The Akron Children's Women's Board Presents:
Celebrate the Plate
The Akron Children’s Women’s Board is pleased to present Celebrate the Plate, a fundraiser benefiting Akron Children’s.
2025 Celebrate the Plate Venues
Please check back later for our 2025 venues!
Thank you to our former sponsors and supporters:
Zagat Level
5 Star Level
Bob and Babette Medcalf
William and Rebecca Considine
Epicurean Level
- The Richard and Alita Rogers Family Foundation
- Gary and Lisa Jeffries
- Dr. Joseph and Barbara Varley
- Mickey and Angie Remen
- Earl and Peg Stalter
- Ed and Jennifer Kuchar
Our Generous Supporters
We also thank the following organizations for their generous support:
- Joe and Julie Albrecht
- Scott and Kristin Clark
- Giant Eagle
- Hasenstab Architects -- Bob and Kimberly Medziuch
- Sally Lavery
What is Celebrate the Plate?
Celebrate the Plate is a fun, popular fundraiser that brings people together throughout Northeast Ohio in support of Akron Children’s. The money raised by Celebrate the Plate helps the Women’s Board support the hospital’s mission of providing care to babies, young children and teens, as well as burn victims of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay.
Here are the details:
Who: Hosts invite their friends, families and colleagues to an event.
What: Casual or elegant? As host, you decide the theme of your event. In 2024, parties ranged from backyard movie nights, barbecues and euchre dinners to bowling tournaments, tennis and lunch, and a Mother’s Day brunch.
When: Hosts can choose a date anytime between April 1 -June 20, 2025
Where: Hosts can choose the location of their fundraiser. Have it in your home, your backyard, your favorite restaurant, your place of business or work, a bowling alley, a park, or anywhere you are comfortable entertaining.
Questions? Contact Dee Kelleher at womensboard@akronchildrens.org or 330-324-1373.
The History of Celebrate the Plate
Since 2014, Celebrate the Plate has brought people together throughout the greater Akron area to make a difference. It has become one of the Women’s Board’s most popular event fundraisers and has allowed us to increase our proceeds each year to support Akron Children’s. Our goal is to raise more interest and expand our reach into new communities that appreciate and rely on the care Akron Children's provides families throughout the region.
The growing list of participating neighborhoods includes: Akron, Bath, Copley, Cuyahoga Falls, Downtown Akron, Fairlawn, Fairlawn Heights, Green, Hartville, Highland Square, Hudson, Jackson Township, Medina, North Canton, Portage Lakes, Richfield, Sharon Township, Silver Lake, Tallmadge, Twinsburg and West Akron.
Contact the Celebrate the Plate Committee
To all of our past hosts, thank you for celebrating with us while raising money to help Akron Children’s. If you or someone you know is interested in hosting an event, please reach out to one of our committee members for more information: Dee Kelleher, Chair, Neelam Ahmad, Donna Axson, Lisa Bandwen, Kelly Clarke, Bridget LaGuardia, Laurice Moore, Anita Sears, Julie Trende.
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