Community Leader - August 2022

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Supporting Awareness Diversity Center’s Walk, Rock, Roll and Run returns.

Azadeh Hardiman

the most money and the company that raised the most money. Azadeh Hardiman, the top individual prize winner, raised $1,500 and was awarded six tickets for a private tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the opportunity to play her favorite song over the museum’s PA system. FirstEnergy, the electric services company, won the traveling workplace trophy, raising $13,470. Hardiman says the Diversity Center

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COURTESY DIVERSITY CENTER OF NORTHEAST OHIO

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he Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio’s Walk, Rock, Roll and Run event this year raised $267,769 to support the organization’s school and youth programs. 2022 marked the 20th anniversary of the annual diversity and inclusion event, as well as a return to an in-person celebration at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the first since COVID-19 hit. The fundraiser featured two competitions: the individual who raised

Peggy Zone Fisher

“The Diversity Center provides a really important space where all people, regardless of how they identify, can really feel valued, welcomed and be able to have positive conversations and sometimes difficult and challenging conversations so we can all learn from each other.”