The Ripple Effect

One person can make a difference

Featuring award winning singer-actress

Susan Emerson

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries promotes the empowerment of

individuals with a special focus on disadvantaged women and seniors

through proven programs that educate, foster self-su�ciency and

support enhanced quality of life.

Educating for LifeTraining for Employment

Helping Seniors Age in Place

1602 Madison RoadCincinnati, OH 45206

(513) 751-2500www.mercyneighborhoodministries.org

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries

presents

The Ripple Effect

A performance in story and song that celebrates how one person’s small, meaningful acts can have

a “ripple effect” throughout the community.

Presenting Sponsor Rosemary & Mark Schlachter

Anniversary Sponsor Mercy Health

Carole & Edwin Rigaud John Steele, Sr.

Gratitude Sponsor Mayernik Family Foundation

Ripple PatronDan & Susan AnselJohn & Carol Isch Tom & Ida Schick Bernie & Kathy Suer

September 9, 2017The Cincinnati Woman’s Club

330 LaFayette Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220

Cocktails & Hor D’oeuvres: 6:30 p.m. Performance: 8:00 p.m.

Followed by a Dessert Reception

$75.00 per person

Return the enclosed reply card or contact Aimee Shinkle at (513) 487-6198 or

email at ashinkle@mnmministries.org

Susan Emerson, a Bay Area Critics’ Circle Award winner and Drama-Logue Award winner, has appeared in Broadway tours, off-Broadway and in top regional theaters around the country. Critics have called her “an achingly lyric soprano,” “a shining voice” and a “standout” who “stops the show.” She won the Bay Area Critics’ Circle Award for her performance in Woody Guthrie’s American Song and received her Drama-Logue award for playing the Witch in Into the Woods at TheatreWorks (California).

Pianist and composer Billy Larkin received his training at the College Conservatory of Music at UC and has served as Music Director for a variety of artists both locally and in New York City. His award winning performances and compositions for dance and theater have appeared on stages worldwide. Jana Sauerland studied voice at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She has performed at many charity events in the Cincinnati area and currently serves as a lead vocalist in Contemporary Christian and Gospel ministries.

Host & Hostesses Maggie & Russ King Debbie & Doug Koo Carol & Ted Martin Alex & Dianne SampsonJane & Kevin Shea Margaret Szempruch & Damian Billy All sponsors and host/hostesses are as of July 10, 2017