BY CINDY KRANZ
The Cincinnati Enquirer
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Leukemia Society of America card designed by 7-year-old Joey Holthaus.
(Craig Ruttle photo)
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When Leukemia Society of America supporters open their holiday cards, they'll find a colorful family of snowmen drawn by a Price Hill boy.
Joey Holthaus
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Joey Holthaus, 7, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (A.L.L.) in September 1996, won first place in the society's fourth annual National Holiday Card Design Contest. Joey's photo and biography appear on the back of the card. He and two runners-up each will receive a $100 savings bond.
"In 1960, the cure rate for A.L.L. for children under the age of 15 was only 4 percent," said Dwayne Howell, Leukemia Society of America President & CEO. "Now, we are so close to cures. Rates have increased dramatically to 80 percent."
Joey, whose disease is in remission, loves playing with action figures, attending second grade at Covedale Elementary School, playing goalie for his soccer team and eating out at restaurants. He's made about 30 friends by participating in the Leukemia Society of American's Team in Training marathon program.
Proceeds from Joey's card sales help fund research for a cure. The cards are $7 for a box of 25. To order, call 772-5503.
Each year, dozens of Tristate agencies, not-for-profit groups and businesses raise money and awareness for worthy causes. Here's a sample of Tristate organizations and businesses selling holiday items this year:
Alois Alzheimer Foundation.
Holiday cards designed by people with Alzheimer's disease. $10 for 12; $20 for 24. Proceeds benefit the foundation, which raises awareness of Alzheimer's disease, supports education and research programs. 825-2255.
American Diabetes Association.
Catalog of cards, decorations, ornaments, calendars, plates, collectibles, books. $5.95-$24. Also Trees for Diabetes, a cardboard cutout tree used for decorating windows at $1 each. Call (888) 342-2383 or (513) 759-9330, or write 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester 45069.
American Lung Association (ALA).
Christmas Seals (donations accepted) and a 1999 ALA of Ohio Golf Privilege card ($30 before Dec. 31; $35 after Dec. 31). Add $2 for shipping and handling. The card provides golf discounts at more than 200 participating Ohio courses. Buy three golf cards and get one free. Proceeds benefit ALA programs. Call (800) 586-4872 or 985-3990.
Auxiliary of Bethesda Hospital.
Card features a print of John Ruthven's original painting, "Cardinals." $15 for 20 cards. Proceeds benefit Hospice of Cincinnati, which provides palliative medical care to the terminally ill in their home or in a 40-bed inpatient facility in Blue Ash. To order by mail, call Nicole Gunderman, 569-6462. Cards also may be purchased at Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati 45242.
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati Inc.
Cards designed and created by two local children in the program. $10 for 12 cards. Proceeds benefit the local agency in matching volunteers with children in need of friendship and guidance. Mail request, along with check or money order, to: Big Brothers & Big Sisters, 2400 Reading Road, Cincinnati 45202. 421-4120. Cards also sold at Originalities, 3165 Linwood Ave., Mount Lookout. 321-7278.
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky.
Cards featuring holly leaves and a Christmas tree, designed by children of the home, with help from Lukey Design Service. $10 for a package of 20. Imprinting can be arranged on request. "Merry Christmas" postcards. $5 for a package of 20. All proceeds go to care for abused and neglected children. Sold through the agency, 261-8768, ext. 3070, and at Kentucky Haus, 605 Philadelphia St., Covington. 261-4287.
Children's Hospital Medical Center Hematology-Oncology Center.
Cards designed by cancer patients. Each package contains eight cards with two different designs. $8 per package. Shipping and handling is $1 for one or two packages, $2 for three to five packages, $3 for six to 10 packages and $5 for more than 10 packages. Proceeds to Catch the Cure, a fund to support research in finding a cure for childhood cancer. Orders to: Hematology-Oncology - Holiday Cards, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati 45229. 636-8618; fax: 636-5845. Cards also may be purchased at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, 2692 Madison Road, Norwood, 396-8960, and April-Bloomers Florist, 37 E. Seventh St., downtown, 651-0483.
Franciscan at St. John.
Card designed by Amanda Delseno, Norwood, for a contest when she was 15. She's now a University of Cincinnati student. $20 for 10 cards. Proceeds benefit participants in agency programs. Send check to: Franciscan at St. John, P.O. Box 14368, Cincinnati 45250. 241-2186.
FreeStore-FoodBank.
Card designed by local illustrator Melanie Grace. The card shows a green basket filled with food and multicolored packages. $6 a card for the first four cards; $5 each for five cards or more. The agency will mail your cards if you supply a list of names and addresses. 357-4665.
Hillel Jewish Student Center,
2615 Clifton Ave., Clifton. The center sells house jewelry pins, created by jewelry designer Lucinda Yates of Portland, Maine. Proceeds go toward Hillel's Campus Ministry Association Breakfast Program, which has been feeding homeless in Over-the-Rhine since 1986. Pins are $12. Available at the center or by mail with a $1 handling charge. 221-6728.
Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of the Buckeye Empire, Inc. (I.S.Q.C.C.B.E., Inc.).
Package of 16 cards for $10. Proceeds benefit AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati (AVOC). Available at AVOC, 2183 Central Parkway. 421-2437.
Intuitive,
913 Vine St., downtown. Cat boxes, cat frames; cat jewelry and cat toys. $1.-$18. All proceeds go toward Cat SNIP, a spay-neuter program that provides low-cost spaying and neutering through area veterinarians. Cat SNIP is a program of the Scratching Post, a non-profit cat shelter and adoption center in Silverton. 721-6772.
Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
. Gift bag of candy filled with white chocolate bark with bits of lemon or peppermint candies and wrapped in a bow. $8.50. Proceeds to the foundation. 961-8105.
Kindervelt No. 4,
a fund-raising auxiliary for Children's Hospital Medical Center (CHMC). Cards with four different designs: Manger Scene, Wreath, Christmas Tree and Holiday Greetings. $29-$33.25, plus tax, for box of 25. Bulk orders available. Proceeds benefit research and health-care programs at CHMC. 793-2615.
Meow Mart,
6958 Plainfield Road, Silverton. Assortment of cat-related items to benefit the Scratching Post. Among items are handmade cat toys (50 cents to $3). 984-3312.
Pampered Chef.
Heart-shaped stone cookie mold, dated, with apple pie design, available through Dec. 31. $8. One dollar from the sale of each cookie mold is given to the FreeStore-FoodBank through Second Harvest. 761-9419.
PARACHUTE: Special Advocates for Children of Butler County.
Christmas and Hanukkah cards designed by children to benefit programs
for abused and neglected children. Twenty styles available. $14 for 20. 887-3880.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati.
Cards depicting the Nativity.$5 for package of 10 at 1802 W. Galbraith Road, North College Hill. If mailed, cards cost $5.50. Send mail orders by Dec. 1 to: Marian Briggs, 6692 Orleans Court, Cincinnati 45224. Proceeds benefit mothers and their unborn and newborn babies. 522-0820.
Ronald McDonald House,
229 Erkenbrecher Ave., Avondale. Gold ornament. $12. Available at the house; Aronoff Center Gift Shop, Seventh & Walnut streets, downtown; or Nancy's Hallmark, Interstate 275 and Highway 42, Sharonville. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of Greater Cincinnati. 221-7777.
Sarah Center.
Earrings and necklaces made by inner-city women. $5-$45. Sixty percent of the sale price benefits the woman who made it. Forty percent is used to buy additional supplies and cover costs of craft shows. Jewelry may be purchased 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays year-round at the center, 1600 Vine St. (corner of Liberty and Vine, next to St. Francis Seraph School). A holiday sale, featuring jewelry, soaps, body lotions and other craft items, will be held at the center 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 3 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 4. 651-1532.
Students Concerned About Today and Tomorrow (SCATT).
Notecards of Madisonville with 10 photos of Madisonville past and present. $12.95 for set of 10 (blank inside). All proceeds benefit SCATT projects, which include help for senior citizens and beautification of Madisonville. Mail orders with check or money order by Dec. 15 to LeNay Dicks, SCATT, 5205 Stewart Ave., Cincinnati 45227. Add $2 for shipping and handling per set. To pick up cards, call Carol Truman-Thomas, 561-4960.
Tom Geiger Guest House.
Three designs - the Nativity, Magi and Presentation in the Temple - are included in a package of 12 for $12.
Proceeds go to the house, which provides transitional housing for homeless women and their children. Cards are sold at Innervisions
Religious Books and Gifts, 8556 Beechmont Ave., and Susan's Natural World, 8315 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township; The Magi Gift Shop, sponsored by the Southeastern Ecumenical Council, 2115 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington; from members of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW); and the Geiger House office, 2631 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. 961-4666.
Wellness Community-Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky.
Note cards featuring views of Cincinnati. Photos were taken by Wellness Community trustee Tom Schiff. $10 for a box of 15 at the Wellness Community, 8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 385, Kenwood, and Legacies, the organization's consignment shop, 3449 Michigan Ave., Hyde Park; or $12.95 a box at Kentucky Haus, 605 Philadelphia St., Covington. Proceeds benefit Wellness Community programs and services. 791-4060.
UNICEF.
Cards, $9-$9.50 for package of 10, benefit the United Nations Children's Fund. At AIMS bookstore, Mount Healthy; Unitarian Church and New World Bookshop, both in Clifton; Pipkins Fruit Market,
Montgomery; Little Professor Book Store, Milford, West Chester and Finneytown; Western Hills Photo, Western Hills; Crazy Ladies Book Store, Northside; the Blue Marble, Oakley; Hair Handlers, Roselawn; the Raven of Mount Adams, Mount Adams; Le Cezanne, Wyoming;
Steve Statzer Gallery, O'Bryonville; Century House, Glendale. For additional outlets and information about other gift items, including calendars, children's games and puzzles, call 875-3146 or 521-4745.
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