COMMUNITY SHARES NEWS

April 3, 2007 - Community Shares Exceeds its Goal and Raises over $1 Million!

Employees in 145 workplaces throughout Greater Cleveland (including Lorain County) all conducted workplace giving campaigns that included Community Shares. The good news: people responded generously!

Individual donors also supported social justice by contributing independently, or by designating gifts to Community Shares or our members in businesses whose giving campaigns do not include Community Shares.

THANK YOU!

Consider this great support:

Staff at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State, Tri-C, Baldwin-Wallace, Hiram and Oberlin College contributed $127,000.

Cleveland Municipal School District's teachers and students increased their donations to Shares by $12,000!

City of Cleveland employees increased their giving 22%. Together, City and County employees pledged more than $100,000 to Shares members!

Together staff fromlibraries around Greater Cleveland contributed over $50,000 - special thanks to Cuyahoga County Public Library and Cleveland Public Library!

State and Federal employees contributed through Combined Campaigns more than $57,000 to our member organizations.

WOW! What a year!

Press Release

August 17, 2006 - Mavis Winkle's Irish Pub and Becky's are the Kings of Wings!

Community Shares announces winners of 2nd Annual It's a Wing Thing! Chicken Wing Cook-Off to benefit Community Shares.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Free Times People's Choice Award
1st Place: Mavis Winkles' Irish Pub
2nd Place: Rock Bottom Brewery

Judge's Choice Award
1st Place: Becky's
2nd Place: Mavis Winkles' Irish Pub

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May 25th, 2006 - Rock Bottom Brewery Issues Challenge to Defend Their "Best Wings" and "People's Choice" Titles

Winner of Last Year's Wing Cook-off to benefit Community Shares, “It's a Wing Thing!”, Rock Bottom Brewery challenges others to compete this year.

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May 2nd, 2006 - Community Shares Raises Nearly $950,000 in Annual Campaign

In its 2005 charitable giving campaign, Greater Cleveland Community Shares came close to reaching its ambitious, first-ever $1 million goal by raising nearly $950,000 in pledges for its social justice member organizations in Northeast Ohio.

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January 1, 2006 - Community Shares Names New Executive Director

Greater Cleveland Community Shares has appointed Jacquie F. Talbott as its new executive director, replacing Lana Cowell who retired at the end of December after a 20-year career with the organization.

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NEWS ARCHIVES:

October 28, 2005

Community Shares presents screening of “Song of Our Children,” Social Justice Film of the Year

October 25, 2005

Community Shares hosts national trainers from Foundation Center and Communications Network to present workshops to local nonprofits

September 26, 2005

Community Shares Executive Director to Retire - Lana Cowell Leaves Legacy of 20 Years of Growth

August 18, 2005

Rock Bottom Brewery named “King of Wings,” Alice Cooper’stown takes close second - Community Shares kicks off campaign, celebrates 20 years with “It’s a Wing Thing!”