Girls’ Night Out Event Named Finalist in Cleveland Business Connects Connectors Choice Awards

Public Vote to Decide If Local Charity Event is Best Non Profit Fundraiser of 2011

Girls’ Night Out, a charity event to raise funds for Cancer Services of Erie County, the Fisher-Titus Mammography Fund, the Firelands Regional Medical Center Cancer Program Fund and North Coast Cancer Foundation, has been named as one of the finalists in Cleveland Business Connects (CBC) Connectors Choice Awards in the Best Non Profit Fundraiser category.
Public voting will determine the winner. To vote, log on to http://www.cbcmagazine.com/cca2012/vote before Feb. 10, 2012. (Individuals may vote only once from the same computer/email address. Complete rules are available on the site.)
“We are very excited to be a finalist for this honor and we ask that the community please go vote for this local worthwhile event which helps four local cancer programs,” said Doug Studer, co-founder of Girls’ Night Out.
The Connectors Choice Awards, covering 17 categories, recognizes professionals in the corporate events and networking industries in Northeast Ohio. CBC received hundreds of nominations from its readers, subscribers, advertisers, and vendors, and our judges narrowed that list down to the finalists in each category.
“Girls’ Night Out” (GNO) is a ladies-only evening of fun, friends and fund raising with the main focus of raising money for local cancer charities. In 2011, a record 1,200 women attended the event.
“Our 2011 event was the most noteworthy yet because each year we have accrued more sponsors and added more activities, amenities and reasons for ladies to attend and contribute,” Studer said. “This sold-out event at Kalahari Resort Convention Center in Sandusky raised $53,000.”
Co-founders Doug and Gretchen Studer envisioned this large-scale event in 2005. But, little did the founders or the GNO committee know how it would flourish. In its seventh year, it has expanded into a regional event that has raised $238,000 for Cancer Services of Erie County, Fisher-Titus Mammography Fund, Firelands Regional Medical Center Cancer Program Fund and North Coast Cancer Foundation.
For more information on Girls Night Out, visit girlsnightoutcharity.com.