U.S. Sen. Rob Portman and U.S. Rep. David Joyce have taken leadership roles in EverUrban, the April 26 fundraiser for Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s Thriving Communities Institute in Cleveland. U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur and Marcia Fudge have also joined the event’s honorary committee.
Portman will co-chair the event along with Thriving Communities Institute Director Jim Rokakis, while Joyce has accepted a position on EverUrban’s honorary committee, which also includes Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley, Cleveland Ward 12 City Councilman Tony Brancatelli and Cuyahoga County Council President C. Ellen Connally.
EverUrban, the first fundraiser for Thriving Communities, the Land Conservancy program that is helping revitalize neighborhoods throughout Ohio, will take place at 7 p.m. April 26 at the Ariel International Center, 1163 E. 40th Street, Cleveland. Individual tickets are $150 ($75 tax deductible), while VIP tickets that include a special prelude party from 6-7 p.m. are $500 ($400 tax deductible).
For ticket information, email kbihler@wrlandconservancy.org or call (440) 528-4150.
The Land Conservancy formed Thriving Communities Institute in 2011 in response to the foreclosure crisis that has left tens of thousands of vacant and abandoned homes across Ohio. Led by Rokakis, the former Cuyahoga County treasurer, Thriving Communities has helped establish county land banks throughout the state and has secured more than $182 million in demolition funding for communities.
