Participating Charities
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Ohio Junior Hockey Festival Date: March 27th-30th Ohio Junior Hockey Association dba The Cleveland Barons Hockey Association promotes Cleveland Hockey and gives players age 9 thru Junior A level hockey an opportunity to play at the highest level possible. The Cleveland Barons are proud to say that they have helped put the state of Ohio on the USA Hockey map and anticipate the opportunity to continue producing college impact players and NHL prospects by participating at USA Hockey's highest sanctioned levels. Our program consists of Junior A team which plays in the North American Hockey League and our youth development program consists of players 9 thru 17 that play AAA Hockey in the Midwest Elite Hockey League. |
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Cleveland Police Athletic League (PAL) Festival Dates: April 3rd-6th The Cleveland Police Athletic League program has been in existence for over 70 years and originally started in the late 1930’s by then Safety Director Elliot Ness. Cleveland PAL is one of the oldest and largest Athletic Leagues in the nation and has a rich history in providing quality recreational and educational activities for youth. Since its inception, the Police Athletic League has provided opportunities for children to participate in positive, wholesome sports, recreational and extracurricular activities. In this way PAL hopes to divert children from negative influences and enhance a child’s individual self-esteem, discipline, and actualization. |
| North Olmsted Hockey Festival Date: April 10th-13th North Olmsted Hockey | |
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Garfield Heights Athletic Booster Club Festival Date: April 17th-20th The Booster Club has provided in excess of $1.5 million in the past 39 years for major projects like baseball and softball fields, football stands, weight rooms, soccer goals, wrestling mats and other sports equipment. It gives annual support for uniforms, equipment, rewards/recognition and scholarships. The club also started the Little Bulldog: Wrestling, Football, Basketball, and Cheerleading. |
| Dominic Konopka Scholarship Fund Festival Date: April 24th-27th Dominic Konopka Scholarship Fund | |
| Spectrum Soccer Festival Date: May 1st-4th Spectrum Soccer | |
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Mentor Junior High Festival Date: May 8th-11th The Mentor Junior High Athletic Boosters support all junior high interscholastic sports teams; help improve sports equipment and facilities; work cooperatively with other extracurricular support groups and strive to become a community forum to encourage cooperation, good ideas, constructive contributions for the general improvement of the junior high athletic programs. |
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Mustang Wrestling Club Festival Date: May 15th-18th |
| Cleveland State University Foundation Festival Date: May 22nd-25th | |
 Please donate your old eye glasses! Drop them off at the Festival entrance. |
Lion's Eye Clinic Inc. Festival Date: May 29th-June 1st The Lions Eye Clinic Inc at St Vincent Charity Hospital has been in existence since 1970, founded by members of the Lions Clubs of Northeast Ohio in partnership with St. Vincent Charity Hospital of Cleveland, Ohio. The clinic is supported by the 1,240 Lions of Northeast Ohio. The purpose of the clinic is to provide eyeglasses and eye care assistance for those in need. The counties we cover are Cuyahoga, Medina, Lake, Summit, Ashtabula, & Geauga. The Organization is a 501c3 Charitable organization and also has provided over $500,000 in eye care equipment to the Eye Clinic at St. Vincent Charity Hospital. The Organization provides over 400 pairs of eyeglasses to those in need annually, as well as financial assistance for surgical procedures and special vision equipment for children in need. |
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Brooklyn Middle School High School P.T.S.A. Festival Date: June 5th-8th Brooklyn Middle School High School P.T.S.A. Mission; is to support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; to assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation. The PTA at the local level is linked to the state PTA and National PTA, forming a nationwide network of members working on behalf of all children and youth. |
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Ohio Junior Hockey Festival Date: June 12th-15th Ohio Junior Hockey Association dba The Cleveland Barons Hockey Association promotes Cleveland Hockey and gives players age 9 thru Junior A level hockey an opportunity to play at the highest level possible. The Cleveland Barons are proud to say that they have helped put the state of Ohio on the USA Hockey map and anticipate the opportunity to continue producing college impact players and NHL prospects by participating at USA Hockey's highest sanctioned levels. Our program consists of Junior A team which plays in the North American Hockey League and our youth development program consists of players 9 thru 17 that play AAA Hockey in the Midwest Elite Hockey League. |
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Art on Wheels Festival Date: June 19th-June 22nd Our mission is to serve as a nonprofit traveling art education organization, to give a voice to individuals of all abilities through engagement in hands-on arts experiences that enrich the lives of individuals, their families and our community. |
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Parma Hockey Association, Inc. Festival Date: June 26th-29th For over 35 years, Parma Hockey Association has been committed to the growth and development of youth ice hockey in Parma and the surrounding areas. We believe that "A Child on the Ice is Seldom in Hot Water." |
| Not Scheduled Festival Date: July 3 | |
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Greater Cleveland Special Olympics Festival Date: July 10th-13th Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. There is no charge to participate in Special Olympics. Special Olympics currently serves more than 1.7 million persons with intellectual disabilities in more than 200 Programs in more than 150 countries |
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Lupus Foundation Of America Inc. Greater Cleveland Chapter Festival Date: July 17th-20th Our Mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and find the cause and cure. |
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Normandy Invaders Booster Club Festival Date: July 24th-27th |
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Strongsville Booster Club Festival Date: July 31st-August 3rd The Strongsville High School Athletic Boosters provides needed uniforms and equipment for all the Athletic Programs of the Strongsville Athletic Community. Our student athletes have set a winning tradition that requires endless hours of practice and hard work. We appreciate of our dedicated coaching staff. Up to date equipment and strong community support play a vital role in keeping the athletic program in Strongsville successful. |
| Berea High School Athletic Boosters Festival Date: August 7th-10th | |
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Mustang Wrestling Club Festival Date: August 14th - 17th |
| Elyria Pioneer Club, Inc. Festival Date: August 21st - 24th | |
| Hilltoppers Girls Atheletic Assn Festival Date: August 28th - 31st | |
| Association of Philippine Physicians of Ohio Festival Date: September 4th - 7th | |
| North Royalton High School Athletic Boosters Club Festival Date: September 11th - 14th | |
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E.M.S. Rams Youth Football Team, Inc. Festival Date: September 18th - 21st The E.M.S. Rams Youth Football Team, Inc. is a volunteer community based program that administers tackle football and cheerleading in the greater Cleveland area. The E.M.S. Rams Youth Football team is a non-profit organization composed of parents, grand-parents, friends and community servants who volunteer their time to aid, mold and develop the social, moral, and spiritual characteristics of inner-city youths who reside in the City of Cleveland. We are an organization that promotes diversity. We do not discriminate against individuals based on race, religion, sex or creed. We are advocates for student athletes with a strict emphasis on education. We believe in self-motivation driven by the desire to succeed. We believe in a drug-free society. We are the E.M.S. Rams |
| Stella Maris Inc. Festival Date: September 25th - 28th | |
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North Royalton Baseball Boosters Festival Date: October 2nd - 5th The North Royalton Baseball Boosters are a non-profit volunteer organization whose goal is to provide youth summer baseball and softball for the City of North Royalton. Looking to get more involved? Have a desire to help out? NRBB is always looking for volunteers in a variety of capacities to help our program thrive. |
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Cleveland Edges Synchronized Skating Club Festival Date: October 9th - 12th The Cleveland Edges is a synchronized skating team with members throughout Cleveland and surrounding communities. The skaters range in age starting as young as six years old up to adults. They participate in competitions and exhibitions in Ohio and surrounding states. |
Mentor Figure Skating Festival Date: October 16th - 19th |
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| Greyhound Adoption Of Ohio, Inc. Festival Date: October 23rd - 26th | |
| Not Scheduled Festival Date: October 30th - November 2nd | |
| Not Scheduled Festival Date: November 6th - 9th | |
| Not Scheduled Festival Date: November 6th - 9th | |
| The 87th Cleveland Pipe Band Festival Date: November 13th - 16th | |
| Humane Society Of Greater Akron Festival Date: November 20 - 23rd | |
| Thanksgiving Weekend - Not Scheduled Festival Date: November 27, 2008 | |
| Not Scheduled Festival Date: December 4th - 7th | |
| Christmas Break - Not Scheduled Festival Date: December 11 | |
| Christmas Break - Not Scheduled Festival Date: December 18 | |
| Christmas Break - Not Scheduled Festival Date: December 25 | |
