The annual 36-hour camp-out to raise money for the poor and needy is set for 6 a.m. Dec. 5 to 6 p.m., Dec. 6, off Freedom Way from Elm Street on the plaza level next to the Bengals Pro Shop at Paul Brown Stadium

WTSJ Radio, 1050 AM, is partnering with the City Gospel Mission to promote the camp-out.

Lance Mendenhall, program director and afternoon host, and Donald Lambert, general manager, will camp out and broadcast from a tent.

They urge the public to bring donations to the plaza level at the stadium.

To make a credit card donation, call 579-1050 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. A check can be mailed to WTSJ, 635 West 7th St., Suite 400, Cincinnati 45203, marked Camp Out.

The City Gospel Mission, a nonprofit organization, was established in 1924. It serves breakfast and dinner to men, women and children. It also provides overnight shelter in its men's dormitory, and distributes clothing, provides counseling, education and job readiness training and recovery programs.

For more information, call Deborah Rogowski at 533-2500 or call the mission at 345-1050.

Sheriff's deputies were able to raise $7,200 for injured deputy Paul J. Reinert at the LaSalle Lancer Madness Monday night at the school gym, 3091 North Bend Rd., Monfort Heights.

The deputies were allowed to pass the hat among the crowd who came to the free exhibition basketball game between the Lancers' varsity and junior varsity teams.

Sharon Folzenlogen, public information officer, said donations are still coming in.

Deputy Reinert was injured in September while chasing a speeding motorist in Colerain Township. He lost control of his vehicle which crashed into a semi and was hit by a van.

He joined the Sheriff's Department in 1995. He is a 1991 graduate of LaSalle High School.

Deputy Reinert is recovering at Drake Hospital.

Subcontractors, working on the $19 million renovation of the Taft Museum of Art, have donated $70,500 of in-kind services to the construction project..

Contributions came from: Avenue Fabricating, Union Township, Clermont County; Baker Concrete, Monroe; Carlisle Construction, Wilder, Ky.; CHC Fabricating, Carthage; Dalmation Fire Protection, Mason; Expert Masonry, West Chester; The Geiler Company, Bridgetown; Richard Goettle Construction, Pleasant Run; Penquin Painting, Madisonville; Schindler Elevator, Mount Auburn; United Electric, Camp Washington and Valley Interior Systems, downtown and Walnut Hills.

"The contractors are proud and excited to be a part of restoring the existing museum to its original grandeur and expanding the overall facility to incorporate new venues,'' said Bill Huber, project executive for Turner Construction Company.

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