A MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION
Dear Friends of UA+Ed,
On behalf of the Upper Arlington Education Foundation (UA+Ed), we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who give generously to support our mission to provide meaningful opportunities to each and every student in our school district.
The UA+Ed is proud to have a wide range of annual donors including parents and guardians, community members, alumni, school district staff, and local business leaders. Your collective contributions ensure that we can continue to support and enrich the education and well-being of students in Upper Arlington.
We value our long-time relationships as well as each new friend donating for the first time this year. Thanks to attendees of this year’s Golden Bear Bash held on Sunday, September 1st. Many of you joined us in person at the Amelita Mirolo Barn and enjoyed a beautiful night featuring delicious food and drinks from 18 restaurants and caterers, live music from Howl at the Moon Columbus, and over 100 incredible live and silent auction packages. Some of you joined us remotely and won auction items from wherever you happened to be. And, some of our 2024 sponsors gave generously even though they could not be a part of the Bash at all. We appreciate you all.
We look forward to growing our friendships and making a meaningful difference for years to come.
Warm regards,
Alice Finley, Executive Director
and Matt Petersen, Board Chair
2024 Golden Bear BASH SPONSORS
Thank you to the following donors whose partnership provides meaningful opportunities to students and staff across Upper Arlington Schools.
GOLDEN BEAR SPONSOR $10,000+
Littleton's Market
Market District, Kingsdale
DIAMOND BEAR SPONSOR $5,000+
Walker & Dunlop - Andrew & Jennifer DiBlasi
Watershed Distillery
The Wuslich/Rigney Family
PLATINUM BEAR SPONSOR $2,500+
Arvo Advisors Formerly Mark P. Murphy & Associates
Carsonie's Stromboli & Pizza Kitchen
Elford
First Merchants Bank
Golden Bear Spirit Tasters
Heidelberg Distributing Company
JBK Graphics
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Sports Medicine
Rent-A-John
Scott Street, Street Sotheby's Realty
Steven's Catering
TITANIUM BEAR SPONSOR $1,500+
John and Blair Adams
BIBIBOP Asian Grill
Bricker Graydon, LLP
Carolyn Casper
Crawford Hoying
Don Tequila Mexican Grill
Faith Driving School
Alice and Price Finley
Flower Galaxy
Ann Gabriel
Branden and Kelly Joe
Sam and Sarah McCoy
Ohio Power Tool
Orthopedic ONE
Mitva Patel and Vin Reddy
Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern
Scott Scriven Law
First Bank of Central Ohio
Frank and Jana Tice
Lori and Kelly Trent
UA Schools Administrative Team
BLACK BEAR SPONSOR $1,000+
Art Access Gallery
Award-winning Greensview Neighborhood Float Builders
Robert Hunt and Shannon Beach
Chocolate Cafe
Kate and Brad Campbell
Greg & Maureen Comfort
City of Upper Arlington
Deloitte
Friend of the Foundation
The Fortkamp Family
Doug & Cheryl Godard
Jenny and Russ Golowin
Hanks Texas Barbeque
Julie Holinga and Brian Hamburg
Hank's Texas BBQ
Josh and Anne Houser
Glenda and Tim Huffman
IGS
International Realty
Paul and Melissa Imhoff
The Kingston
The Krishnasetty Family
Chris and Beth Maisenbacher
Meeder Investments
Maggie Neely - Gallagher Benefit Services
Northwest Area Realtor Association
Nurtur Salon
The Original Goodie Shop
Petland Kingsdale
Rainbow UA and Equal UA
Reconstructive Surgical Arts
The Robert Weiler Company
Louis and Stacey Sauter / Buckeye Donuts
John and Kelly Staudt
Matt Stout
The Tesner Team / Street Sotheby's
Deborah Smith Takamura
Theado Party of 6
UA Men's Lacrosse
The Wilcox Family
SILVER BEAR SPONSOR $800+
Aviator Nation
Circle Line Partners
Jennifer and Nick Duffy
Tony and Krystin Macaluso
State Representative Allison Russo
COPPER BEAR SPONSOR $500+
Advanced Wellness
Aladdin's Eatery
Arlington Dental Group
Art Access Gallery
Jason and Amy Barger
Caleb Bell
Betley Vistain Builders
The Brilliant Family
CAPS
Michael and Melissa Carleton
Susan Corwin
Coughlin Family
Drs. Daniel and Rehana Dajusta
Kristin and Steven Devor
Lisa Diemer
The Dugger Family
Fado Pub & Kitchen Bridge Park
Dave and Jennifer Faure
First Community Church
Gameday Men's Health
Andrew and Jen Geistfeld
Andrew and Jamie Hays
Helfrich Family Dental
Dale and Gloria Heydlauff
Dr. Kathleen Jenney
The Jane Jones Team, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Georgia & Jerry Kaltenbach
Steve and Catherine Kennedy
Kim Mills Group / Cutler Real Estate
Jody Maclean
Jason and Mandy Markoff
Martin Carpet Cleaning
Jenny and Shawn McKenna
Meg's Delicious Cutouts
Monesi Trucking & Equipment Repair
The Newlin Family
Newmark
Liz George Stump - Upper Arlington Board of Education, Heidi Munc - Upper Arlington City Council
Old Bag of Nails
Tony and Meghan Obergefell
Dan and Jennifer Overmyer
Tracy and Julie Peters
Matt and Kim Petersen
Chris and Megan Potts
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
Stephanie Siddens and John Rudisill
Emily Sommer Photography
Tartan Fields
To the Moon Balloon
UBS Private Wealth Management
Ukeme Awakessien Jeter
Upper Arlington Civic Association
Upper Arlington Rotary Club
BRONZE BEAR SPONSOR $300+
Kellie and Naeem Ali
All American, Moving, Storage & Delivery
Jaclyn and Matt Angle
The Ardelea Family
Raymond J. Biddiscombe
Jordan & Brooke Braunstein
Brown and Brown CPAs, LLC
Paul and Jaclyn Callahan
Mark and Blaire Catalano
Carl and Floor Backes
Cookie Bouquets
Maggie and Eric Egelhoff
Encore Dermatology
James and Melissa DeVore
Ellen Erlanger and Kathy Meyer
Fabtique
G&J Pepsi
The Goyal Family
Heartland Bank Upper Arlington
Haverford Investment Management
Patrick and Andrea Hurley
Mark and Jeanine Hummer
Chad and Paula Ley
The Logsdon Family
Danielle and Michael Losos
M. Denise Lutz, Ed. D.
Tony and Kelly Massenelli
Melaragno Design Company, LLC
Lauren and Ryan Miller
Jackie and Jarred Olson
Susan Shelby Pabst, Coldwell Banker Realty
Greg and Courtney Pearson
The Piersall Family
Margie Pizzuti
Pluma Jewelry
Keith Pomeroy
Jay Powell and Pat Stewart Powell
Riddell Law, LLC
Anand and Nidhi Satiani
The Sauter Family
Megan and Tiffany Sayres
Pete and Whitney Scully
Scioto Made
Skoracki Family
Kimberleah Starr
System of Strength
Erin Kittle Paider Switz and Rob Switz
Karen and Jesse Truett
United Arlington
UAHS Athletics
Jessica Voltolini
Steve Phillips and Connie Vouis
Vrenna Enterprises. LLC
Wines for Humanity
Daryl and Tammy Yockey
Ben and Alison Zambito
BEAR CUB SPONSOR $150+
Carol and Dave Baker
Brian Bainbridge, CRT Realtors - Entrust Group
College Hunks Moving
C. Field & Roe, Modern American Clothiers
Bradley Frick
The Glawe Family
Wendy's Gymnastics & Fitness
Shelly and Sonu Jain
Jazzercise UA
K Studio
Craig Plowgian and Kavitha Kotha
Laura Mickens
Leena Nahata & Amit Arora
Ruth Perry
Postle Dental Group
Puptown Lounge
Kara and Walter Stearns
Katherine Sutermaster
Jon and Denise Thompson
Gene and Sandy Warman
Bob and Jane White
John and Cheryl Zeiger
Gretchen Wyder Zunic