2018 Partners in Action Luncheon
 

Cincinnati (May 17, 2018) – Cincinnati business and community leaders united for an uplifting, one-hour event to support an extraordinary organization that is changing lives at the 15th Annual Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Partners in Action Luncheon. Over 50 advocates of the Sisters invited friends, family and coworkers to meet the Sisters, and to learn about the work they are doing all over the world, going where they are needed most, and ministering where others may not choose to go. Stories about the Sisters’ work in prisons, with refugees at the border of Brazil, and in Cincinnati to end human trafficking, were shared with over 500 attendees while helping to raise nearly $380,000 for Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur educational programs and ministries.

Caption: (Left to Right): Master of Ceremonies, Greg Ionna; Partners in Action Steering Committee Chair, Maribeth S. Rahe; Development Advisory Board Chair, Michael J. Conaton; Guest Speaker and Corryville Catholic Alumna, Annie Timmons.

Special guests included Partners in Action Steering Committee Chair, Maribeth S. Rahe; Master of Ceremonies, Greg Ionna; Guest Speaker and Corryville Catholic Alumna, Annie Timmons; Development Advisory Board Chair, Michael J. Conaton; and The Corryville Catholic Elementary School Chorus. Additional Development Board and Partners in Action Steering Committee Members attending included: Phyllis Adams, Barbara F. Applegarth, Timothy E. Beischel, T. Brian Brockhoff, Porter Castleberry, Michael S. Caudill, Thomas G. Cody, Thomas J. Compton, III, Todd L. Cooper, E. Thomas Fernandez, Rose Ann Fleming, SNDdeN, Kathryn Harsh, Richard Joseph, Thomas Joseph, Robert Kissel, Bradley D. McPeek, Timothy A. Michel, Joseph T. Pichler, Kenneth J. Ryan, Gretchen J. Schmidt, Maria H. Topken, and Robert F. Uhrig. Mr. Thomas J. Klinedinst, Jr. (1942—2017) was also remembered for his long-standing support of the Sisters, including his effective leadership of the Partners in Action Steering Committee and substantial work as a member of the Development Advisory Board.

Next year’s Partners in Action Luncheon will take place on May 9, 2019.