ANNUAL FUNDRAISER EVENT

Last fall, the Jeff Ruby Foundation hosted its inaugural golf classic fundraiser, raising nearly $900,000 to help support vulnerable youth in the various communities that Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment serves. The day kicked off at Coldstream Country Club and ended with a private dinner party.

The Jeff Ruby Foundation is grateful for its esteemed panel of sponsors who helped make the event possible (featured below). We hope to see the hundreds of friends and family who attended come back again – all in support of helping at-risk kids find better homes and making connections to the right people and services.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS

Betsy & Charles Townsend | The Hemberger Family

Fighting Chance Family Dinners

As the leader in the hospitality industry, we understand the power of bringing people together over a meal better than anyone. Inspired by our purpose to give a fighting chance to those who have none, The Jeff Ruby Foundation came up with the idea to host Fighting Chance Family Dinners – a dinner experience where we celebrate the bonds of foster, adoptive, and kinship families alongside our incredible partners at The Coalition of Care.

Families are chauffeured to the restaurant in a Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment Sprinter or Tour Bus. The evening kicks off with the fanciest soda bar a kid could imagine—complete with cream soda, a variety of fruit, candy toppings, and sauces. The sodas are enjoyed through fun neon straws as they indulge in a meal fit for royalty. We take pride in treating these families to an unforgettable experience.

Each dinner also includes a personal message from Jeff Ruby. More than just a warm welcome, these encouraging words help remind impressionable kids never to give, up no matter what challenges they’re faced with.

Fighting Chance Dinner Group Picture

How You Help

When you get involved with The Jeff Ruby Foundation, you immediately impact the most vulnerable kids in your community. You create better opportunities, provide better homes, and give them a fighting chance for a better future. Here are a few ways you can participate:

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PARTNERS IN EVERY MARKET

In each area we serve and have restaurants, we have selected partners to help with our mission. Some partnerships offer
volunteer opportunities for our restaurant teams to get involved with helping families in need gain access to nutritious meals.
Other partners are directly involved with the foster care system. Here are our amazing partner organizations by region:

Cincinnati

Lexington

Columbus

Nashville

Louisville

Contact Us

The Jeff Ruby Foundation

700 Walnut Street, Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-321-8080

OFFICE HOURS: M-F 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
ACCOUNTING HOURS: M-F 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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