UC Clermont's Hilltop Hike raises $13,600 for student scholarships
The UC Clermont College Hilltop Hike raised $13,600 for student scholarships on September 14 with 195 hikers, 25 student volunteers, 13 staff volunteers, 40 community volunteers, 40 classics car owners and five dogs attending the event. Additionally, 100 people slept in for scholarships – supporting the event from home.
The event was held at UC Clermont’s campus on the hill and focused on outreach to the community. The Hilltop Hike for Scholarships had a full agenda including a two-mile interactive hike/walk, Classic Car Show, Community Picnic and Community Partner Booths and contest.
The event brought groups in the neighborhood and community together to support the student scholarship fund. College neighbors the Southwest Ohio Development Center - cleared the hike path trail through the woods and registering 45 members of their cottage community to join the hike. Neighbors Life Change Church built a creative obstacle course for kids and made sure all areas around the church were ready for the hike. UC Clermont’s Women’s Basketball Team and Coaches Mike Matthews and Rick Hosea kept hikers safe along the route by directing traffic. Clermont North East Athletes and their Coach Darnell Parker provided four hours of community service helping around the event and cleaning up afterward.
Congratulations to the winning teams and organizations: CASA for Clermont Kids won $500 for registering 66 hikers (second place Southwest Ohio Developmental Center with 45 hikers), Life Change Church won $100 for having the most creative hike path booth, and Southwest Ohio Developmental Center won $100 for having the most team spirit. “We are honored to support your missions in the community,” said Director of Development Dana Parker.
“ A very special thanks to our Presenting Sponsors for supporting UC Clermont College with a monetary gift and being at the event to cheer on hikers. We could not have hosted this grand event without your support. We appreciate your commitment to our students at Clermont College. Thank you – American Modern Insurance Group, TQL, PNC Bank,” said Parker.
UC Clermont College extends a special thank you to the following:
• Hike Path Sponsors for supporting our college scholarship fund at a hike path booth and being out at the hike to entertain our hikers with games and activities: Eastgate Classics, American Modern Insurance Group, PNC Bank, Literacy Council of Clermont and Brown Counties, Clermont YMCA, CASA for Clermont Kids, Southwest Ohio Developmental Center, Therapy Pets of Cincinnati, ZXPoint.com, Life Change Church, Sporty’s, Clermont County Park District and Chick-fil-A.
• Picnic Sponsors for donating a great selection of food and drinks for our hikers and volunteers. Your donations allowed us to feed more than 323 people. Sam’s Club, Golden Rule Catering, Chick-fil-A. City BBQ, Everything Bagels, Panera Bread, and Starbucks.
• Raffle Sponsors for donating great items for raffle. ZXPoint.com, Lee and Jack’s TV & Appliances, Chem-Tec, Calico Children’s Theatre, MotorSports Country Club of Cincinnati, Oxford Physical Therapy, Cincinnati Adventure Bootcamp for Women, Cincinnati Nature Center, and 5/3 Bank Batavia Branch for donating product to help us raise money for scholarships.