Roger Grein accepts congratulations from the crowd.
MC Bob Herzog, WKRC Local 12
Roger Grein, Bill Shula, Melinda Kelly
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD HONORS CHAMPION OF PHILANTHROPY Roger Grein, who founded Magnified Giving to nourish a philanthropic spirit in students, received the 2022 Greater Cincinnati Jefferson Award for outstanding community service. The award was presented in March at a luncheon sponsored by The Rotary Club of Cincinnati, which administers the local award. Partner sponsors were The Cincinnati Enquirer and WKRC local 12. Magnified Giving is a school-based program that empowers students to give $1,000 grants to charities that they research. Today, Magnified Giving hosts programs in 126 schools and
youth organizations, holds service-learning summer camps and provides service resources, training and education. As the Greater Cincinnati Jefferson Award winner, Grein, of Montgomery, becomes a finalist for a national Jefferson Award, known as the Nobel Prizes for community service. The national awards will be presented in Indianapolis this summer. The Rotary Club of Cincinnati is a service and networking organization with a mission to provide selfless service in the community and the world. sl www.cincinnatirotary.org / www.magnifiedgiving.org
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