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Community Service Recognized

Steve Suddendorf, co-founder of EVENTS Etc., has been recognized with this year's Outstanding Community Service AWard for individual contributions, while Union Central Insurance and Investments earned the corporate award.

The awards were presented during the Chamber's annual OCSA Luncheon at the Radisson Hotel Cincinnati.

Kenneth Lowe, president and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Co., keynoted the event.

Suddendorf was honored for his involvement with the Children's Protective Service FamiliesFORWARD agency, which he serves as a board member. He was praised as a "mover and shaker" in the agency's annual festival celebrating families served by the agency in West End, Evanston and Bond Hill.

In the corporate division, Union Central Insurance and Investments earned recognition for numerous community activities ranging from the "National Night Out," a day-long festival focusing on public safety, to presenting scholarships to local colleges.

The luncheon also recognized KeyBank, a corporate finalist primarily for its "Neighbors Make the Difference Day." Individual finalists other than Suddendorf were Chip Klosterman, president of Klosterman Bakery and board member with the Ronald McDonald House Charities; and Crystal Faulkner, a partner at Cooney, Faulkner & Stevens LLC, who leads an initiative called "Accounting for Kids."

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