Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award Dinner
Tickets for this event are sold out.
Akron Community Foundation will honor Akron Marathon founders Steve and Jeannine Marks with the 53rd Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award.
The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Dinner guests will enjoy a program led by Akron Community Foundation President and CEO John T. Petures Jr., followed by the presentation of the Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award, which is presented each year to an individual or couple who has shown selfless dedication to humanitarian causes in Akron.
Event proceeds benefit Akron Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity that improves the quality of life in Greater Akron by building community philanthropy.
For more information, please contact De Shawn Pickett at 330-376-8522.
Charitable Solutions for Estate Planning
Join us for a continuing education program to learn how philanthropy can elevate your client relationships and engage the next generation. Up to 1.5 hours of continuing education credit will be available.
Featured Presentations:
- Creative Planning With Gifts of Personal Property by Joseph O. Bull, J.D., founder of Philanthropy Advisory Counsel LLC
- Case Studies in the Psychology of Deferred Giving by Gregory R. Bean, J.D., of counsel at Stark & Knoll Co. LPA
Plus, be one of the first to hear about Akron Community Foundation's new strategic plan and how we're partnering with local advisors to transform the landscape of planned giving in Summit and Medina counties.
Presented in partnership with the Professional Advisor Council of Akron Community Foundation.
Questions? Contact Laura Lederer at 330-436-5611 or llederer@akroncf.org.
Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes
The Sugar Plum Tour is Akron's premier holiday home tour and the signature fundraiser of the Gay Community Endowment Fund.
This year’s event includes both live and virtual tours, with the live tour taking place on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 1 to 5 p.m., and the virtual tour taking place the weekend of Dec. 10-11. The live tour will showcase five incomparable historic and contemporary homes, all festively decorated for the holiday season. Virtual tourgoers will get a peek into all five homes on the live tour, plus three additional bonus locations.
Following the tour, sponsors are invited to the private Patron Party at another spectacular residence. For sponsorship information, visit www.sugarplumtour.org/become-a-sponsor.
Tickets can be purchased online at sugarplum2022.eventbrite.com. Proceeds from the Sugar Plum Tour support the Gay Community Endowment Fund’s grantmaking to programs that positively impact the LGBTQ+ community, as well as Greater Akron as a whole.