink and it was great to put faces with many familiar names.  Several customers stopped by the booth to introduce themselves and to express satisfaction with their experiences with Melink. One such customer was from a national convenience store chain that Melink recently began working with.  Melink was brought in to perform the air balance at many of their sites.  Most of the sites were located at the bottom of high-rises and apartment complexes which required the utilization of air handlers, water chilled systems, and other complex HVAC applications. Despite these unique challenges, as well as specific performance requests, we were able to step in and quickly take ownership of the situation.  The customer stated they are extremely happy with the service that Melink has provided so far, and they are already saving money by correcting the items we have uncovered at these locations. Such positive and unsolicited feedback from our customers is wonderful to hear, and we are proud to work with many of the top corporations across North America. The relationships that we have cultivated with our customers motivate us to work even harder to ensure that we provide the best service possible. If your company requires a consistent, independent,  and national third party T&B firm, make sure we are specified.  Contact us for a copy of our Testing Adjusting and Balance (TAB) Specification. Solar On Friday April 26th, 2013 Cedarville University will dedicate its large-scale solar power system that converts sunlight into clean electricity to help meet the growing power requirements of the campus. The 2,154 kilowatt solar array was built on the southwest edge of the campus by Cincinnati-based Melink Corporation, which was also responsible for the development, engineering, construction, and operation of the system.Since the completion of the installation, power has been flowing directly into the University’s distribution system. This energy is capable of supplying an average of 10% of Cedarville University’s demand, making it the largest solar system directly connected to a university in Ohio. “Melink is proud to serve as the developer for this very significant solar array,” said Steve Melink, the President of Melink Corporation.  ”We would also like to acknowledge our partners: U.S. Bancorp, Union Bank & Trust Company, DP&L Energy, Yellow Springs Renewable Energy, TMI Electric, and the Village of Cedarville, who provided tremendous support. It is our hope that this success will inspire other schools and universities to consider clean and affordable renewable energy solutions.” Cedarville University has been using solar technology in its academic curriculum for many years. Engineering faculty have incorporated the technology to advance missions-minded projects in Liberia and throughout the world, while the University’s engineering students have won six World Solar Splash boat competitions. “The completion of the solar array is significant for Cedarville University, as well as the Southwest Ohio region,” said John E. Gredy, Ed.D., Provost. “This project reflects the University’s commitment to implementing new initiatives that will strengthen our Christ-centered education. I’m happy to know Cedarville University has taken the initiative to lead in renewable energy among Ohio universities.” “The wisdom of the University’s leadership to address renewable energy is encouraging,” said Robert Fudge, Mayor of the Village of Cedarville. “This is a great day for our region!” Melink Corporation is committed to sustainability and provides energy savings for their customers through HVAC commissioning services, demand ventilation controls for commercial kitchens, and solar power projects. The company’s headquarters is a LEED Platinum, Net Zero Energy facility designed to demonstrate that sustainability is good business. With full in-house development, design and implementation capabilities, Melink is a leading solar PV integrator of commercial projects. Please Join Us for the Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony: Date: April 26th, 2013 Time: 1:00pm EST Location: Cedarville University Adjacent to 251 Palmer Drive Cedarville, OH 45314 Speakers: Dr. John Gredy, Provost, Cedarville University Steve Melink, President, Melink Corporation Robert Fudge, Village of Cedarville Mayor Bob Hackett, Ohio House of Representatives GreenVent Program Melink Corporation, along with Honeywell and PG&E, participated in the GreenVent Utility Rebate Program from 2010-2012.  The GreenVent program was an overall success and provided substantial savings for PG&E customers.  Melink’s Intelli-Hood® was installed in 81 commercial kitchens, with more than $1.7 million in rebates being issued. The ongoing annual savings is estimated to be 5,426,438 kWh, 878 kW, and 157,633 Therms. Mark Darden of Honeywell had this to say… “The Melink Intelli-Hood® controls are a superb energy savings solution clearly enjoyed by all who had participated in the program … It was a pleasure providing this level and quality of technology to PG&E customers.” In addition to the ongoing energy savings,  participants reported an average satisfaction rating of 9.7 out of 10, with the highest rating in quality control. To obtain a detailed report and to learn more about this program, please send an email request to melinkmarketing@melinkcorp.com. On Bill Financing: Why isn’t everybody doing it? Do you know that you may be able to improve the energy efficiency of your facility at no upfront cost?  It’s possible because of a program called on-bill financing, an exciting new opportunity for companies to explore the addition of energy efficiency measures with minimum financial risk. Elisa Wood is a longtime writer for RealEnergyWriters.com, a great resource for providing information and spreading awareness of available energy solutions for homes and businesses.  Her article entitled On-Bill financing: Why isn’t everybody doing it? explains this program in detail, as well as its availability and benefits. Melink is always searching for ways to provide our customers with the best options and information about energy efficiency improvements.  If you would like to learn more about how your company can benefit from on-bill financing, and how this approach may assist your business with reaching its energy-saving goals, please read more! Unsubscribe Contact Information: Melink Corporation 5140 River Valley Road Milford, OH. 45150 513.965.7300 melinkmarketing@melinkcorp.com

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Monday, September 9th 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Session Code: GM12, Learn more and register.

Since 2006, Cincinnati’s LEED tax abatement program has resulted in the rehabilitation or construction of 164 LEED-certified buildings, including three Platinum, 23 Gold, and 77 Silver certifications. Last December, the City Council passed an ordinance that retains the 15-year property tax abatement for homes, but also enacts a tiered system designed to encourage higher levels of LEED certification. Panelists will delineate the new system, under which those developing residential and commercial projects to LEED standards will receive larger tax incentives, making Cincinnati’s program one of the most aggressive in the nation. Commercial projects will receive a 12-year, 100% property tax abatement for LEED Silver, Gold, or Platinum certifications.

Presenters: Chuck Lohre, Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy; Michael Cervey, Laura Quinlivan, City of Cincinnati, City Council

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You may not see it, but region is 10 years ahead of others in sustainability

Bruce, Brennaman lead e-recycling drive: Reds participate in e-recycling drive

Written by

Cindi Andrews

Gary Woodward of Middletown with Cohen Recycling wraps a pallet of computer CPUs in plastic at the Players for the Planet E-Waste Recycling Event at the Anderson Town Center in Anderson Township late Friday morning. Electronic items such as computers, monitors, televisions, phones and printers could be dropped off at the event. Cincinnati Reds players Jay Bruce and Ryan Hanigan were on hand for a portion of the event. / The Enquirer/Glenn Hartong

Earth Day events

• Fourth Annual E-Waste Recycling Drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today, Kroger Marketplace, 130 Pavilion Parkway, Newport. Reds players will attend. The first 200 cars at each event will receive two tickets to a Reds game while supplies last. Visit www.Cohenusa.com/Reds for more information on the event and what items are accepted.
• Recycled Couture fashion show, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Central Plaza in front of Fine Arts Building at Northern Kentucky University, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights.
• Earth Day Fair, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, classrooms 3 & 4, Christ Hospital, 2139 Auburn Ave.
• Covington’s Great American Clean Up, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Contact Jane Anderson at (859) 547-5542 or jane@greatneighborhoods.org for more information or to volunteer.
• Green Umbrella Sustainability Summit, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, May 3, Crossroads Community Church, 3500 Madison Road, Oakley. $20 per person for members and $30 for non-members. Registration includes “Taste of Local Food” lunch. Visit www.greenumbrella.org for more information or to register.

Green bragging rights

• Cincinnati is the largest U.S. city that’s offering residents 100 percent renewable energy, reducing its carbon footprint by about 550,000 tons per year – the equivalent of taking 104,000 cars off the road.
• Cincinnati is No. 3 in the nation for the number of LEED-certified residential units with 813.
• The Cincinnati metro area is No. 13 for its number of Energy Star-certified buildings at 137. They generate an estimated $13.5 million in cost savings annually.
• Cincinnati is No. 10 in the nation for the number of LEED-certified schools, with eight. Mount Healthy and Hamilton have three each, North College Hill two, and Amelia one.
• Hamilton County leads the state in the number of facilities generating energy from renewable sources (mostly solar) at 96 – more than double the number in No. 2 Cuyahoga County.

Greater Cincinnati is on the leading edge of the green movement – maybe not in showy ways like curbside composting or light rail, but in the green you don’t see.

Cincinnati is the largest city in the country to get all of its electricity from alternative energy sources, and it has the third-most homes certified under the U.S. Green Business Council’s Leadership in Engineering and Design standards. The region is also a leader in LEED-certified schools.

“This is a happening place,” said Brewster Rhoads, executive director of the Green Umbrella. “We’re turning Mark Twain’s adage on its head. In many ways we are 10 years ahead, particularly compared to other Midwest cities.”

Cincinnatians focused on sustainability see a lot to be proud of, but also opportunities for improvement 43 years after the first Earth Day, which this year is celebrated Monday.

Some of Cincinnati’s greenest successes stem from policies and financial incentives adopted by city leaders and Ohio and local school officials in the mid-2000s.

In 2006, the city created one of the first and biggest tax breaks in the nation for home and business owners who received LEED certification. New or renovated homes received a 15-year tax abatement for up to $562,000 of the improvement value, and businesses received a 100 percent tax abatement.

The LEED program measures water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, the use of renewable materials and building site.

“It’s a third-party verification,” said Andrew Plogsted, sustainability manager for CPS and senior associate at GBBN Architects. “It’s one thing to say you’re green, and it’s another thing to prove it. It avoids ‘green-washing,’ which is everywhere.”

Cincinnati has 813 residential units – single-family homes, condominiums or apartments – that are LEED-certified, according to the Green Building Council, behind only Dallas, at 1,347, and Los Angeles, at 957.

LEED has four levels – certified, silver, gold and platinum – depending on how many criteria are met, and City Council tightened the incentives in 2012 to offer higher tax abatements for buildings certified at higher levels.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati Public Schools decided in 2007, in the midst of a massive rebuilding plan, to build all new schools to LEED standards. At the same time, the state began requiring districts to obtain LEED certification on buildings constructed with state money.

“There’s obviously the cost savings with the energy efficiency part, so that’s being fiscally responsible to taxpayers,” Plogsted said. “And then there are the health benefits that come from better indoor air quality and the use of (more green building) materials. It makes for an all-around better learning environment.”

The Green Building Council ranks Cincinnati No. 10 in the nation for the number of LEED-certified schools, with eight. In addition, Mount Healthy and Hamilton have three each, North College Hill two, and Amelia one, according to the agency.

Schools in Northern Kentucky have taken a different approach to going green, Plogsted said: “They are much more focused on getting their energy as low as possible.”

Turkey Foot Middle School is a zero net-energy building, meaning it produces as much energy on site as it uses over the course of a year. It is powered by the largest electric-producing solar array in Kentucky.

In a broader measure of the region’s energy conservation efforts, a recent Environmental Protection Agency report puts the three-state metro area at No. 13 nationally for the number of Energy Star-certified buildings, well outperforming its ranking as the 28th largest U.S. metro area.

And then there’s the kind of energy we’re using. The city of Cincinnati switched to its new electric aggregation program in 2012 and is now buying energy from First Energy Solutions on behalf of 60,000 residential and small commercial customers. The energy supplied by First Energy is all from renewable sources, according to Larry Falkin, director of the city’s Office of Environmental Quality.

That move, which also saved customers 21 percent vs. Duke Energy’s rates, reduced Cincinnati’s carbon footprint by about 550,000 tons per year, Falkin said – the equivalent of taking 104,000 cars off the road.

Also, Hamilton County leads the state in the number of facilities generating energy from renewable sources at 96. Cuyahoga County is a distant second with 40. Most “facilities” are solar panels, according to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Of course, even the biggest boosters of Cincinnati’s green efforts concede the area is limited by a lack of mass transportation options other than Metro and TANK bus systems – such as a subway or light rail. “We have a long way to go in terms of transportation,” Rhoads said. “It’s not an easy thing to tackle, especially in a difficult economic environment.”

The Cincinnati streetcar will run only from the riverfront to Over-the-Rhine initially, with possible extensions in the future. Light rail was last on the Hamilton County ballot in 2002, and it was overwhelmingly rejected.

Still, momentum is building in Cincinnati to push ahead where it’s possible. The city recently restarted yard waste pickup, keeping some 6,000 tons of plant material out of landfills annually. Large city-supplied recycling bins also put Cincinnati ahead of many cities, Falkin said, although not among the handful that offer curbside composting.

On April 10, City Council unanimously approved new rules that will allow rooftop rainwater to be captured and used for non-potable purposes such as flushing toilets.

Green efforts are also picking up speed in the business community, led by groups such as the Green Business Council, the local chapter of the Green Building Council and the Green Umbrella. As its name implies, the Green Umbrella includes more than 200 members, from large corporations to small farmers markets.

The Green Umbrella has grown exponentially since Rhoads took the helm about 18 months ago. The outdoor enthusiast behind Paddlefest is well-connected from his experience running Hamilton County levy campaigns and serving as an economic representative for former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

One of the Green Umbrella’s current projects is working with the Cincinnati Regional Business Committee to make Greater Cincinnati more accessible for bicyclists. Cincinnati cracked the League of American Bicyclists’ list of bike-friendly communities for the first time last year at the bronze level, but advocates are aiming much higher.

The goal is to add enough trails, lanes, racks and other amenities to move Cincinnati into the top 50 bike-friendly cities, said Wym Portman, a Cincinnati Regional Business Committee member and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s brother.

“If Cincinnati reaches that goal, we think we’ll be a very attractive place for businesses to expand and young people to move back to,” Portman said. “It’s a recruiting tool.”

Rhoads sees the region’s green progress as a glass that’s half-full, if not more.

“I think we have a huge potential to be a national leader and therefore demonstrate that being an area that focuses on sustainability pays and gives us a competitive advantage,” Rhoads said. ⬛

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Launch Party May 15, 2013 at ReSource’s Sharonville Warehouse

Join ReSource on Wednesday, May 15, for hors d’oeuvres and drinks as it unveils two new programs to help further its mission of helping area non-profits.

ReSource is hosting the launch party to introduce the community to a room makeover program and Event Décor Rentals by ReSource, an event rental program.

“We invite the community to join us on May 15 for a big reveal,” said Molly Lohr, ReSource executive director. “We are renovating our showroom so that we can showcase our new event rental program. During the launch party, our guests will see all our rental items on display and will also get to preview our makeover designs. Our all-volunteer design teams will feature mock-ups and renderings of the room remodels that they are planning for two of our member non-profits.”

In this inaugural year of the makeover program, ReSource volunteers will be renovating the living room at the YWCA’s Clermont County women’s shelter, as well as remodeling a room at the Lower Price Hill Community School. The makeover at the YWCA’s shelter is slated for sometime in June with an on-site reveal party planned for soon after. The makeover at the LPHCS is scheduled for May and will transform a room into a college classroom. This space is needed for the College Bridge Program that is a collaboration between the school and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

“We need additional, college-level classrooms for our Cincinnati State professors to utilize and enjoy,” said Jen Walters, executive director of the LPHCS. “We want the professors and students to feel like they are in a great environment to learn and succeed … but still in our familiar neighborhood.”

For the event rental program, ReSource is opening its warehouse doors to all area non-profits who would like to reduce the cost of decorating for important events. For pennies on the dollar, non-profits can borrow items such as vases, candleholders and centerpieces and repurpose them for their own events.

“Renting ReSource’s wonderful centerpieces allowed us to save over $1,200 in our decorating budget for our recent gala,” said Mary Beth Sundermann, decorations chair of the Champions for Children gala, 4C for Children’s annual fundraiser. 4C for Children was the first non-profit to take advantage of the event décor program.

The May 15 launch party for the new programs runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at ReSource’s Sharonville warehouse. In addition, community members are invited to attend the all-volunteer makeover work sessions and the respective ribbon cuttings.

The work sessions will be held on:

Wednesday, April 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (showroom prep)
Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to noon (showroom prep)
Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to noon (showroom prep)
Thursday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (set up décor rental showcase)
Friday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (set up décor rental showcase)
Monday, May 13, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (makeover build crew)
Tuesday, May 14, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (makeover build crew)

For more information, call ReSource Development Director Martha Steier at (513) 554-4944 or visit resourceweb.org.

ReSource: Cincinnati’s only non-profit for nonprofits, moving donated product from the private sector to local charitable organizations.

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Schedule of events:

• 12:00 p.m.: Opening Ceremony: Miami Valley Council for Native Americans Drum Circle
• 12:15 p.m.: “America the Beautiful” performed by Katie Burgin
• 12:20, 3, and 4 p.m.: Live music by Wild Carrot, Hickory Robot, and Magnolia Mountain
• 12:30, 1:15, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 and 4 p.m.: Lecture series
• 1:05 p.m.: 2013 Environmental Awards presentation recipients:
  • Citizen: Christian Huelsman
  • Business: Melink, Corp.
  • Student: Environmental Club of South Lebanon Elementary School
  • Teacher: Dr. Ann Gunkel
  • Government: City of Hamilton
• 1:30 p.m.: Student Recycled Costume Contest and Fashion Show
• 2:15 p.m.: Planet Protectors Parade
• 2:30 p.m.: Animal show presented by the Newport Aquarium

When: Saturday, April 20, 2013 from Noon-5 p.m.

Where: Sawyer Point, 805 E. Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Why: To recognize individuals and business whose efforts on behalf of the environment make Greater Cincinnati a beautiful place to live.

Visit www.cincinnatiearthday.com for more details about the event.

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