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Akron Bridal Show Makes Wedding Planning Easy

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Today's Bride Shows - Northeast Ohio's most respectable bridal show producer - will be hosting a spectacular bridal show on August 27th to help Akron brides plan their wedding all under one roof!

Visit the Today's Bride Show on August 27th at the John S. Knight Center for all of your wedding planning needs! This bridal show will give engaged couples the opportunity to meet over 80 local wedding vendors from the Akron area, see the latest wedding fashions, walk our aisle of inspiration, and take advantage of major discounts and savings. "It was so nice to have a sampling of companies in the industry all in the same place," says June bridal show attendee Brittany S. "It made comparing prices easier and allowed us to meet face to face instead of over the phone or via email. Seeing everything come to life in the booths was also a huge bonus as sometimes internet websites can’t showcase as much personality."

Bridal shows are the perfect place to start planning your wedding if you've just gotten engaged or finalize those finishing touches if you're about to tie the knot! They provide you with endless inspiration, help save you money, and connect you with local wedding professionals!

All brides in attendance receive a FREE issue of Today’s Bride Magazine and a FREE tote bag (while supplies last).

Tickets are $15 at the door. Join Today's Bride for discounted tickets! Parking is free.


Fairlawn Teen Wins Miss Ohio Jr Teen

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Sophomore at Copley High School, Caitlin Sadosky has won the title of Miss Ohio Jr Teen and will travel to Kentucky in October to compete for the national title. Caitlin volunteers at One Of A Kind Pet Rescue, giving love to abused and neglected dogs and cats and McKinley Health Center giving out Christmas presents to the patients. Caitlin is also a JV basketball player at Copley High School and enjoys acting.

Becky Dorner Earns Prestigious Medallion Award from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy), the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, announced their national honorees and award winners in May 2017. Registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), Becky Dorner, was among a small group of recipients who received the prestigious Medallion Award, which will be presented at the Academy’s 100th Anniversary celebration in Chicago in October 2017. The Medallion Award honors Academy members who have shown dedication to the high standards of the nutrition and dietetics profession through active participation, leadership, and devotion to serving others in dietetics and allied health fields.

Upon hearing of her recognition as a Medallion Award recipient, Dorner noted, “It is an honor to receive this award from the Academy, and I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my family, staff, and colleagues for their encouragement, mentoring, and support over the span of my career. They allowed me to spend time doing what I love - promoting quality of life for our nation’s seniors through information, education, and advocacy.”

Dorner is widely known as one of the nation's leading experts on nutrition, aging, and long-term care. She is Founder/President of Nutrition Consulting Services, Inc., whose dedicated team of RDNs and nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered (NDTRs) have served health care facilities in Ohio since 1983; and Becky Dorner & Associates, Inc., which provides a broad library of continuing education (CE) programs and nutrition resources to health care professionals who work with older adults.

Dorner's mission to improve nutrition care for older adults has inspired her to present more than 600 programs for national, international and state health care professional meetings in 5 countries and 50 states; host more than 140 national professional CE webinars and teleseminars; and publish more than 300 nationally/internationally recognized health care articles, manuals, and CE programs. Her free email magazine keeps 35,000 health care professionals up to date on the latest news in the field. Devoted to sharing information and teaching the next generation, Dorner and her staff have been active clinical preceptors since 1982, precepting nutrition and dietetic students/interns from 6 colleges and universities in Ohio.

Dorner has been an active leader in the field, having held more than 20 board positions on national and state professional associations since 1984. Past positions for the Academy include the Board of Directors as Speaker-elect/Speaker/Past Speaker of the House of Delegates, Chair of the Council on Future Practice and Chair of the Dietetics in Health Care Communities dietetic practice group. She also served on the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel for 10 years. Other honors include Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Academy Award of Excellence in Business and Consultation.

Learn more about Becky Dorner, RD, LD, FAND at http://www.beckydorner.com

Learn about all the Academy’s honorees at http://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/leadership/honors-and-awards/national-honors-and-awards/academy-national-honors-and-awards-recipients

Local gay rights pioneer leaves lasting legacy through charity

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A planned gift from longtime gay rights advocate Dr. Walter A. Sheppe Jr. will preserve the legacy of the former University of Akron professor forever. Dr. Sheppe, who taught biology at the University of Akron for more than 20 years, died in March at age 89, leaving more than $13,000 to the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation.

The gift, which was one of the largest in the endowment fund’s history, was made through a charitable gift annuity Dr. Sheppe established at Akron Community Foundation in 2003. Charitable gift annuities give donors the ability to receive a steady income stream for life while also supporting their favorite charities. In the case of Dr. Sheppe, his one-time gift of $10,000 not only provided him with more than $5,000 in income during his later years, but it also resulted in nearly $17,000 in gifts to charity. In addition to the gift to GCEF, the remaining portion of Dr. Sheppe’s annuity supported Akron Community Foundation’s Community Fund, which meets emerging needs in Greater Akron.

“Thanks to Dr. Sheppe’s foresight and generosity, the Gay Community Endowment Fund will be able to permanently increase our impact on the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community,” said GCEF Chair Cindy Christman. “We’re grateful for the incredible strides Dr. Sheppe made in advancing the rights of LGBT people throughout Greater Akron, and we’re proud to carry on his legacy.”

A native of Virginia, Dr. Sheppe served in the U.S. Army for three years after earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from The College of William & Mary. In 1958, he graduated with a doctorate in zoology from the University of British Columbia and taught classes at universities across the globe before joining the faculty of the University of Akron in 1968. He served as a professor of biology at the University of Akron for more than 20 years, leveraging his position to advocate for nondiscrimination protections for LGBT students. Dr. Sheppe was instrumental in founding the university’s LGBT Union and served as its first advisor. He was also an active member of several local LGBT activist groups, including Akron’s Homosexual Unity Group and the Kent Gay Liberation Front at Kent State University.

On the national stage, Dr. Sheppe was among the first pioneers of the gay rights movement, participating in advocacy efforts as early as 1959. He had a particular passion for protecting the rights of LGBT college students, and in the 1970s, he joined the Gay Academic Union to help prevent discrimination in schools throughout the country. As a chapter president of the American Association of University Professors, Dr. Sheppe also developed resolutions to protect gay and lesbian students on campus. In 2014, he was recognized by Equality Virginia as an OUTstanding Virginian, a distinguished honor given to individuals and organizations that take the lead in moving equality forward in the state of Virginia.

Dr. Sheppe’s legacy of service and advocacy in the LGBT community will continue long after his lifetime, thanks to his gift to the Gay Community Endowment Fund. The fund, which was established in 2001, is a permanent philanthropic endowment that awards grants to programs that positively impact the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, as well as Greater Akron as a whole. Recent grants from the fund have provided shelter for homeless LGBT youth, offered counseling and social support for LGBT senior citizens, and supported young adult productions at Akron Civic Theatre, among other critical initiatives.

To learn more about the Gay Community Endowment Fund and how you can support it – including through charitable gift annuities and other planned gifts – visit www.gaycommunityfund.org or contact Margaret Medzie, ACF’s vice president and chief development officer, at 330-436-5610 or mmedzie@akroncf.org.

About the Gay Community Endowment Fund

Founded in 2001, the Gay Community Endowment Fund is a permanent philanthropic endowment of Akron Community Foundation. It facilitates and perpetuates philanthropy by supporting programs and services that support or positively impact the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, as well as Greater Akron as a whole. Since its inception, the fund has grown to $1.1 million while reinvesting more than $440,000 into the community. Contributions of any amount are welcome and support future grantmaking. Donations may also be designated for the GCEF Scholarship Fund. Checks should be sent to the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation, 345 W. Cedar St., Akron, OH 44307-2407. For more information, or to contribute, call 330-376-8522 or visit www.gaycommunityfund.org.

About Akron Community Foundation

Celebrating 62 years of building community philanthropy, Akron Community Foundation embraces and enhances the work of charitable people who make a permanent commitment to the good of the community. In 1955, a $1 million bequest from the estate of Edwin Shaw established the community foundation. As of March 31, 2017, it is a philanthropic endowment of nearly $202 million with a growing family of 570 funds established by charitable people and organizations from all walks of life. The community foundation and its funds welcome gifts of all kinds, including cash, bequests, stock, real estate, life insurance and retirement assets, just to name a few. To date, the community foundation’s funds have awarded more than $139 million in grants to qualified nonprofit organizations. For more information about Akron Community Foundation or to learn more about creating your own charitable fund, call 330-376-8522 or visit www.akroncf.org.





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