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An Invitation to Join The Junior League

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Chartered in 1920, the Junior League of Dayton Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of women committed to
promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective actions and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. It is one of 293 chapters of the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. (AJLI), founded in 1901.
Their signature project is POWER (Program of Wellness Education and Resources), a children’s advocacy program that is a partnership between the JLD and Dayton Children’s Hospital and sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. POWER provides broad community outreach of health and wellness, safety, prevention and nutrition programs to residents throughout the Miami Valley. This year, they’ve already reached more than 3,500 children and families.
Members represent a diverse group of women reflecting a wide range of ages, ethnicities, backgrounds, interests and professions who

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Junior League Dayton 2014-15 Executive Board

believe that voluntarism does make a difference and that volunteer service is an essential part of responsible citizenship. Our membership consists of 90 active members who coordinate and execute League programs and 230 sustaining members who support the League through advisory roles while serving as active members of other community organizations.  Currently, you’ll find JLD representatives on nearly two dozen community boards and coalitions.

Members of the JLD believe in:
  • Volunteering to make a positive difference in the lives of people in our community.
  • Promoting the development of friendships, rewarding relationships and personal growth opportunities.
  • Providing opportunities to learn effective volunteer and leadership skills.
  • Valuing and recognizing the talents and efforts of our members.
  • Effectively managing our financial resources.
  • Being inclusive of all women who desire volunteer opportunities.
  • The Junior League of Dayton is looking for women who possess an interest in voluntarism, commitment to community service, and who have an interest in developing their potential for voluntary community participation.
To be eligible for membership in the Junior League of Dayton, a woman shall be no younger than 22 years of age by May 31 of the year in which she joins. She also must reside within the admission area for the Junior League of Dayton. Sponsors for membership are not required. The Junior League of Dayton forms one New Member Class each year.
The New Member Class for 2015-16 will begin in August 2015. The JLD is currently taking names and information of women interested in becoming a member of the 2015-16 class.
 There are several opportunities to attend Recruitment Events, please mark your calendar and join them:

11224788_985521998126560_3806106444701598959_nMonday, June 8th   6:30PM – 8:30PM  Flyboy’s Deli

Wednesday, June 24th  7PM-9PM  Lily’s Bistro

Thursday, July 16th 6:30PM-8:30PM  Warped Wing Brewing Company

Interested in joining?  Contact [email protected] or fill out our Prospective Member Form and we will contact you!

SICSA’s Lift Your Leg Run & Walk is Saturday!

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lyl-logo-2015-web-largeThe Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals (SICSA) hosts their annual Lift Your Leg Run & Walk for Strays  this Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Centerville High School (500 East Franklin Street, Centerville, Ohio 45459). Each year, over 800 people and their dogs join together and raise money, run and walk in support of animals in need. Lift Your Leg helps thousands of animals annually by raising critical funding for their care and adoption.

LYL1Participants can choose between the 10K, 5K, and a fun 1-mile course. In addition, before and after the race, experience our Vendor Village of supporting businesses and organizations. There will be several food options available, as well as canine entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. And don’t forget the RUFFle Raffle, where you can enter to win a $3,000 gift card to Elizabeth Diamond Company! Tickets for this terrific raffle item will be available for purchase  on event day (you can also purchase some when you register!). Raffle ticket prices are $5 each, $10 for three, or $20 for seven.

LYL2They will also have several human and furry friend contests you can participate in while you are awaiting course awards. Fun contests include Best Dressed Human/Pet Pair, Oldest Present SICSA Alumnus, and a Dog Talent Contest.

LYL3 You may register individually or as a team. In addition to awarding prizes to runners in several different categories (best times by race length, age, and with dog), SICSA also awards the largest fundraisers in team and individual divisions.  Teams of 6 or more receive a free upgrade to an athletic performance t-shirt, a $5 value per participant!

LYL4For more information on fundraising, the course map, schedule of events and to register, please visit www.sicsa.org/liftyourleg. For additional information about Lift Your Leg, please contact Development Coordinator Julie Crusenberry at (937) 294-6505 ext. 15 or  [email protected].

100,00 People Expecting a Berry Good Time

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Strawberry Festival Showcases Many Recipes for the Good Ole’ Strawberry !

This weekend kicks off the popular Strawberry Festival in Troy.  Crowds of over 100,000 are expected at the event which will feature over 70 food vendors.  Sort through the choices with our Food Adventure’s MUST EAT items.

HERE’S THE SKINNY:

— The 39th Annual, Troy Strawberry Festival kicks off Saturday, June 6 from 10am-8pm and closes out  Sunday, June 7 from 10am-6pm

— Most booths are fund raisers for local charitable groups, so buy often and support local causes !

— Lots of walking as the Festival stretches from Downtown Troy, across the levee to the Troy High School Football Stadium

— Other fun attractions include a Strawberry eating contest, Live bands, A Big Wheel Race,  and a Sunday morning 10k run.

Sorting through the food items, Food Adventures came up with our 3 favorite MUST EATS of the festival

 

MUST EATS:

— STRAWBERRY SALSA: Deliciously hot and sumptuously sweet.  This stuff is great with tortilla chips. Want a Food Adventure? Try it over vanilla ice cream !   Hungry Jax says this is the best food item at the festival.  Even better it is a charitable product, which promotes college scholarships for Troy Students.  Buy the salsa year round HERE!

Trying to Walk and Eat Strawberry Donuts at the Same Time

— FULTON FARM’S FRESH STRAWBERRIES:  Is there anything as good as freshly picked strawberries from a local farm?  Good munching just plain while on the go. Grab a bunch and bring them home for a rendezvous with whipped cream, chocolate or make some killer smoothie shakes.

— STRAWBERRY DONUTS:  Fluffy, flaky and slightly crispy, these are the iconic donuts that built a tradition.  We know, you have to wait in the line.   So, buy a bunch, as they support the Troy Band Boosters.  Take a lot home.  Why? Because these go great with a glass of milk and you can bribe your friends with them.

 

Join the crowd this weekend in Troy, and see why thousands flock to be a part of this festival.  It promises to be a berry good time for all!

For more good times and good food spots, join Chef House, The Big Ragu and Hungry Jax on our insatiable quest for great Dayton food.   “LIKE” FOOD ADVENTURES on FACEBOOK by clicking HERE

 

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Fresh Strawberries from Fulton Farms in Troy, Ohio

Jewish Cultural Festival at Temple Israel Welcomes All

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Orange-Star-JCF-LogoThe  Jewish  Cultural  Festival  returns  to  Temple  Israel  on  Sunday,  June  7 from 11am to 7pm .  The  entire  community,  both  Jewish  and  non-­‐Jewish,  is  invited  to  share  traditions  and  learn  about  the  Jewish  faith.  Temple Israel  is  proud  to  be  the  largest  Reform  congregation  in  greater  Dayton.  Their  religious,  cultural,  educational,  social  and  social  action  programs  build  on  the  legacy  of  those  who  have  come  before  with  innovations  guaranteed  to  create  a  fulfilling  and  vibrant  future  for  the  congregation.    The festival has  expanded this  year  to  include  additional  entertainment  for  listening  and  viewing  pleasure,  an  Israeli-­‐themed  petting  zoo,  education  sessions,  and  the  Inaugural  “Oy  Vey  5k  Run/Walk.”

Highlights  of  the  event:

Learning:  Lively  and  interactive  education  topics  will  center  around  specific  aspects  of  Jewish  culture,  including  food  and  cooking,  Jewish  athletes,  Israeli  responses  to  terrorism,  unique  and  interesting  Jewish  ritual  objects,  and  what  it  means  to  be  a  Jew.  There  will  also  be  opportunities  to  learn  about  going  “green”  and  supporting  our environment.

Registry:  Special  this  year  is  an  interfaith  and  outreach  effort  with  the  Gift  of  Life  bone  marrow  registry.  The  festival’s  Mitzvah  Alley  will  focus  on  the  Gift  of  Life  bone  marrow  registry  and  other  interfaith  outreach  efforts  and  successes.

Entertainment:  Main  stage  entertainment  will  showcase  great  music  and  dance,  featuring  folk,  rock,  klezmer,

Broadway  music  of  Jewish  songwriters  and  performers,  and  Israeli  folk  dancing.  The  music  headliner  is  the  Cincinnati  Klezmer  Project  and  our  dance  headliner  is  the  Shimmy  Cats  Dance  Troupe.  Check  out  our  entertainment  page  for  the  complete  schedule.

Arts:  An  open-­‐air  market  full  of  local  artisans  and  entrepreneurs  will  have  Jewish  and  Israeli  arts  and  crafts  for  purchase.g71h9c2li0cqydz0q2qir3rolkpgro0x

Food:  El  Meson,  Pasha  Grill,  Smokin’  Bar-­‐B-­‐Que,  and  Bernstein’s  Catering  will  please  the  palates  with  Jewish  foods  in  the  style  of  their  own  menus,  including  falafel,  brisket,  hummus,  Jewish  deli,  and  some  vegetarian  twists  on  authentic  cuisine.  Our  bakery  will  supply  the  challah,  rugellah,  honey  cake,  hamantaschen,  mandel  bread,  and  Passover  brownies.  Graeter’s  Ice  Cream  can  also  complete  your  meal  with  one  of  their  delicious  (kosher)  flavors!

Drinks:  What  could  be  better…for  adults…than  a  cold  kosher  craft  beer  on  a  hot  afternoon?  Patrons  can  sample  hand-­‐selected  brews  direct  from  Schmalz  Brewing  Company,  including  He’Brew,  Madtree,  and  Ace.  For  non-­‐drinkers,  an  assortment  of  Dr.  Brown’s  sodas,  a  favorite  in  Jewish  delicatessens,  will  be  on  hand.

Kids:  Kids  will  have  a  hands-­‐on  experience  at  our  Israeli-­‐themed  petting  zoo,  including  a  camel!  Other  crafts  and  activities  about  the  state  of  Israel  will  be  available.

 

Country Icon Dwight Yoakam Live at The Rose

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dwight_whitechairFew entertainers have attained the iconic status of Dwight Yoakam. Perhaps that is because so few have consistently and repeatedly met the high standard of excellence delivered by the Kentucky native no matter what his endeavor. His name immediately conjures up compelling, provocative images: A pale cowboy hat with the brim pulled low; poured-on blue jeans; intricate, catchy melodies paired with poignant, brilliant lyrics that mesmerize with their indelible imprint.

Link Connect Four

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liz5yeeg9n1xnai4ij0ktdi1tvprss7jJoin us for Link Connect 4! Every week in June we’ll be offering up chances to win cool prizes for connecting to four consecutive stations in the Link network. The fun kicks off next Friday, June 5 with a chance to win a tasty treat from Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream!

Two Dayton Family Beer Businesses To Partner

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DBCAt 2:30pm today Dayton’s oldest family run Beer Distributor, Bonbright, partners with the Dayton area’s oldest Brewers, Dayton Beer Company,  to sign an exclusive beer distribution agreement.

According to Chris Fritz of Bonbright, “good liquid is easy to sell” and since Pete Hilgeman opened his new 4,000-square-foot beer hall and tap room and a 4,000-square-foot production brewery the beers he’s been brewing has just continued to improve.  This deal will allow Hilgeman to concentrate on brewing while Bonbright Distributing will take care of getting those beers out in the nine county area they trade in.  Fritz says, “we only sell beer we believe in and we believe in Pete and the beers he’s brewing.”

Now that the new facility has been open for about 6 weeks, the next new thing will be canning the brews they are making at the Madison Street location and the distribution deal can make that a big success.

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Brock and Pete seal the deal with a beer! This is the first of the local breweries to sign a distribution deal.

 

 

 

DIOR & I Starts Friday and Partnering with Ghostlight Coffee at THE NEON!

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DIOR websiteHello Everyone,

We’re adding a new film to the mix this Friday. It’s a rare, inside look into the creation of a couture collection for one of the world’s most luxurious fashion brands – Christian Dior. It’s called DIOR AND I, and it had quite a nice run at film festivals over the past year. In addition, we will hold onto both of our current selections – IRIS (for limited screenings) and FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD. For this week’s remaining showtimes (they’re different than the upcoming week – which are listed below), please visit our website at www.neonmovies.com

Synopsis for DIOR AND I: “Frederic Tcheng’s solo directorial debut brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic director-a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators. Melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of fashion with mysterious echoes from the iconic brand’s past, the film is also a colorful homage to the seamstresses who serve Simons’ vision.” Click on the image below to visit the film’s official site.

Carol Quinones is bringing a special, one-time screening of TRACE AMOUNTS to town on Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30. Click this LINK to reserve your ticket – they’re $12.50 each. “After recovering from a sickness that would bring him to the edge of despair, Eric Gladen began researching the science behind what had made him so sick. His research led him straight into one of the biggest medical debates of all time, the question of whether or not childhood vaccines are causing Autism. He would end up quitting his career, moving into an RV, and traveling the country interviewing experts and piecing together thousands of studies and leaked documents. But Eric wasn’t focused on the vaccines themselves, he was focused on something that belongs nowhere near vaccines- mercury.”

Don’t miss the chance to see the SXSW hit documentary TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL. This film will only screen one time – Thursday, June 18 at 7:30. Tickets, just $8 each, are available now at THE NEON’s Box Office! “In the 1950s, Tab Hunter is number one at the box office and number one on the music charts. He is Hollywood’s most sought-after star and America’s boy next door. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren are just a few of the actresses he is romantically linked to. Nothing, it seems, can damage Tab Hunter’s career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter is secretly gay. Now, Tab Hunter’s secret is out. In TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL we will meet, for the first time, the real Tab Hunter as he shares with us the whole story of a happy, healthy survivor of Hollywood’s roller coaster.”

Director Kevin Nam will be debuting his first short film on Monday, June 22. “What if you were given a chance to traverse your own subconscious? Would you be afraid of what you may see? We all have our demons kept at bay buried under the lies we tell ourselves. Keaton, a heartbroken man, is given this chance to reshape and reform his memories. With the help of Dr. Darren Vonnuxley at Entropy’s Enlightenment, Keaton is plunged deep into his own subconscious, where he must confront and conquer his demon, face to face. HOW TO MURDER YOUR MELANCHOLY is a short dark psychological drama with horror elements filmed entirely in the Dayton, Ohio region. This one and only screening of the short film is the directorial debut of local resident Kevin Nam. The director requires a mature audience due to scenes of graphic violence, blood, and gore. The director will also be in attendance for a brief Q & A immediately following the film. Please arrive early, screening will promptly begin at 8 pm. Tickets are on a first-come first-serve basis. Admission is FREE.” (taken from Kevin Nam’s press notes)

Next Friday (June 12), we will open a Brian Wilson (of The Beach Boys) biopic – LOVE & MERCY. Please help us spread the word.  Click HERE to visit the official site.

Ghostlight Coffee is now in the baking business. We currently offer a delicious variety of cookies and biscotti from their brand new kitchen, and we’re so happy that we’re able to partner with another independently owned downtown business. Give them a try the next time you’re in!

Thanks for your continued support.
We hope to see you this weekend!
Jonathan

SHOWTIMES for Friday, June 5 – Thursday, June 11:

DIOR AND I (NR) 1 Hr 30 Min
Friday & Saturday: 3:00, 7:20, 9:20
Sunday: 7:20
Monday & Tuesday: 3:15, 7:30
Wednesday: 3:15
Thursday: 3:15, 7:30

IRIS (PG-13) 1 Hr 23 Min
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 1:00, 5:15
Monday – Thursday: 5:15

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (PG-13) 1 Hr 59 Min
Friday, Saturday: 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40
Sunday: 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15
Monday – Thursday: 2:50, 5:20, 7:45

TRACE AMOUNTS (NR) 1 Hr 37 Min
Wednesday: 7:30

COMING SOON:
(All Dates Are Tentative. Dates Often Move And Sometimes Disappear.)
June 12 – LOVE & MERCY
June 19 – I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
TBD – SUNSHINE SUPERMAN, LAMBERT & STAMP,
SAINT LAURENT, ALOFT
July 1- ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
July ? – MR. HOLMES

Summer Vendors Bring Quality, Local Food to Dayton

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Michael from Hungry Toad Organic Farm

This Saturday, June 6, the outdoor farmers market opens at the 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St. in downtown Dayton. Four produce vendors will join the more than 40 year-round indoor vendors to provide shoppers with even more options to purchase locally grown food. The outdoor farmers market is open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the fall harvest season, which typically lasts until early October.

The outdoor vendors that will be at the Market starting this Saturday are:
• Garber Farms (indoor and outdoor)
• Mile Creek Farm (organic)
• Gypsy Chick Farm
• Hungry Toad Farm (organic)

Other vendors may join the indoor and outdoor mix during the summer season. Visit the website or follow the 2nd Street Market on Facebook for updates. The Market is open Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 2nd Street Market was named the Best Farmers Market on the 2014 and 2015 Best of Ohio Readers’ Ballot from Ohio Magazine. The list of winners was generated by votes cast by Ohio Magazine’s website visitors this past fall.

Emily with beets from Mile Creek Farm

Emily with beets from Mile Creek Farm

“The 2nd Street Market helps Five Rivers MetroParks serve as the region’s conservation leader by providing our community convenient access to local food, which is less taxing on the environment and often healthier,” said Market Manager Jimmy Harless. “These additional summer vendors will give our customers even more options for stocking their kitchens with locally grown and produced food.”

The 2nd Street Market also is home to eight prepared food vendors offering breakfast and lunch items, as well as vendors offering such kitchen staples as bread, milk, cheese, meats, oils, flour and a large selection of hand-crafted gifts. Learn all about the 2nd Street Market at metroparks.org/localfood.

“Danny Lyon: Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement” to Open at Antioch College’s Herndon Gallery

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5719425_origThe Herndon Gallery opens an historic exhibition of iconic documentary photography, “Danny Lyon: Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement” on Friday, June 5 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The evening’s public reception includes live performances by local artists and activists involved in the #BlackLivesMatter and Justice for John Crawford movements. The Gallery will also present an artist talk with Danny Lyon via Skype on Thursday, July 16 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The reception on Friday, June 5 will feature slam and performance poets, John Booth, Furaha Henry-Jones and G. Scott Jones, performing powerful spoken word pieces, while visual artist and citizen activist, Migiwa Orima, makes screen prints in the gallery. Migiwa’s protest banners visually connect the local protest movements to the national movement. Between marches, these banners will reside in the Herndon Gallery.

The exhibition also features the archival slide montage known as The Gegner Incident, created by Brian Springer. It includes archival newspaper clippings and photographs of a local civil rights citizen protest around racism in a local barbershop in Yellow Springs in the 1950s.

Antioch College and the Herndon Gallery will also host a special reception and conversation on Friday, June 19 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm with David Goodman ’69 and Steve Schwerner ’60 (Brothers of Andrew Goodman and Michael “Mickey” Schwerner, who along with James Earl Chaney were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Neshoba County, Miss. during the Freedom8916880_orig Summer campaign in 1964). Artist Danny Lyon will also be present for a book signing in the Gallery following Goodman and Schwerner’s reflections. The second publishing of Lyon’s out of print memoir was made possible through the generosity of Antioch College Trustee David Goodman and The Andrew Goodman Foundation. As part of Antioch’s Reunion 2015 events, David Goodman and Steve Schwerner will also tell “The Chaney, Goodman & Schwerner Story” on Saturday, June 20 at 4:00 p.m. in the College’s Foundry Theater. The event will be moderated by Mila Cooper, Director of the Coretta Scott King Center. All events are free and open to the public.

About Danny Lyon:

Photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon captured some of the civil rights movement’s most compelling moments, from the March on Washington,  from the March on Washington, to the aftermath of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.  A self-taught photographer and graduate of the University of Chicago, Lyon began his photographic career in the early 1960s as the first staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a national group of college students who joined together after the first sit-in by four African American college students at a North Carolina lunch counter.

Said Lyon of his work, “I wanted to change history and preserve humanity, but in the process I changed myself and preserved my own.”

Lyon became a leader of post-War documentary photography and film and helped create a mode of photojournalism in which the picture-maker is deeply and personally embedded in his subject matter. From 1962-1964, Lyon traveled the South and Mid-Atlantic regions documenting the Civil Rights Movement.  His photographs were published in The Movement, a documentary book about the Southern Civil Rights Movement, and later in Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, Lyon’s own memoir of his years working for the SNCC.

Lyon has won two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Fellowship, and ten National Endowment for the Arts awards.  He is affiliated with Magnum Photos, and his work has appeared at MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Center for Creative Photography. Two of his photos are attached at the end of this release.

Herndon Gallery Information:

Herndon Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.  The gallery is closed June 30 through July 6 during the Antioch College quarter break. For more information, contact Jennifer Wenker, creative director of the Herndon Gallery at [email protected] or 937-319-0114.  Additional information may be found at www.antiochcollege.org/campus-life/herdon-gallery

Moving From Words to Action

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words to actionThurgood Marshall Law Society and Dayton and Montgomery County Black Elected Officials will sponsor the next in a series of community forums titled “Moving From Words to Action”. The forum, “Reducing Inequality and Disparate Impact in the Justice System From A to Z” will take place on Thursday, June 4, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m at Central State University-Dayton Campus, 840 Germantown Street, Dayton.

The June 4th forum will address inequalities and disparate impact in our justice system including, but not limited to, policing, grand juries, indictments, prosecutorial discretion, plea bargaining, jury selection, verdicts, sentencing, and re-entry.

The Moving From Words to Action forum is free and open to all community members. Sylvia Brown, Ohio State Bar Association Director of Bar Services and former Executive Director for the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, will moderate the forum. For more information, please contact Robert L. Gresham at [email protected] or (937) 425-6330.

Panelists include:
1. David Singleton, Assistant Professor of Law Director of
the Constitutional Litigation Clinic at Northern Kentucky
University Chase College of Law and Executive Director
of Ohio Justice and Policy Center
2. Hon. Dierdre Logan, Dayton Municipal Court Judge.
3. Hon. Steve Dankof, Montgomery County Common Pleas
4. Rudy Wehner, Montgomery County Public Defender
5. Cheryll Bennett, Assistant United States Federal Public Defender
6. Leon Daidone, Montgomery County Prosecutor Criminal Division Chief
7. Richard Biehl, City of Dayton Director and Chief of Police
8. Gerald Parker, Former Montgomery County Assistant Prosecutor
9. Amy Piner, Montgomery County Office of Ex-Offender Reentry

 

Please RSVP to the Facebook Event Invite and view for additional information.