FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2008
12th Annual Team Up Cincinnati is a success
Talbert House and University of Cincinnati Athletics Department
partner to provide prevention services in area schools
UC Football team volunteers at the event: Ryan Manalac, Andre Revels, Ryan Kyte, Tomaz Hilton, Aaron Webster and Torry Cornett.
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CINCINNATI—UC students, faculty and staff joined forces with Talbert House to raise nearly $68,000 at the 12th Annual Team Up Cincinnati Golf Outing and Kickoff events in June. The event raised funds for Talbert House school-based prevention services.
The event expanded this year to include a behind-the-scenes tour of Richard E. Lindner Center at the University of Cincinnati Varsity Village and a meet and greet with Brian Kelly, Bearcats football coach. The golf outing was held at Maketewah Country Club in Bond Hill.
Kelly served as honorary event chair. Several students, including those from the football team and women’s golf team volunteered at the event.
Team Up Cincinnati, a partnership between Talbert House and the University of Cincinnati Athletics Department, was formed in 1996 to address issues surrounding adolescent substance abuse. The partnership focuses on prevention and education with a goal of empowering student-athletes to create a culture in which substance abuse is not tolerated, to be positive role models for children, and to encourage responsible living and community service.
“We are pleased with the evolution of this partnership under the Coach Kelly’s leadership,” said event chair Rick Anderson. “His values of teamwork, character building and hard work apply to the student athletes as much as the adolescents Talbert House serves. UC athletes can be terrific role models for all adolescents who are struggling to make smart, responsible choices.”
TITLE SPONSORS
Mercer Health and Benefits
Cox Financial & The Standard
DINNER SPONSOR
The Devine Group
Humana
TEE SPONSORS
Bartlett & Co.
Bayer Becker, Inc.
Cintech Construction
Cors & Bassett, LLC.
Creative Dimensions
Frost Brown Todd
Key Bank
Midland Atlantic Development
National City Bank
PsychTemps
Reece-Campbell, Inc.
Thompson Hine
U.S. Bank
Wells Fargo
Talbert House is a community-wide nonprofit network of social services with over 40 proven programs focusing on prevention, assessment, treatment and reintegration. Each year, Talbert House helps more than 28,000 men, women and children across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky overcome adversity to become healthy and productive citizens through its programs in community corrections, mental health, substance abuse and welfare-to-work.
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