Tickets are now on sale for YC Rocks – Live! at the Cleveland Agora on March 26, 2022. Click here to purchase tickets.
Join Youth Challenge for YC Rocks – Live! Annual Benefit & Auction, including delicious food and drink, entertainment, and a can’t-miss silent auction. We’re finally back in person and can’t wait to groove with you and raise vital funds for YC programs!
The evening will include an exclusive pre-event VIP party with live entertainment, food and drink inside the Agora Theatre, an exciting fund-a-need presentation, and a groovy after-party with DJ Mattitude.
Interested in sponsoring the event? Click here for sponsorship details or contact Carolyn Palmer at [email protected].
Thank you to our sponsors!
Multi-Platinum Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor:
Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
- Brouse McDowell
- Cohen & Company
- The Coticchia Family
- Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities
- First National Bank
- The Hardesty/Applegate Family
- Jones Day
- The Kalt Manufacturing Company
- Mike’s Kids
- Protiviti, Inc.
- Retirement (K)oncierge Group
- Shurtape Technologies
- Smart Business
- Total Benefits Advisors – Mr. Mark Breen
- Tucker Ellis LLP
Entertainment Sponsor:
Bar Sponsor: Browns Barkers and Charles Schwab
Valet Sponsor: Brunswick Auto Mart
Other Event Support from Henkel Corporation, Kaufman Container Company, Mazzella Companies, and TMC Employee Benefits
GiveSmart Mobile-Bidding partially underwritten by Hyland Software.
Thanks to all of the generous small businesses who donated to our auction!
- Angelo’s Pizza
- By Katie K
- Charles Scott Salon & Spa
- Don’s Lighthouse
- Erie Island Coffee Company
- Evarts Tremaine
- Kelsey Elizabeth Cakes
- Lakewood Truck Park
- Luca / Luca West
- Lucky Rooster Kitchen & Bar
- Marty’s Cycle Center
- Patton Painting, Inc.
- Ryan Wealth Management Group
- Spa Lavender
- Sweet Brie Co.
- Sweet Merlo Design
- T&S Power Equipment
- White Cloud Pilates Studio
- Yeager Jewelers
Your Opportunity to Join the Adventure!
With a generous $34,000 grant from The Hartford, Youth Challenge has recently added a “kayak-load” of adaptive outdoor sports equipment to our collection. We’re unveiling this equipment with The Hartford and Move United at our Outdoor Adventure Sports “Try It” event on May 4, 2022 from 4:30 – 6:30 PM at Wallace Lake in Berea.
All attendees will have the opportunity to join in the adventure, trying out handcycles, taking a peek at our new adapted kayaks, or taking a short hike a one-wheeled adapted hiking chair. Plus, representatives from YC, The Hartford, and Move United will be in attendance to talk about the equipment and how it will impact young people at Youth Challenge
DETAILS:
- WHO: You, your friends and family, and the community
- WHERE: Wallace Lake Park in Berea, accessible from Valley Parkway. GPS coordinates: 41.4679040, -81.8970624
- WHAT: FREE Outdoor Adventure Sports “Try It” Event
- WHEN: May 4, 2022 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- FOR MORE INFO: Contact YC at 440.892.1001. Registration is not required; just stop by for a slice of the adventure!
Take a swing with Youth Challenge on November 3, 2022 at Topgolf!
The YC golf outing has transformed into a Topgolf experience that’s fun for the most experienced golfer to the novice picking up a club for the first time. The event will include multiple rounds of driving range style golf, food, and fun, all to support Youth Challenge’s mission.
Reserve your bay today!
New this year, we’re offering multi-bay discounts! Save $100 (or more!) when you book more than one bay. To reserve more than two bays, please contact Carolyn Palmer at (440) 892-1001 x 13.
This event is being sold by the bay (six golfers per bay). If you are interested in individual tickets please contact Carolyn Palmer.
Can’t make the Topgolf Outing? You can still get in the raffle action! 50/50 and Firestone Foursome raffle tickets are on sale online at www.YouthChallengeSports.com/GolfRaffle If you’d like to purchase tickets in person, please visit the YC table on your floor.
50/50 Prices:
- 5 tickets for $5
- 25 tickets for $20
Firestone Foursome Prices:
- 1 ticket for $25
- 3 tickets for $50
Ticket sales end at 8:25 pm and the winners will be drawn at 8:30 pm. Winners need not be present to win. Please note, this raffle will be conducted online, so no physical tickets will be sold.
General event timeline:
- 6 pm – Arrival, warm up, raffle ticket sales begin
- 6:30 pm – Welcome and food stations open
- 7 pm – Tournament begins
- 8:30 pm – Raffle winners announced and awarded
Special thanks to our sponsors!
Presenting Sponsors:
Food Sponsors:
Join the Sherwin-Williams Women’s Club in supporting Youth Challenge at Where Will Color Take You?, a 5k race and 1-mile walk & roll at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on June 17, 2023. We can’t wait to see you at the Zoo! Color can, however, take you anywhere, and virtual options are available.
Registration is now open!
SUPPORT YC
Where Will Color Take You? raises vital funds for Youth Challenge. YC brings together young people with physical disabilities and teen volunteers who inspire each other through adapted sports, recreation and social growth activities.
Sherwin-Williams will be generously matching all donations to Youth Challenge, up to $5,000, doubling your impact!
Visit www.YouthChallengeSports.com/RaceGift to donate today. You can also sponsor a Youth Challenge participant and/or family on race day. Thank you for supporting children with disabilities and their teen volunteers!
Interested in volunteering for the race? Sign up today at www.YouthChallengeSports.com/RaceVolunteer!
Special Recognition: In the 1980’s, Dave Hardman, President of the Board of Trustees, had the vision to support Youth Challenge through an annual Race Day. More than 35 years later, Youth Challenge is excited to partner with Sherwin-Williams and expand Dave’s vision! We are so grateful to the Hardman Family for their support spanning more than three decades.
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Champion Sponsor:
Color Sponsor:
Friend Sponsors:
- Kaulig Giving
- Charles Schwab
- Don’s Lighthouse Grille
- First Federal Lakewood
- The Hardman Family
- Mike’s Kids
Corporate Supporters:
Interested in sponsoring the event? Contact Carolyn Palmer at [email protected].