A retrospective tribute to the Transformation Awards’ honorees
Since 2011, the Center for Respite Care has held the annual Transformation Awards event honoring people and organizations who make our community a better place. Diana Klinedinst and Marth Schueler founded the event and provided their time, treasure, and talent to ensure its yearly success, celebrating the honorees and providing ongoing financial support to the Center’s services to our clients. The event is also an opportunity to share highlights of the Center’s past year, to hear testimonies from former clients and to honor with gratitude the Center’s wonderful volunteer(s) of the year.
Transformation Awards Honorees
- 2011 Robert Donovan, S.M. MD | Senator Eric Kearney | Susan Montauk, MD
- 2012 Fr. Michael J. Graham, S.J. | Joseph Kiesler, MD | Ronald L. Matthews
- 2013 Rabbi Ken Ehrlich | Santa Ono, PhD | Interact for Health
- 2014 O’Dell Owens, MD | Lester Hauser | Bob Hauser
Richard Palmer and Dan Meyer (Co-founders of Nehemiah Mfg.) - 2015 Garden Park Health Care | Home City Ice Co. (The Sedler family) |
Betty B. Klinedinst | Thomas J. Klinedinst, Jr. - 2016 Former Center Nurse Supervisor, Susan Shakley, LPN
- 2017 Deaconess Associations Foundation | C. Francis Barrett | Franciscan Friars of the
Province of St. John the Baptist | Thomas Wanner Volunteer of the Year - 2018 Michael Jennings, MD | Larry Neuman, JD | Cincinnati Health Network |
St. Francis De Sales Parish Volunteer of the Year - 2019 FreeStore Foodbank | Roger Grien | Sr. Bonnie Steinlage, SFP |
Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church Volunteer of the Year - 2020 Carole and Edwin Rigaud, Jr. | Sr. Rose Ann Fleming, SNDdeN | Tender Mercies
Therapy dog, Sadie (of happy memory) and companion, Carolyn Wiedeman |
Therapy dog, Jasmine and companion, Jennifer Tenney Volunteers of the Year - 2021 Impact 100 | Our Daily Bread | The Chertok Family |
Mary Ellen Tobe-Roberts Volunteer of the Year - 2022 Annie Timmons, President of Friars Club| La Soupe | Mary Magdalen House |
Diana Klinedinst and Martha Schueler Volunteers of the Decade - 2023 New Life Furniture Bank | Santa Maria Community Services | St. Francis Seraph Ministries
| In celebration of the Center’s 20th Anniversary Robert Donovan, S.M. MD, Co-Founder - 2024 National Healthcare for the Homeless – Respite Care Providers’ Network | Cincinnati’s
late John Lomax and WKRC TV 12 | Over the Rhine Community Housing |
Sr. Therese DelGenio, SNDdeN and Mary Sheldon, Volunteers of the Year
A retrospective of the Transformation Awards is also an opportunity to express gratitude for the many sponsors who have supported the event over the years – individuals, companies and organizations. The Center is preparing to send out invitations giving our faithful donors an opportunity to offer their support for Transformation Awards 2024.
The Center’s clients will gather for a primer party on Thursday September 26 at 7:00 PM. Join them in viewing the event on the Center’s website www.centerforrespitecare.org. Thank you for all you do on their behalf!
