Annual Walk, Rock, Roll and Run

The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio would like to express our gratitude to all who supported our 22nd Annual Walk, Rock, Roll and Run at the Great Lakes Science Center this past Saturday! Thanks to your generosity, we were able to raise $224,867!

The Walk, Rock, Roll & Run is Northeast Ohio’s largest diversity celebration that brings people together at Great Lakes Science Center, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and USS COD to celebrate diversity in Northeast Ohio with a day of family fun and entertainment, along with a 1 and 3-mile walk and a 5k run.

We would like to give a special thanks to Lisa Grdina: Director of Marketing, Customer Strategy, and Commercialization, Sherwin-Williams, and Shannon F. Jerse, Esq.: General Counsel and Compliance Officer, Sisters of Charity Health System, our Walk, Rock, Roll and Run Board Co-Chairs, for their excellent event leadership; and to Jennifer Collister: Vice President, Human Resources, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Corporate Chair of our Presenting Sponsor; and Russ Mitchell: Board Director, The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio & Channel 3 News Anchor, WKYC TV-3, our Walk, Rock, Roll and Run Grand Marshal for their valuable contributions.

Thank you to Tony Battle: Board Director, The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio & Senior Vice President, Lincoln Electric, our Run Sponsor; Kirsten Ellenbogen: President & CEO, Great Lakes Science Center, our Partner Sponsor; Greg Harris: President & CEO, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, our Partner Sponsor; Paul Farace: President, USS Cod Submarine Memorial, our Partner Sponsor; and to all of our various sponsors for their generosity and support!

The competition has officially come to a close, and we're thrilled to announce the winners! Congratulations to Elizabeth Collister, our Top Individual Prize Winner, for having raised an astonishing $2,330, and FirstEnergy, our Top Workplace Traveling Trophy Winner, for having raised an impressive $17,270! Both Elizabeth and FirstEnergy will have bragging rights for the next year!

Grand Marshal Russ Mitchell, Channel 3 News Anchor, WKYC TV-3, will present the Traveling Workplace Trophy to FirstEnergy. Russ Mitchell will also present Elizabeth Collister with The Rock Hall Special Experience:

Private Tour (6 tickets)
Gift Bag
Chance to Play Hall of Fame DJ (Blast your favorite song over the museum PA system)

Our winners will also be featured on WKYC TV-3's website and The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio's website, so be sure to check it out when we share it! We hope you had a fantastic time on Saturday, and we look forward to seeing you again next year for the 23rd Annual Walk, Rock, Roll, and Run! Thank you for making this event a huge success!