On The Path

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The New Albany Community Foundation is grateful to all the table sponsors who supported the Amphitheater through the 2021 Benefit.

Performance Sponsors

American Electric Power The Hinson Family Charlotte & Jack Kessler The New Albany Company The Razek Family

Champions for the Arts

George Acock/Ralph Fallon Atrium Corna Kokosing Facebook Kathy & Rocky Felice M/I Homes The New Albany Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley OhioHealth Oracle TRC

Friends of the Arts

The Dankworth Family in honor of Shannan Dankworth The DeBellis Family Karen & Irv Dennis Hinson Family Trust Chris & Andy Kaighn Tammy & Torsten Krings The Nash, Porter, Skasko & Snyder Families Sue Porter & Mike Sayre Marcy & Jonathan Schaffir Phil La Susa & Dr. Jesse Sheldon Jane & Tim Stehle The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Arts Partners

Jan & George Anasis The Archer, Brubaker & Martin Families Bath & Body Works Linda & Frank Kass Bobbi & Rob Lucas Kimberly & Marc Minor Mollard Consulting The Nth Degree Companies Lynne & Steve Smith Steiner + Associates Seanna & Matt Walter The Wilson Family

Exedra Patrons

Barbour Family Mitzi & Phil Barrett Cynthia & Evan Beane Delaney Burgdoerfer Jody Davids Greater Columbus Arts Council Sara Kate Hill Alan H. Klodell, Esq & Family Sallie & Carl Levander Kathy & Bill Mabe Heather & Gregory Melick Dr. Jeff & Debbie Milks, Personal MD David Glisson & Jim Miller Lori & Craig Mohre Jean M. Lesnick & Tom Myers Cherie & Jim Nelson David Olmstead Melinda & Tom Rybski Pamela & Dwayne Siekman Cynthia Snyder Southeastern Equipment Company Judy & Steve Tuckerman Sheila & John Wallace

Remarkable Evening Silver Anniversary Sponsors

American Electric Power Huntington

A special thanks to our 2022 Hinson Amphitheater Performance Series Season Sponsors

Bob-Boyd Lincoln of Columbus Corna Kokosing

Thank you for the generosity of all who came forward to support the amphitheater project.

Public Partners:

City of New Albany Plain Township New Albany-Plain Local Schools Plain Township Fire Department

Donors:

Abercrombie & Fitch American Electric Power Foundation Axium The H.R. Bank Family Big Lots, Inc. The Columbus Foundation Georgia & John DallePezze Becky & Everett Gallagher Google Cloud The Hinson Family Huntington Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts Ralph Johnson Jackie & Ken Krebs Marie Luise & Michael Marx Meta The New Albany Community Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sandy Raines & Ron Cadieux The Redgrave Family Ellen & David Ryan Nickolas Savko & Sons, Inc. State of Ohio Linda & Scott Taylor Turner Construction Company The Wexner Family

In-Kind Contributors:

Barnes & Thornburg Cooke Demers LLC Corna Kokosing EMH&T Geotechnical Consultants, Inc. Hinson Ltd Public Relations Ruscilli Construction Andy Walther

Help Me Help You

Volunteering offers physical and mental health benefits

If you’re interested in giving back and becoming more immersed in your community, few activities are better than volunteering. It’s not just about altruism, though. Research has shown that volunteering isn’t only beneficial to the community, but to the volunteer as well.

The Blue Zones Project, founded by previous New Albany Lecture Series speaker Dan Buettner that researches the lifestyles of cultures with longerthan-average lifespans, has observed the benefits of volunteering.

“Research has documented the positive feelings that surface during a ‘helper’s high,’” writes editor in chief Naomi Imatome-Yun and journalist Elisabeth Almekinder in the article “Why Volunteering is One of the Most Powerful Things You Can Do for Your Health.” “Participating as a volunteer with others in a group cause boosts self-confidence and decreases the risk of depression, especially in the elderly population.”

Buettner and Blue Zones affiliates are not the only ones who believe in the benefits of volunteering, though. Just ask your neighbors here in New Albany how they feel about volunteering.

Healthy New Albany, Inc. offers many volunteer opportunities and serves thousands of residents each year. Whether volunteering at the Healthy New Albany Farmers Market, food pantry or one of the many Healthy New Albany events, there’s an opportunity for all interests and skills. Volunteer coordinator Bonnie Cram says volunteering can help boost the volunteer’s morale and self-esteem.

A volunteer hands medals to Rose Run 5K finishers.

“It gives them a purpose, it gives them a sense of giving back,” she says. “It makes them feel better about themselves. When you help someone, you feel really good about yourself that you’ve done something. You’ve done something positive to help another person and your community.”

Angela Douglas, executive director at Healthy New Albany, says volunteering can give individuals new perspectives and inspiration in their own lives.

“Someone that might be facing depression or isolation or loneliness, if they go out and engage in a volunteer activity, it provides them some perspective on really how much they already have,” she says.

Volunteers at the Rose Run 5K give food to participants.

Not only has volunteering been shown to boost mental health for volunteers, it’s also been shown to have physical health benefits as well, including lower levels of stress hormones and lower hypertension risk, according to the American Psychological Association journal Psychology and Aging. Other research has demonstrated a range of benefits including decreased chronic pain and a lower mortality rate among people who volunteer.

Naturally, many of the volunteering opportunities through Healthy New Albany offer ways to get active while helping out in the community. Popular volunteer activities include helping with the food pantry, the New Albany Walking Classic, farmers market and community garden.

“It’s obviously a way to be physically fit, just because you’re moving, and, in the case of the food pantry, you’re carrying things up and down and unloading boxes and things like that,” Douglas says.

Volunteering also helps to build community connectedness. Volunteers meet like-minded people, are exposed to different cultures and learn new skills. The resulting community is one based on service and mutual support.

“I think the camaraderie that’s built, even among the volunteers, is really special,” Douglas says. “To be volunteering and of service to others together with a group of people, I think it’s life changing, so powerful for the human spirit.”

In New Albany, volunteers provide vital support in ensuring that services and events run smoothly. In addition to the best-known programs, that includes community cleanup events, the senior connections program, and Nourish cooking classes.

As the New Albany-Plain Local school year comes to a close, volunteers are essential to the summer meal program that packages and delivers groceries for families in the community. These opportunities and many more are available to sign up for on the Healthy New Albany website.

Plenty of volunteer opportunities exist outside of the Healthy New Albany umbrella as well. Volunteer opportunities exist locally through organizations such as New Albany-Plain Local Schools, the Miracle League of New Albany, Canine Companions and Wesley Hospice. New Albany residents are quick to support new ideas, too, Douglas says.

“People are so interested in jumping in and engaging,” she says. “You just make something up and decide you want to do something. I think, in about a few hours, you’ll have 100 people behind you.”

Find more information about volunteer opportunities at healthynewalbany.org/volunteer.

Maisie Fitzmaurice is an editorial assistant at CityScene Media Group. Feedback welcome at feedback@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

Feed the Need

One of the ways people can help out in the community is with the Healthy New Albany Food Pantry. The food pantry serves New Albany residents located within NAPLS district boundaries, though recipients need not have a student enrolled in the district.

“It’s essential that our pantry is there to help serve these people, especially during trying times like COVID when people have lost jobs and also now the price of food is so expensive,” Cram says.

Due to low staff numbers and limited funds, food pantry volunteers are critical to making sure the pantry runs smoothly. Volunteers help by setting up and stocking shelves and helping food pantry visitors shop for their items.

Cram says New Albany is a welcoming, close-knit community where people enjoy helping others and getting involved. Participating in service activities, such as volunteering with the pantry, is a way for people to connect with others in the community.

“They’re always very, very willing to help people,” she says. “They don’t look at it as a burden. They really enjoy helping, and I’m just impressed with the New Albany community for their involvement in volunteering.”

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