Cincinnati PR

BLOCHEADS work on disadvantaged blocks. That’s what they do. And they do it from their own version of The Bloc.

Now there’s four of them. And there’s bound to be a whole lot more, as we keep Believing and Living One Christ (BLOC).

The Bloc just got an extra Ten Grand to help families break the cycle of despair – one student, one family, one neighborhood block at a time.

The struggle got a nice boost from Kelley Financial Group, the Network Office for Northwestern Mutual in Greater Cincinnati, with a $10,000 grant from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation.

Doug Corn is a Financial Rep with Kelley Financial, and a Board member on The Bloc (www.blochead.org). Mr. Corn was honored with a Community Service Award last month, one of 25 nationwide out of 9,000 Northwestern Mutual agents, which provided the funds for BLOC. He can be reached at (513) 366-3646 or doug.corn@nmfn.com.

Based in ChevWaaaaaah, the BLOC is active in a slew of West Side communities such as Price Hill, Cleves, Addyston and North Bend. For info, contact Executive Director Dwight Young at (513) 325-5635 or dwight@blochead.org.

Look for the BLOC Aid Ride 2010 on Oct. 17, a 30-mile bike hike along the Ohio River benefitting BLOC Ministries.

BLOC administers programs to more than 1,500 at-risk middle school and high school students and families every month.

Thanks, Channel 9!