Celebration of Goodness

BETH MOONEY

Dear Friends,

As

of August, there had been over 300 mass shootings and 193 school shootings in 2022. There is no other year in our country’s history that saw more than 75 school shootings.

Clearly, something is amiss. We all feel it. In addition to a rise in cases of anxiety, depression, suicides, and homicides, a general lack of social interaction has led to further segmentation of di erent socialeconomic, racial, gender, political, and ethnic groups. For adults, all of this alone is concerning. But what’s more concerning is that the dysfunction and angst we’re feeling is trickling down to our children. How can society, schools, and children navigate through these troubled waters?

As a culture-change, social-emotional learning, and leadership organization that has trained over 1.2 million students across our 28 years, Values-in-Action Foundation has struggled with this question. What can we do? What can society do? What can schools do? What can mayors do? What can parents do? No one can keep every square inch of our community safe. We believe that the solution rests with each of us and is summarized by three words: Just Be Kind. Kindness is proven to turn around negative environments. Kindness begets kindness, dissipates anger and resentment, and forges a path of positive and tangible action. Kindness increases longevity, decreases toxicity, increases happiness, and expands productivity. Kindness is what we want and need to eliminate racism, expand opportunity, create happy and healthy communities, and reduce toxic stress.

Kindland — our community-wide, kindness initiative launched in 2020 — is our solution. Northeast Ohio is proving that together we can improve our community, build a Kind Land, make NE Ohio the kindest place in the country, and establish a model for our nation. In March, POLITICO Magazine featured Kindland as their cover story because they contended that Northeast Ohio is indeed a model for the country. We have been many firsts with the first community foundation and the first model for the current day United Way. In fact, many have said that Northeast Ohio is the most philanthropic region per capita in the country. Kindland, a community rooted in kindness, can be our next first. In 2021, Values-in-Action, along with 80 community non-profit partners and over 400 community leaders, recorded 37 million acts of kindness. For example: 414,000 food donations from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, 400,000 families served from Catholic Charities, 41,000 families served from the Kosher Food Pantry, 150,000 people served through blood donations from the Red Cross, 1,000 Christmas meals served by EDWINS, over 6,000 grants made by the Cleveland Foundation, and 2,600 free meals delivered by East Mount Zion Church to residents in the Fairfax Neighborhood. To see the full, ever-growing list of acts of kindness, visit BeKindland.com. Most recently, individuals and families throughout the area tallied 2,200 acts of kindness by participating in our Summer of Kindness

Challenge. These reported acts of kindness are but a fraction of the goodness that lightens the load and lifts hearts in Northeast Ohio, and each act inspires others to do more and create the community to which we aspire; one in which mentorship is a daily activity; one in which poverty is tamped down and opportunity is expanded; one in which niceness, civility, the benefit of the doubt, and encouragement dot the landscape. In 2022, all CMSD schools and all Akron Public Schools have become engaged in Kindland. Fifty-nine municipal mayors are challenging one another for their respective community to notch up the largest number of acts of kindness. Communities such as Cleveland, Wickli e, Wellington, Avon, North Olmsted, Westlake, Akron and Beachwood are involving schools, city government, families, public libraries, and businesses in doing and documenting acts of kindness. The Plain Dealer and all the TV stations, as well as iHeart Radio, have promoted kindness stories. In February, CSU will host a Kindland Summit, an endeavor to look at every aspect of the community through the lens of kindness. We believe that, if we all work together, Northeast Ohio can become the kindest region, and we can set the example for the rest of the country. The power is in each of us to Just Be Kind and to pay it forward with our friends, neighbors, co-workers, and acquaintances. We may not be able to instantaneously reverse the scourge of negativity and meanness, but we can Just Be Kind and shape a concept and a community called “Kindland.” Please become part of this movement by taking the pledge at www. BeKindland.com and document acts of kindness by downloading the Just Be Kind app at www.justbekindapp.com.

Our honorees today represent the power of kindness. We congratulate JoAnn and Bob Glick, Beth Mooney, MetroHealth and Howard Lewis on receiving the Sam Miller Goodness Award and Blaine Gri n and Dr. Akram Boutros on receiving the Arnold R. Pinkney Award for Civic Leadership. You all make us better through your examples and aspirations.

Kind regards,

Stuart Muszynski President and CEO

Alan Ross Board Chair Albert Ratner Event Co-Chair

Betty Pinkney Event Co-Chair Stewart Kohl Event Co-Chair

Valarie McCall Event Co-Chair

Richard Bogomolny Event Co-Chair

The Celebration of Goodness will forever be in memory of Event Founder Sam Miller and our dear friend and former chairman Arnold R. Pinkney. In both your honors, we continue to celebrate GOODNESS in Northeast Ohio.

The Celebration of Goodness honors outstanding individuals for their extraordinary contributions to our community, their principled leadership, and for setting an inspiring example for others to follow.

2022 CELEBRATION OF GOODNESS

Thank you to all those who made this Celebration of Goodness possible. Your kindness and generosity are much appreciated.

COMMUNITY SPONSORS GOODNESS SPONSORS

Dick Bogomolny

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland State University

Cuyahoga Community College Erie Bank

First Energy Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. Hiroyuki Fujita KeyCorp

Mike & Diane

Gibbons

Maltz Family Foundation Maximum Velocity

The MetroHealth Foundation

The Morino Institute Northern Trust Audrey & Albert Ratner Emily & Richard Smucker

WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM

The A.M. Higley Company Rob & Alyssa Briggs Calfee Capital Advisors, Ltd. Case Western Reserve University Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland City Council

Cleveland Metropolitan School District The Cleveland Orchestra Terry Coyne Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. The Famous Manufacturing Company Great Lakes Science Center Greater Cleveland Food Bank Matt Greenberg

EVENT FOUNDER

Sam Miller (of blessed memory)

*Sponsors at the time of printing

Richard Horvitz

JPMorgan Chase Jean & Walter Kalberer Alex Machaskee Margaret Wong & Associates Merrill Lynch - Joe Grunfeld

The Nate & Fannye Shafran Foundation Nottingham Spirk Oswald Companies Betty T. Pinkney PSI Joe Scaminace Harvey & Adrienne Siegal Synthomer Foundation United Way of Greater Cleveland

HONORARY CHAIRS

Dick Bogomolny Stewart Kohl

Valarie McCall Betty Pinkney Albert Ratner

OF GOODNESS

Sam Miller Goodness Award

MetroHealth Community Impact Health Leader

As our region’s safety-net hospital and leader in trauma, rehabilitation and burn care, MetroHealth has always been an essential leader in Cleveland’s healthcare community; however, MetroHealth knows that the health of an individual and a community depends on much more than medical care. That’s why the system is going beyond medicine and embracing a wider approach to improving our community’s health. MetroHealth’s Institute for H.O.P.E. – Health, Opportunity, Partnership and Empowerment – is helping improve the health of patients by providing access to healthy, fresh food and connecting them with life-changing non-medical services like job training, housing, education, transportation, legal and financial assistance, and more.

MetroHealth’s exciting model for improving health and its infectious passion for service have captivated our community. The system’s presence is palpable in the schools, in the neighborhoods and in the hearts and minds of its thousands of employees. There is renewed pride among the passionate caregivers who work at MetroHealth, and there is new pride in the community that embraces MetroHealth. In 2021, MetroHealth had almost 1.5 million patient visits.

For those patients, who benefit from MetroHealth’s devotion to hope, health and humanity – and for the millions more who benefit from the system’s energy, spark and innovation, Values-in-Action awards MetroHealth the Sam Miller Goodness Award.

JoAnn & Bob Glick Transformative Community Leaders

JoAnn and Bob Glick are not just engaged philanthropists, they are dream catchers.

When they learned of MetroHealth’s bold vision of redefining healthcare by going beyond medicine with a holistic approach to health, they caught that ambitious dream – and helped make it a reality by making a historic $42 million donation, one of the largest gifts to a public hospital in American history.

MetroHealth is just one of the dreams that the Glicks embrace and nurture. Through the Glick Family Fund at the Cleveland Foundation, JoAnn and Bob have invested more than $2 million in other innovative causes that align with their mission, including significant gifts to the Children’s Museum of Cleveland and The Refugee Response, which provides programming and services to immigrants adjusting to life in Cleveland.

For supporting transformative causes and fresh ideas, for encouraging innovation for social, educational, health and community good, and for encouraging and catching dreams, Values-in-Action awards JoAnn and Bob Glick the Sam Miller Goodness Award.

OF GOODNESS

Sam Miller Goodness Award

Howard Lewis Founder, Family Heritage Life Insurance

Howard

Lewis grew up in the insurance industry. After working his way up at several firms, he founded Family Heritage Insurance Company, a supplemental life insurance company that is now second in the U.S. to Aflac.

The key to his success is that Howard was never buried in the numbers. He has always been about the people and figuring out what opportunities can he give to the associates who believe in him and make him and the company successful. After retiring from Family Heritage, Howard has invested in people within the community. He embraces causes that lift people and community up such as the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, where he heads their eight-figure capital campaign, the Boy Scouts, where he invests in character and values, the Moreno Center at CSU, where he invests in students’ dreams to become sales professionals, at Ginn Academy, where he invests in uplifting young men to fulfill their life promise, and Great Lakes Science Center, where he helps build science awareness and dreams. Howard’s devotion to serving at-risk children has also led to his involvement with Open Doors Academy, Tri-C Foundation, and Wigs for Kids.

For supporting community and lifting up those who are aspirational, underserved, vulnerable, or in-need, Values-in-Action awards Howard Lewis the Sam Miller Goodness Award.

Beth Mooney Board Chair, Cleveland Clinic

During her time with KeyBank, Beth Mooney left an indelible impact on every corner of the business. Her legacy as the first woman CEO of a top 20 bank is an incredible one – but only reflects a small portion of her greater impact. Today, she serves as Chair of the Board for the Cleveland Clinic and is a Board director for AT&T, Ford Motor Company, and Accenture.

She embodies and lives – even in retirement – what she has always preached: that your contribution is just as important as your career. To anyone who reads her long list of accolades, it is clear she is a trailblazer – a one-in-a-lifetime leader who delivers results the right way. But what is challenging to capture on paper is what truly sets Beth apart: her heart for people and community. Those who have the honor of being in Beth’s presence know firsthand her warmth, compassion, and her commitment to others. It’s these qualities that have set her apart her entire career… and why Henry Meyer III – of blessed memory – tapped Beth to be his successor. He knew instilling Beth’s head – and heart – into KeyBank’s culture would create an even stronger company, culture, and legacy.

For infusing goodness into the Northeast Ohio community, for leading her peers and colleagues with empathy and kindness, and for continually making every community she touches more vibrant and strong, Beth Mooney is the recipient of the Sam Miller Goodness Award.

OF GOODNESS

Arnold R. Pinkney Award for Civic Leadership

Blaine Gri n Council President, City of Cleveland

Blaine Gri n came to Cleveland from Youngstown seeking opportunity; however, it was others who saw opportunity in him. Arnold Pinkney, also from Youngstown, was one of those who spotted in Blaine a superstar who had a unique combination of intelligence, empathy, energy, kindness and hope.

Blaine’s interpersonal skills — especially his warmth and willingness to engage — made him a natural to vice chair the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, head up the transformative CMSD levy campaign that put the district on sound financial footing, lead the City of Cleveland Community Relations Board, trailblaze as city council person for Ward 6, and now lead Cleveland City Council as its president. When asked recently how he navigates politics with a smile, he exclaimed that, “I view everyone as having intrinsic value and although I may sometimes disagree, I have resolved to do so without being disagreeable. I treat everyone in my path with dignity and respect.”

For role-modeling goodness, respect, civility, and servant leadership in the model of the late great Arnold Pinkney, Values-in-Action awards Council President Blaine A. Gri n with the Arnold R. Pinkney Award for Civic Leadership.

Dr. Akram Boutros

Visionary CEO, MetroHealth

When Dr. Akram Boutros came to Cleveland in 2013, he hit the ground running. And he hasn’t stopped. During his tenure as MetroHealth President and CEO, Dr. Boutros has piloted what can only be called a transformation of Cuyahoga County’s public hospital system, leading a stunning turnaround in financial performance, a remarkable expansion of access and a galvanizing rebirth of mission and culture.

Under his leadership, long-held perceptions of MetroHealth have crumbled. Instead of standing in the shadows of Cleveland’s larger, wealthier healthcare institutions, the system has stepped proudly into its own daylight of distinction as one of the nation’s most influential and innovative leaders in community health. Dr. Boutros recognizes that health systems have an obligation to focus on all aspects of their patients’ health, that hope, and opportunity play just as big a role in health as medicines and treatments. That racism, inequities and trauma can harm health as much as a global pandemic. That kindness is not just a lofty idea, but both a culture and a means for healing.

For leading our community into an integrative model of health, hope and heart and for lifting up those who are often hopeless and downtrodden, Values-in-Action awards Dr. Akram Boutros the Arnold R. Pinkney Award for Civic Leadership.

PREVIOUS AWARD RECIPIENTS

• Cleveland Clinic

The Cleveland Orchestra

Secretary Marcia L. Fudge

India Pierce Lee

• Dick Bogomolny

• Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty

• Nacy Panzica

• Rev. Hilton Smith

Ohio First Lady

DeWine

• HFLA of Northeast Ohio

Senator Rob Portman

Kristin Warzocha

Michael White

Margot James Copeland

Majestic Steel USA and The Leebow Family

• David W. James

Bishop Nelson J. Perez

Judge Dan A. Polster

• Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine

• Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation 2013

• Governor John R. Kasich

• Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA

• Jane and Lee Seidman

• Norma Lerner 2007

• Dr. Eugene Sanders

• Harlan Diamond 2006

• Mayor Frank Jackson

• Arnold Pinkney

• Bishop Roger Gries

• Eleanor Fanslau

• Lute Harmon, Sr.

Chief Angelo Calvillo

Bill Denihan

Eric Gordon

Carole F. Hoover

Ken Lanci

• Case Western Reserve University

• Cleveland Metropolitan School District

• Bennett Yanowitz

José Feliciano

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Hon. Merle S. Gorden

The Lucarelli Family

• The Phyllis and Debra Ann November Children’s Fund

• The Giant Eagle Foundation

• The Cleveland Foundation 2004

• Rev. Otis & Edwina Moss

• Sally and Sandy Cutler 2003

Alex Machaskee 2002

Steve Minter

• Gordon Heffern 2001

• Bishop Anthony Pilla

• Barbara Byrd Bennett

Bruce Akers

Akram Boutros, MD

Bill Considine

Calvin D. Williams

• Dan McCarthy

• Burt Saltzman

We know it takes five positive impressions to offset one negative impression in the human mind. That is why we believe that the Kindland initiative is so important. By documenting the kindness around us, we can establish a culture of positivity, civility, and an overall pay-it-forward mentality that can be easily adopted by anyone and everyone. Kindland works to enable citizens, companies, nonprofits, governments, students, and schools to document the everyday acts of kindness that they do and/or witness. The goal is to establish a community culture in which children and adults are inherently kind to one another and help unite the diverse, and at times disparate, aspects of our communities.

We know it takes five positive impressions to offset one negative impression in the human mind. That is why we believe that the Kindland initiative is so important. By documenting the kindness around us, we can establish a culture of positivity, civility, and an overall pay-it-forward mentality that can be easily adopted by anyone and everyone. Kindland works to enable citizens, companies, nonprofits, governments, students, and schools to document the everyday acts of kindness that they do and/or witness. The goal is to establish a community culture in which children and adults are inherently kind to one another and help unite the diverse, and at times disparate, aspects of our communities.

We know it takes five positive impressions to offset one negative impression in the human mind. That is why we believe that the Kindland initiative is so important. By documenting the kindness around us, we can establish a culture of positivity, civility, and an overall pay-it-forward mentality that can be easily adopted by anyone and everyone. Kindland works to enable citizens, companies, nonprofits, governments, students, and schools to document the everyday acts of kindness that they do and/or witness. The goal is to establish a community culture in which children and adults are inherently kind to one another and help unite the diverse, and at times disparate, aspects of our communities.

WHY KINDNESS

KINDNESS

WHY KINDNESS

Recent history has shown us that just as easily as our country can come together in a time of crisis, it can be torn apart by meanness, intolerance, and hatred. We want to focus on how kindness can continue to be the inspiring link and the bridge that brings our nation together as we work to find solutions and common ground.

Recent history has shown us that just as easily as our country can come together in a time of crisis, it can be torn apart by meanness, intolerance, and hatred. We want to focus on how kindness can continue to be the inspiring link and the bridge that brings our nation together as we work to find solutions and common ground.

Recent history has shown us that just as easily as our country can come together in a time of crisis, it can be torn apart by meanness, intolerance, and hatred. We want to focus on how kindness can continue to be the inspiring link and the bridge that brings our nation together as we work to find solutions and common ground.

Kindness has the ability to make us feel good, and a community that leads with kindness will be able to achieve more. The effects of kindness have been proven to have an impact on personal, health, and workplace issues and an overall effect on a person’s quality of life.

Kindness has the ability to make us feel good, and a community that leads with kindness will be able to achieve more. The effects of kindness have been proven to have an impact on personal, health, and workplace issues and an overall effect on a person’s quality of life.

Kindness has the ability to make us feel good, and a community that leads with kindness will be able to achieve more. The effects of kindness have been proven to have an impact on personal, health, and workplace issues and an overall effect on a person’s quality of life.

WHAT IS VALUES-IN-ACTION

WHAT IS VALUES-IN-ACTION ®

WHAT IS VALUES-IN-ACTION ®

Values-in-Action® is a non-profit organization that has been in the business of spreading positivity and kindness for 28 years. It has created and implemented a variety of programs to serve all demographics in schools, businesses, and the community. Its programming has reached over 1,200,000 students.

Values-in-Action® is a non-profit organization that has been in the business of spreading positivity and kindness for 28 years. It has created and implemented a variety of programs to serve all demographics in schools, businesses, and the community. Its programming has reached over 1,200,000 students.

To learn more about Kindland, visit BeKindland.com or contact Amanda at amanda@viafdn.org or (440) 463-6205

To learn more about Kindland, visit BeKindland.com or contact Amanda at amanda@viafdn.org or (440) 463-6205

Values-in-Action® is a non-profit organization that has been in the business of spreading positivity and kindness for 28 years. It has created and implemented a variety of programs to serve all demographics in schools, businesses, and the community. Its programming has reached over 1,200,000 students. To learn more about Kindland, visit BeKindland.com or contact Amanda at amanda@viafdn.org or (440) 463-6205

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VIA “How You Get There” Workforce Training

The VIA Workforce program trains and prepares workforce-oriented 11th and 12th grade students in the soft skills needed for employment through proven character and values development techniques, community mentorship, and job placement opportunities.

Co developed by Values in-Action Foundation and Auburn Career Center, VIA Training is based upon the methodology Values in-Action had previously utilized in the Cleveland Metropolitan Schools which raised graduation rates from 47% to 84% among some of the most at-risk students.

VIA Workforce Training Features:

• Time flexible facilitated curriculum

• 1-on 1 employer mentoring

• 2 field trips to employer work sites

Experienced passionate facilitators

Guaranteed job placement for each qualified VIA Training program graduate

VIA Workforce Training Soft Skills Taught:

Responsibility

Ethics

Integrity & Kindness

Self-Awareness & Resiliency

Career Exploration

Relationship & Collaboration Management

Goals of Values in Action (VIA) “How You Get There” Workforce Training:

• Develop ethical and passionate teens with workforce readiness soft-skills and attributes of character that are hard indicators of future success.

• Decrease the glorified perception that negative influences have on participants, such as drug and alcohol use, attraction to teen parenthood, unhealthy relationships, and gang involvement.

• Provide underserved students access to job placement services, career exploration tools, and career assessment tools focusing their ambitions and keeping them on track toward achieving their vocational goals.

VIA Student Quotes

“I've learned a lot about myself thanks to this program.” Michael, Bedford HS

“Before the program it was a bit confusing for me to get myself set up for job interviews or communication at the workplace, but now after the program I’m more confident in what I want to look for in a job [and] what my expectations are supposed to be when trying to get hired.”

Raychelle, Brush HS

“Being more professional and working on my soft skills in the workplace.”

Daylynn, Bedford HS on what the program has taught her

HELP!

This program is

MENTORS NEEDED!

time

Share your passion,

and experience, and

a student prepare for

If you’re interested, please contact: Abby Bell Program Director, VIA Workforce Training abbyb@viafdn.org

CONGRATULATIONS

CELEBRATION OF

& CIVIC

For the lives you touch. For the difference you make.

We proudly support the Values-in-Action Foundation

its mission to build communities of kindness, caring and respect.

to all of the Celebration of Goodness honorees, including Beth Mooney, Cleveland Clinic Board of Directors and Board of Trustees Chair, recipient of the Sam Miller Goodness Award.

To a brighter future

appreciate

build a

power of working together

most important work happens outside the bank

When people work together, anything is possible. It’s why we support organizations that bring people within our community closer. They reinforce the bonds we share and help us celebrate the traditions we hold dear. It’s just one part of our investment

neighbors

community.

Milton and Tamar Maltz

Bank

and

Dr.

Bob, JoAnn, Dr. Boutros, Howard, Beth, Blaine, and MetroHealth.

goodness makes a difference throughout our community. Thank you.

Howard and Beth on this

honor.

all of this year’s

thank you for the goodness you show to our community.

Scaminace

Emily & Richard Smucker

130 years of enriching communities.

Northern Trust is proud to support the Values In Action.

more than 130 years, we've been meeting our clients' financial needs while nurturing a culture of

a commitment to invest in the communities

serve. It's all part of being a good neighbor.

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Celebrating leadership

Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees on your well-deserved recognition. Thank you for your leadership, drive and commitment to the Greater Cleveland community.

JPMorgan Chase is proud to support our region’s best and brightest community leaders!

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Our heartfelt congratulations to the 2022 Celebration of Goodness honorees!

Thank you for your kind and steadfast commitment to Greater Cleveland. You are true heroes!

Merrill

Howard Lewis on

Merrill Private Wealth Management

METROHEALTH SYSTEM

& BOB

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

-Henry David Thoreau

Calfee Congratulates the Honorees of the

of

Griswold

Howard Lewis, Beth Mooney, Blaine Griffin, Bob

Akram Boutros,

nearly 120 years, Calfee

legal counsel

service

JoAnn Glick,

The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland salutes those honored at the annual Values-in-Action Celebration of Goodness Awards

Sam Miller Goodness Award

Bob & JoAnn Glick Howard Lewis MetroHealth Beth Mooney

Arnold R. Pinkney Award for Civil Leadership

Akram Boutros, M.D. Blaine Griffin

Congratulations on their efforts to build communities of kindness, caring and respect for all.

Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic, JCL Bishop of Cleveland

Congratulations Howard Lewis

On receiving the 2022 Sam Miller Goodness Award

Your demonstration of values in action inspire so many in our community.

Riverside is a proud supporter of Valuesin-Action and Kindland. Congratulations to this year’s honorees.