October 15, 2005
7:00 to 11:00 pm
at the Artefino Gallery
Tower Press Building
1900 Superior Avenue, Cleveland

  

Please come to our reunion party with food, wine, and good friends.

Local broadcaster and Ohio Citizen Action alumnus Vic Gideon will serve as Master of Ceremonies as we honor these leaders:

2005 OHIO CITIZEN ACTION HOWARD M. METZENBAUM AWARD
Stuart Greenberg, Executive Director, Environmental Health Watch
The 10th Annual Metzenbaum Award, the organization's highest award, will honor Stu for his "principled tenacity" in protecting public health and the environment in Cleveland.

LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILANTHROPY
Jon Jensen, Senior Program Officer, George Gund Foundation

We will thank Jon and the Gund Foundation for their support for the work of the Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund and for their local, state, and national leadership in developing a strong network of environmental organizations.

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
Citizens Against American Landfill Expansion, Stark County
We will salute the remarkable grassroots organizing of this group of farmers, parents, and civic activists in Stark County who are working to protect their water supply and community from mountains of out-of-state garbage.

RECOGNITION FOR HEALTH & SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Brush Engineered Materials
We will recognize Brush Engineered Materials' achievements over the past four years in going beyond legal requirements to develop new methods and practices for protecting workers and neighbors from dangerous exposures to beryllium.

For more information, please contact Shelley Gross at 216-861-5200.