RESTORE! REINVENT! REDISCOVER! BENEFITS HISTORIC PRESERVATION

On Saturday, June 18, 2005, the Cleveland Restoration Society will hold Restore! Reinvent! Rediscover!, an event to celebrate the rebirth of Cleveland’s downtown and raise money for its historic preservation programs. The Union Club, 1211 Euclid Avenue, is the site of this gala affair from 5:30 to 11:00 p.m. Tours of several downtown historic buildings that have been reinvented as dynamic new living space will kick off the evening, followed by cocktails, a silent auction, raffle, jazz by Bill Ransom and his trio and an elegant sit down dinner. Benefit co-chairs, Nancy Griffith and Lillian Emmons and honorary co- chairs John and Margie Wheeler and Myron and Brenda Robinson and will welcome guests.

Cleveland’s Euclid Avenue, once the bustling social and commercial center of our great city, is becoming a vibrant place once again. Public, private and non-profit organizations are working together to restore the unique reminders of our past and reinvent downtown as a dynamic place to live, work and play. The Union Club has a long, distinguished history as Greater Cleveland’s premier city club where business, civic, social and philanthropic leaders meet. In 2001, the Union Club embarked upon “The Second Century Program” to reinvent the club for the 21st century. A major renovation, led by the architectural firm of Westlake, Reed Leskosky, transformed the club’s interior, while changes in its membership programs and offerings have made the club more inclusive and more appealing to new members. Come rediscover this unique institution and visit some of the new housing options that build on Cleveland’s past.

The annual benefit raises much-needed funding for the Cleveland Restoration Society’s historic preservation programs. The Society operates a Sacred Landmarks Assistance Program, an interdenominational program to assist religious institutions with the repair and maintenance of their properties; two programs for homeowners that help them add value to their primary investments by taking a preservation approach; and the Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio, which assists local governments, community organizations and individual property owners in a seven county region.

The Cleveland Restoration Society/Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio is the region’s largest non-profit preservation organization and is a Local Partner affiliate of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Founded in 1972, the Society is dedicated to the preservation of Greater Cleveland’s historic resources.

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