Are you a music lover? Are your children interested in music? If so you are going to love the “Play Me I’m Yours” Installation that has come to town! Scattered throughout Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky are beautifully painted pianos. These pianos are strategically located at high traffic areas, like the Zoo, the Museum Center, Main… [read more]
In Cincinnati, Rubber Ducks = Millions of Meals
If you are like most people, when you hear the words “rubber duck” your mind might go straight to childhood thoughts of Sesame Street’s Ernie in a bubble filled tub singing Rubber Ducky You’re The One. Here in Cincinnati, rubber ducks take on a whole new meaning – helping the FreestoreFoodbank provide meals to people… [read more]
Help Students in Need Start The School Year Right
Want to help kids in need have a great start to the new school year? You can help by stopping by your local Remke bigg’s and participating in their Backpack Challenge. In partnership with Fox19, Q102 and Time Warner Cable fourteen Remke bigg’s locations are collecting school supplies for well deserving students in the Tri-State.… [read more]
Baseball For a Good Cause
Calling all baseball fans! Next Wednesday there is a great way for you to enjoy a baseball game and help a good cause in the process. On Wednesday, July 28, Check Your Genes will be the featured organization at the Florence Freedom baseball game at Champion Window’s Field. For those of you not familiar, Check… [read more]
Komen Race for the Cure Kids T-Shirt Contest
Here’s a fun way to help a child have a pretty cool experience –> Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Cincinnati is calling for people to vote now through July 29 on the t-shirt design for this year’s Race for the Cure. Why are we writing about this here on FFC you ask? Because… [read more]
Philanthropy Spotlight: Summerfair Cincinnati
Continuing our effort to highlight local non-profit organizations that serve children and/or families in Cincinnati, we are excited to introduce you to Summerfair Cincinnati. One of our favorite local arts organizations (Shannan used to work with them!), Summerfair has been supporting the arts, artists of all ages and small & mid-sized arts organizations in Cincinnati for more… [read more]
Hamilton County Teens in Need
Family Friendly Cincinnati recently invited John Cummings, manager of adoption & foster care recruitment with the Hamilton County Department of Job and Famiy Services to share with us information about the need for teen adoptive & foster care parents in Hamilton County. For awhile, my mind was completely on dinner. After a busy day, my partner… [read more]
Ride Cincinnati Ride
Ride Cincinnati is a local group bringing together cyclists of all ages and abilities for a one-day biking event that raises money for breast cancer research. They have been organizing this day of family fun for four years now and this year promises to be better than ever. Ride Cincinnati is the first of its… [read more]
