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 Be part of our first-ever schoolyard cleanup! Check out what else is happening, too:

Operation Schoolyard
Saturday, August 4, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Covington
We're headed back to school, but only for a day—just long enough to fix up the playground and landscaping at this Covington school.
Register: http://www.givebackcincinnati.org/events_details.asp?EventID=1134

Pure Bliss: International Service Travel Fundraiser
Saturday, August 4, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., Sully's Saloon
Tickets are on sale for this fundraiser to help send 25 Give Back Cincinnati members on a home-building trip to the Dominican Republic. Dress up in your most fashionable white attire and step out to our dance party featuring appetizers, drink specials, door prizes, a raffle, silent auction and valet parking. Tickets cost $25 in advance; $35 at the door.
Purchase tickets: http://www.givebackcincinnati.org/purebliss.asp 

Community Conversations: Wrap-up
Our July 17 forum focused on child abuse and neglect. The local abuse hotline, 241-KIDS, received more than 67,000 phone calls in 2006. More than 6,000 of those calls resulted in case worker assignments, and in 99 percent of cases, the abuse stopped when the child was paired with a volunteer court-appointed special advocate. Learn more and explore ways you can make a difference by contacting these organizations:
   ● ProKids: http://www.prokids.org, (513) 281-2000
   ● Hamilton County Job and Family Services: http://www.hcjfs.org, (513) 946-2188
   ● Family Service: http://www.servingfamilies.org, (513) 354-5630

Announcing Paint the Town 2008!
Next June 14, our signature volunteer event crosses the Ohio River to make over homes in Covington. We'll see you there!
 

Diane Haddad
Membership Director