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Raise the Roof 2013 was a great success! Over 225 friends attended our second annual fundraiser. We raised funds for UACF grants and had a wonderful evening! Thank you to our generous sponsors! (click here to see a list of all our sponsors) Raise the Roof 2014 is scheduled for May 9, 2014 at the Amelita Mirolo Barn. Please save the date! The UACF is supporting the development of a new Welcome Playground on the corner of Barrington and Andover Roads. This ADA compliant structure will be an inclusive play area for all children of UA. Construction is being planned for Spring of 2013. Please see pictures and more information about the items below on our Announcements page. Internationally known, bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith visited Upper Arlington this spring on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Mr. Smith has written more than 80 books including his internationally acclaimed and bestselling The Sunday Philosophy Club. He is a recipient of numerous awards including the United Kingdom’s Author of the Year award, the Saga Award for Wit and Sweden’s Martin Beck Award. Mr. Smith attended a fundraiser luncheon with 100 guests and then spoke to a group of 275 that afternoon at a free lecture hosted by the UACF, UAPL and the Friends of the UAPL at the Amelita Mirolo Barn. Proceeds support the Ann Royce Moore Fund, bringing authors to Upper Arlington. UA ARTS and Second Steps: The UACF is proud to announce our partnership with UA ARTS. Our first signature project is the purchase and installation of sculptor Alfred Tibor’s bronze statue Second Steps. The Foundation is accepting donations for this sculpture. The sculpture is now placed at Sunny 95 park, near the Amelita Mirolo Barn. |
