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Thank you to the charitable people and organizations who are supporting the 2026 Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award event. We're grateful for your commitment to our community.

GOLD SPONSORS

Family of H. Peter Burg

Sikich

SILVER SPONSORS

APV Engineered Coatings

Frances Buchholzer

Clearstead

Cleveland Clinic Akron General

GPD Group

Peg's Foundation

State and Federal Communications Inc.

Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro's Department of Job and Family Services

BRONZE SPONSORS

Akron Children's

Catherine, Rob and Robert Culp

Huntington National Bank

The Lehner Family Foundation

The Maynard Family Foundation

Meaden & Moore

PNC Bank

The University of Akron

Western Reserve Trust Company

HUMANITARIANS

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLC

David & Aileen Eckert and Maureen Gaffney Katanic

GAR Foundation

Roetzel & Andress

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

PHILANTHROPISTS

330 Dental

AESCO Holdings LLC

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau

Ham & Beth Amer

Bruce & Sandy Bailey

Baird

Karen Daverio

Discount Drug Mart Inc.

Elizabeth Park Capital Management

Steve Johnson & Laurie Zuckerman

Tom & Ginny Knoll

Elliot Kolkovich, Summit County Prosecutor

SeibertKeck Insurance Partners

Shumaker

Wells Trecaso Financial Group/Carson Wealth

INVESTORS

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Bell

Bill & Becky Considine

Heather & Ross Licata

Bob & Vicki Merzweiler

Herb & Dianne Newman

Sandra & Richey* Smith

SUPPORTERS

Akron History Center

Akron Symphony Orchestra

Drs. Mark & Sandy Auburn

Bob & Susan Berk

Myrna Berzon

Community Volunteer

Christine Cox

Global Ties Akron

J.D. Williamson Construction Co. Inc.

Karen Lefton

Nan McClenaghan

Greg & Jackie McDermott

Stephen Myers

Nahmi Realty Company

Judge Joy Malek Oldfield

Onyx Creative Inc.

Patricia Ann Cargill Charities

Rev. Dr. Sandra Selby

Spirit of Motherhood

Darlene Swiatkowski

The Symbiotic Collective: Coaching by Sherry Neubert

Sylvia Trundle

Mark & Colleen Wernig

Pam Wright, CPA

*deceased

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