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Other than a little fall chill, we enjoyed an absolutely perfect day on Saturday, October 6, 2012, welcoming 515 walkers to beautiful Theodore Berry Friendship Park for our 7th Annual VisionWalk. For the third year in a row, our Walk has surpassed its goal, and we are adding on toward the $75,000 milestone. That is an AMAZING achievement for Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky! Thank you to the entire community for making this such a great success.
THANKS TO OUR WALK COMMITTEE
 Special thanks to our Walk Chairs, Wendy and Steve Achenbach, and Kathleen Pompa; Family Chairs, Sandy, Angela and Barry Feist; Medical Chair, Dr. Daniel Miller from the Cincinnati Eye Institute, Media Chair and Emcee, Paula Toti; Youth Chairs, Tyler Rose Achenbach and Christopher Cupp; Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter President Tim Smith, and the rest of our Walk Committee (Diane Donley, Robin Chadwick, Jennifer Cupp, Pat and Karen O'Callaghan, and Angela Plumlee). Your leadership and dedication to the VisionWalk was the driving force behind our success.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
National Corporate Partner, Walmart Vision Centers; Community Leaders, Genentech, the Lexington Charitable Golf Foundation, and Crescent Springs Tobacco and Liquor; Community Partners, SC Ministry Foundation, Cincinnati Eye Institute, Regeneron, and The William Powell Company Foundation.
Our other sponsors were Wing Eye Care, Tim Smith Design, The Nabama Foundation, Carpenter Electric, Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Cooper Electric, Independent Sheet Metal, and our sponsors from the represented families; The O'Callaghans, The Chadwicks, The Donleys, The Feists and The Plumlees.
Also, a special thank you to the many community sponsors and in-kind donors who made it such a great day for so many. Doug Feist and the Cincinnati Zoo are always a hit, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and Einstein Brothers Bagels.
Paula Toti did her traditionally great job as our Emcee, as she led us through the stage presentation. Special guest Diane Feldman-Smith from the Delta Gamma Foundation greeted over 80 Delta Gammas in the crowd.
 Walkers were treated to visits by Who Dey from the Cincinnati Bengals, Victor E. Viking from Northern Kentucky University, the Blue Blob from Xavier University, professional photographs by Robert Flischel, free massages from Daymar College of Massage Therapy, and walk warm-ups led by Zumba instructor Jimmie Jamison.
And finally, a HUGE thank you to all the Team Captains, walkers, and volunteers (especially Bobbi Shaw, Jasmine Hughes, the NKU Delta Gammas, Procter and Gamble, and the Cincinnati Eye Institute)! Your support, dedication, and energy made the day a true success.
We also want to highlight the top Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky VisionWalk teams and their captains, all five of which raised more than $3,000 each, and we are still counting. Congratulations on an amazing performance!
- IRISH EYES, The O'Callaghan Family ($15,000!)
- FEISTY FEET, Sandy, Barry and Angela Feist ($12,900)
- THE CHADWICK CLAN, Robin Chadwick ($7,100)
- TEAM DONLEY, Diane Donley ($7,000)
- DREW'S CREW, Angela Plumlee ($3,500)
Here are the All Stars who INDIVIDUALLY raised over $1,000 each. We want to recognize their EXTRAORDINARY efforts:
- Alexandra Ollinger
- Angela Feist
- Angela Plumlee
- Barry Feist
- Diane Donley
- John Narburgh
- Kate Castelli
- Mark Chadwick
- Matthew Feist
- Robin Chadwick
- Sofia Feist
- Zach Chadwick
And we also recognized the Largest Walk Team:
- 1. IRISH EYES won again with 108
- 2. DELTA GAMMA - MIAMI UNIVERSITY had 58
- 3. CINCINNATI EYE INSTITUTE had 39
- 4. WALKING BY FAITH had 29
- 5. CHRISTOPHER'S CADETS had 17
- 6. DREW'S CREW had 17
GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
Steve
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