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The Scioto Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization set up to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Scioto County area.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

In this episode we will be featuring Scioto County Homeless Shelter, Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund and United Way of Scioto County.

Guests: Maureen Cadogan, Executive Director, Operation Safety Net - Scioto County Homeless Shelter; Mark Hunter, father of Steven Hunter; and Mary Ann Miars-Peercy, CFRM Executive Director, United Way of Adams & Scioto County.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

In this episode we will be featuring Scioto County Board of DD and Sierra's Haven for New and Used Pets. 

Guests: Shawn K. Jordan, MBA, Awareness Coordinator, Scioto County Board of DD and Connie Weaver, member of Sierra's Haven for New and Used Pets.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

In this episode we will be featuring the Portsmouth Area Arts Council & Children’s Theatre, Scioto County Habitat for Humanity and South Central Ohio Educational Service Center.

Guests: Becky Lovins, Executive Director, Portsmouth Area Arts Council & Children’s Theatre; Nancy Donini, Chair, Fund-raising Committee, Scioto County Habitat for Humanity and Sharee Price, Gifted Services Coordinator, South Central Ohio Educational Service Center.

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In this episode, Kim Cutlip, executive director of the Scioto Foundation will interview past board chair, co-visonary and one-of-four "Founding Fathers" of the University/College Access Network(UCAN) program, Wayne B. Wheeler, M.D. The UCAN project was created by Cutlip in 2005 with the object of helping students plan, prepare and pay for college. Listen in as they discuss the past, present and future of UCAN; as well as the lasting affects of creating a college-going-community in Scioto county. 

Guest: Wayne B. Wheeler, M.D., Past Board Chair, Scioto Foundation.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities including the UCAN Endowment! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

In this episode we will be featuring Community Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing & Connex, Inc. 

Guests: Yvonne Patterson, Executive Director, Community Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wendi Waugh, Board Member, Connex, Inc.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

In this episode we will be featuring Portsmouth STEM Academy.

Guests: Dr. Andrew Feight, vice-president of the Portsmouth STEM Academy.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

In this episode we will be featuring the  Southern Ohio Performing Arts Association (SOPAA), The Counseling Center, inc. (TCC) and Portsmouth Area Beautification Society.

Guests: Bob Mascari, member of the Southern Ohio Peforming Arts Association; Gina Collinsworth, Director Community Relations and Development, The Counseling Center, inc. and Cecilia Morris, member of the Portsmouth Area Beautification Society.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $25,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website or drop off at our office on Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received.

In this episode we will be featuring the Boy Scouts of America, Simon Kenton Council, Southern Ohio Medical Center and Ohio River Valley, American Red Cross.

Guests: Chris Wiseman, Tecumseh District Executive, Simon Kenton Council; Beau Vastine, Donor Relations Coordinator, Sourthern Ohio Medical Center and Debbie Smith, Executive Director, Ohio River Valley, American Red Cross.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $20,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities!!! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website on Thursday, Oct. 24th from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received. In this episode we will be featuring the Portsmouth Area Arts Coucil(PAAC), United Way of Adams and Scioto Counties and the Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund. Guests: Becky Lovins, Excutive Director of PAAC; Mary Ann Miars-Peercy, Executive Director of United Way of Scioto & Adams Counties and Mark Hunter, father of Steven and co-creator of the Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $20,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities!!! Every dollar you donate through the SciotoGives.org website on Oct. 24 from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received. In this episode we will be featuring the American Red Cross - Ohio River Valley, Community Partners of Shawnee Mental Health and the Boy Scouts of America, Simon Kenton Council.  Guests: Eli Allen, Disaster Services Coordinator at American Red Cross; Diana Music representative of Community Partners of Shawnee Mental Health and Chris Wiseman,Tecumseh District Executive of Boy Scouts of America, Simon Kenton Council.

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Scioto Foundation will be giving away $20,000 in match money to some of your favorite charities!!! Every dollar you donate through SciotoGives.org website on Oct. 24 from 8am to 8pm will be matched. Matching amount will be determined after all donations are received. In this episode we will be featuring The Counseling Center, Southern Ohio Performing Arts Association and the Scioto County Homeless Shelter. Guests: Gina Collinsworth, Director of Community Relations and Development of Compass Community Health and The Counseling Center; Bob Mascari, president of the SOPAA Board and Maureen Cadogan, Director of Operation Safety  Net.

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On October 24, 2013, the Scioto Foundation will sponsor Scioto Gives, a one-day on-line matching gift program benefiting local participating nonprofit organizations in Scioto County, Ohio. This is a four part series dedicated to nonprofits participating in Scioto gives.  Our first guest is Shawn Jordan,  Awareness Coordinator of the Scioto County Board of Developmental Disabilities. For more information about Scioto Gives please visit sciotogives.org  What an Exciting Day for Giving!

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Join PALS members, Regina Smith and Carol Mascari as they discuss the ins and outs of their organization.

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Founded in 1890, the Daughters of the American Revolution(DAR) is a lineage-based origination for women whom are descendants of those involved in the United States of America's independence. Join DAR members Pat Lacy and Joan Phillips, as they discuss the importance of this organization and how their good work is making a difference in our community.

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Making your application shine above the rest is important when submitting an application. Join Kim Cutlip as she answers question about Scioto Foundation's scholarship application... "who are the best people to ask for recomendation letters", "how many transcripts do I need" and many more questions will be answered live!

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Join past Scioto Foundation Scholarship Recipient, Craig Gilliland, as he share the benefits being a scholarship recipient and the power of higher education!

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Theresa Wukusick, excuetive dircetor of the Health Path Foundation of Ohio joins Kim Cutlip to discuse Collaborative Grantmaking for the Betterment of the Community.  


The HealthPath Foundation of Ohio (HPF-Ohio) - was established in 1999 as a supporting organization of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF). The HPF-Ohio is not affiliated with Anthem Insurance Company. HPF-Ohio was formed through a voluntary agreement between the State of Ohio, Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. (Anthem), and Anthem's subsidiary, Community Insurance Company (CIC). A 1995 merger brought the nonprofit CIC under the control of Anthem, a for-profit corporation. The voluntary agreement provided for the preservation of CIC's historically "charitable and benevolent" assets.  http://www.healthpathohio.org

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Have you ever struggled with finding the right volunteers for your group or organization? Join Charles Leonard, President of the Clay Alumni Association with Kim Cutlip as they discuss what components make up an extraordinary volunteer.

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Join us for a very special episode with Ohio Grantmakers Forum President, George Espy, as he discusses how OGF is moving philanthropy forward by shaping state policies with such programs as the education initiative and the impact that follows.

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Join Pat Dengel, Business Development Specialist at Ohio State University South Centers as he debunking myths about grants, shares the benefits of a business plans for non-profits and where to find those services for free.    Those who should listen are: - Employees and board members of non-profits - Those thinking about starting a non-profit

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Join Superintendents Anthony Mantell and Mike Staggs as they discuss the progress of their new schools and other upcoming events.

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This epsiode highlights two very important envents that will be happening in the upcoming weeks. Find out more by listening! Guest for this program are: Jo Williams, OSU Extension, Educator for 4-H Youth Development for 10+ years, with nearly 8 of those in Scioto County. She has had the pleasure of working with more than 300 volunteers to provide a positive learning experience for nearly 1,300 youth ages 5-18 in the 4-H Club Program. Additionally, she has give leadership to the school enrichment program, which provides science-based experiential learning in more than 20 classrooms in Scioto County’s schools. Mary Ann Miars-Peercy is the Executive Director of the United Way of Scioto County. As the executive director, she invests and activates resources for 15 partner agencies. She brings groups together to focus on important needs in the community, building partnerships, forging consensus and leveraging resources that have made a measurable difference in the area.

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Join Kim Cutlip and Anne Riffe as they recap Scioto Foundation's 2011 Scholarship Luncheon. Later in the program special guest, SF scholarship recipient Jacob Hamm will comment on the role SF has played in his education pursuits and the benefits that follow.

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By exposing local youth to a variety of experiences, Time Out for Me, Inc., Executive Director, Marcia Harris  works to improve their educational and employment opportunities. From personal development to college visits to community service, she strives to expose them to productive options for their future. Please join us Friday, May 10th to learn more about this organization.

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Research shows that individuals who engage in right brain activities exhibit the ability to grasp complex concepts, become more intuitive and have more mental energy. With rigorous school schedules and so much emphasis on lateral thinking, often a child's creative side remains dormant. Join Pegi Wilkes, Director of the Southern Ohio Museum and Cirque d'Art, as she discusses local opportunities to expand your child's creative side and the benefits of enhanced mental vision that can follow. Programs to be discussed:  "What is Art?",  Explore the world of Art inside and outside the museum walls, experiment with different media, and let your imagination play!  "ART Moves Circus Camp", Calling all circus stars of tomorrow to come, play and train with us!

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Join special guest, Sharee Price, Gifted Coordinator, as she gives insight to various Southern Ohio Educational Service Center programs: Artist-In-Residence  High School Academic Competition  Mentorship Scioto County Science Fair Middle School & Jr. High Quiz Bowl Tournament Honors Music Festival Art Exhibits & Projects Summer Enrichment Scholarship

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Join Scioto Foundation's Kim Cutlip, Miami University's Andrew Dudas, PhD and College Board's Joel Gulko to discuss the key role of Advanced Placement(AP) in a student's curriculum. Find out how taking these more challenging classes can boost your child's opportunity for scholarships while potentially earning college credits in high school.

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Since the inception in 1974, Scioto Foundation has awarded more than $11.2 million in scholarship and grants, received $20.2 million in contribution and retained a 12/31/10 Market value of $23.2 million by the power of endowments! Join Michael Gampp, President of American Savings Bank and Board Chair of Scioto Foundation(SF) and SF's Executive Director, Kim Cutlip to discuss the power of endowments, what is SF and it's impact in the community, resources available for your organization and the future of University/College Access Network (UCAN).