Proceeds from the event support Youth Entrepreneurship Education programs at WRHS, now serving more than 36,000 Northeast Ohio school children annually. The Youth Entrepreneurship Education programs are sponsored by a grant from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.
About the 100 Year Club The 100 Year Club of the Western Reserve was created in 1953 to honor an elite group of our region’s corporations and institutions that have been in continuous existence for at least one hundred years. The annual celebration recognizes the longstanding entrepreneurial and philanthropic spirit embodied in these Northeast Ohio organizations, which includes over 200 members.
2020 INDUCTEES The Butler Institute of American Art
Cleveland Institute of Music ERC
Fincun-Mancini, Inc. Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland The Millcraft Paper Company
The National Council of Jewish Women Cleveland Three Arts Club of Lakewood
Western Reserve Group
About the Virtual Program Join the Western Reserve Historical Society in celebrating entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio at the
annual induction ceremony that recognizes companies and organizations on this momentous milestone
of reaching the centennial mark in their history. For this year, following Covid-19 local, state and federal
guidelines, there will not be an annual dinner reception. The virtual program will be open to anyone who
wishes to celebrate the accomplishments of existing members and new inductees.
Date: Monday, December 7, 2020
Location: VIRTUAL
Sponsorship and Advertising Packages are Available
The Evening: 6:00 pm - Virtual Program
Current Membership Roster
Al Wilhelmy Flowers
American Stone Industries, Inc.
Berris Optical
Chagrin Hardware & Supply, Inc.
City Blue
Cleveland City Forge Company
Cleveland Engineering Society
Cleveland Metroparks
Dominion East Ohio
Ernst & Young LLP
Euclid Industrial Maintenance & Cleaning
Ferry Cap & Screw
Fieg Sewering Co.
Flat Iron Café
Frank Novak & Sons Painting
Goodrich-Gannet Center
Graybar Electric Company
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Harrington Electric Company
Jerman’s Café
Joseph C. Schulte
Judson Retirement Community
Legal News Publishing Co.
Mahon-Murphy Funeral Homes
Malin Wire Company
Martindale Electric Co.
McGorray-Hanna Funeral Home
Orlando Baking Co.
Osborn Engineering Company
Osborn Manufacturing Company
Salvation Army
Standard Plating Works
The Timken Company
Universal Oil Inc.
Vocational Guidance Services
The Will-Burt Company
Wilson Feed Mill
YMCA
YWCA
About the Youth Entrepreneurship Education Continuum
The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS), in partnership with the Cleveland Metropolitan School
District (CMSD), created the Youth Entrepreneurship Education (YEE) continuum model in 2013, an initiative
launched with leadership funding from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.
Two of WRHS’s museums, the Cleveland History Center and Hale Farm & Village, serve as idea incubators to
nurture innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit in Northeast Ohio students. The YEE continuum is designed to
use the stories of entrepreneurs and companies, such as yours, to inspire students to pursue the potential
of an idea to solve a problem or create an opportunity for themselves and their communities. At a young age,
students begin to cultivate 21st century skill sets and embrace the entrepreneurial mindset to build and steward
the foundations of healthy communities. Proceeds from the HYC dinner support WRHS’s education initiatives
which serve over 36,000 students annually, including 10,000 who participate in the YEE continuum.
4th Grade | Roots of Entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio | Hale Farm & Village Students discover how early entrepreneurs provided the foundation for the growth of early Ohio communities. Students explore the early American crafts and trades venues while discovering a rural, barter-driven, pre- industrial economy. These experiences lead to the discovery of entrepreneurial concepts and key vocabulary acquisition.
5th Grade | Setting the World in Motion | Cleveland History Center
Surrounded by the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum collection and examples of Cleveland’s most innovative minds
of the 20th century, students identify the characteristics of an entrepreneur. Then, they imagine themselves as
entrepreneurs and creatively use primary source documents to learn about productive resources and regional
specialization. Scholars then use their gained knowledge as a class to complete an onsite business plan.
6th Grade | REVolution | Cleveland History Center
Utilizing the REVolution exhibit, the Chisholm Halle Costume Wing, and Cleveland Starts Here®, a core exhibition
and digital platform, students explore how Cleveland entrepreneurs shaped and continue to innovate and
influence the American and global experience.
7th Grade | Raising the Dough | WRHS Research Library
Using the WRHS Research Library collections, students explore the essential question of how the
entrepreneurial spirit supports a healthy community. Students focus on local business Hough Bakery, Inc.
Students analyze primary source documents both in the classroom using the Cleveland Starts Here® Digital
Portal, and on-site at the WRHS Research Library. Students will conduct research to help Hough Bakery, Inc.
make a business decision by completing a cost-benefit analysis.
We hope you will support this exciting initiative
and our young Entrepreneurs-in-Training!
• Pre-recorded 30 second message in the virtual program.
• One complimentary one-hour session with WRHS staff member
to learn methods of preserving and recording corporate records/archives.
• A virtual course, private tour or custom collections experience or topic talk.
• WRHS complimentary memberships (four), employee discount of 15% on individual memberships, and 50% off admission for all employees through December 2021.
• Recognition on WRHS website.
• Recognition in WRHS annual report, annual donor recognition and one e-blast.
• Name on all promotions material when confirmed by Nov 20, 2020.
MENTOR Sponsorship - $5,000 ($4,500 tax deductible)
• Pre-recorded 15 second message in the virtual program.
• One complimentary one-hour session with WRHS staff member. to learn methods of preserving and recording corporate records/archives.
• WRHS complimentary memberships (two), employee discount of 15% on individual memberships and 50% off admission for all employees through December 2021.
• Recognition on WRHS website.
• Recognition in WRHS annual report, annual donor recognition and one e-blast.
• Name on all promotions material when confirmed by Nov 20, 2020.
INCUBATOR Sponsorship - $2,500 ($2,400 tax deductible)
• Pre-recorded 10 second message or full screen, five second slide in the virtual program.
• WRHS memberships discount of 15% and admission discount of 50% to all employees through December 2021.
• Recognition on WRHS website.
• Recognition in WRHS annual report, annual donor recognition and one e-blast.
• Name on all promotions material when confirmed by Nov 20, 2020.
NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY PARTNER Sponsorship-$500 ($500 tax deductible) • Full screen, five second slide in the virtual program.
• Recognition on WRHS website.
• Recognition in WRHS annual report, annual donor recognition and one e-blast.
• Name on all promotional material when confirmed by Nov 20, 2020.
Sponsorship Levels
Sponsorship Form
Deadline for submission: November 20, 2020 to be included in the Virtual Program
We would like to provide our sponsorship of the 100 Year Club Dinner at the following level:
_____ Investor $10,000 _____ Mentor $5,000 _____ Incubator $2,500
Community Non-Profit Partner $500
Contact:_______________________________________________________________________________
Company:______________________________________________________________________________
Email:_________________________________________________________________________________
Credit Card
Name as it appears on card:
Please supply your company logo in jpg format for use in promotion of the event.
Send payment information and form to:
WRHS 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Attention: Stacey Rusher, Event Coordinator
Phone: 216-721-5722 ext. 1004 | Email: srusher@wrhs.org
Here's my donation in support of Youth Entreprenurship Education Programs and the 100 Year Club $______
Phone: 216-721-5722 ext. 1004 | Email: srusher@wrhs.org
Virtual Program Ad
Deadline for submission: November 20, 2020
We would like to support the 100 Year Club with an ad.
Full-page ad - $600
(Complimentary with Investor Sponsorship)
Please supply ad art in jpg format ONLY. Note: Ads will be in Color
Contact Name:
Company Name:
Credit Card
Name as it appears on card:
Please supply your company logo in jpg format for use in promotion of the event.
Send payment information and form to: WRHS 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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