How It All Began
As the former Executive Director of the Medina County Unit of the American Cancer Society, Commissioner Pat Geissman knew of the struggles local charities encountered with fundraising each year. She felt the Commissioners could use their sphere of influence in the community to establish another source of funding to help support local charities.
In 1999, Pat took the Commissioner’s Charity Ball concept to her fellow Commissioners. The idea was to ask businesses that work with the county to be sponsors of the event which would include a sit down dinner, live band and dancing. The first Ball was the third Saturday of January, 2000 and has remained on that Saturday each year until 2020.
Pat has chaired the event every year raising more than 430,000 to date.
Charities that have benefited over the years include:
In 1999, Pat took the Commissioner’s Charity Ball concept to her fellow Commissioners. The idea was to ask businesses that work with the county to be sponsors of the event which would include a sit down dinner, live band and dancing. The first Ball was the third Saturday of January, 2000 and has remained on that Saturday each year until 2020.
Pat has chaired the event every year raising more than 430,000 to date.
Charities that have benefited over the years include:
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Battered Women’s Shelter
Oaks Family Care Center Medina County Kidney Foundation American Cancer Society Medina YWCA Medina County Fund Medina County Salvation Armies Habitat for Humanity Margaret House Alternative Paths Faith in Action Society for Handicapped Citizens Project: Learn Medina County SPCA's Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic Construction Hospice of Medina County Building Fund United Way of Medina County Catholic Charities Senior ICAT Bluecoats of Medina County |
Children’s Advocacy Center
Medina Creative Housing Feeding Medina County Expanded Transit Options Program Medina Health Ministry Medina County Chapter, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Medina County Historical Society Lodi Railroad Museum Rebuilding Together Newbridge Veterans Place Seville Historical Society Lodi Historical Society The Medina County Fair Robby's Recovery Center Oasis of Hope Lodi-Harrisville Historical Society The Giving Doll First Impressions |
