When you attend a Cornerstone Event presented and hosted by the Easton Community Foundation, you help raise the funds necessary to support vital institutions focused on family health and advocacy in central Ohio. Since Easton became a host site, over $10.5 million has been raised to support Evening of Hope, Celebration for Life and Once Upon a Night.

Since Easton became a host site, nearly $10 million has been raised to support Evening of Hope, Celebration for Life and Once Upon a Night.

Evening of Hope - Saturday, April 10, 2010
The Center for Child & Family Advocacy
The Center for Child & Family Advocacy The Center for Child & Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital is a national model for the assessment and treatment of child abuse and family violence. Now in its seventh year, Evening of Hope is held each April to raise community awareness and financial support for the Center. Last year alone, the Center provided services to over 2,000 children in addition to education and prevention services on Shaken Baby Syndrome and home visitation programs for first-time moms. The Center's mission is to break the cycle of violence and heal the wounds of abuse so that families and children can move forward as survivors, not victims. The 2009 event, held at Bon Vie, raised almost $300,000. For more information, contact Rachel Heine at 614.355.0820 or rachel.heine@nationwidechildrens.org

Celebration for Life - Saturday, May 15, 2010
The OSUCCC Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
Since the first Celebration for Life in 2002, this dinner has been held at Smith & Wollensky each May and raised over $7,000,000 to support The James Fund for Life and the advancement of research and technology to conquer cancer. The James Cancer Hospital is one of just 40 Comprehensive Cancer Centers, as designated by the National Cancer Institute. In 2009, the James Fund for Life raised over $1 million for the Project One Technology Acquisition Fund, which will allow the hospital to purchase new and cutting-edge technology. Past years’ proceeds have helped the hospital purchase robotic surgical equipment, image-guided radiation therapy, MRI and PET/CT system, a flow cytometer to measure cell function related to cancer and a digital mobile mammography unit. For more information, contact Jennifer McDonald at 614.293.3632 or Jennifer.mcdonald@osumc.edu

Once Upon a Night - Saturday, October 30, 2010
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Since 1892, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been providing patients with the highest quality care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. In 2009, the event was hosted at The Hilton Columbus at Easton. Each fall, Once Upon a Night raises hundreds of thousands of dollars. In the six years it has been hosted at Easton, Once Upon a Night has raised over $2,900,000. For more information, please contact Cynthia Creedon at 614.355.0819 or Cynthia.Creedon@NationwideChildrens.org