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    United Way Campaign Kick-Off and Pancake Flip A big thank you to all the friends and supporters of United Way of Greater Cleveland who helped make this year's Campaign Kick-off and Pancake Flip on September 7, 2006 a huge success! 2006 Campaign Co-Chairs Robert H. Rawson, Jr., Partner-In-Charge, Jones Day Cleveland office, and Robert J. King, Jr., Managing Partner, Western Reserve Partners LLC, announced the 2006 campaign goal of $43.6 million to the resounding beat of the Warrensville Heights High School Drum Line. City of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland City Council President Martin J. Sweeney and Downtown Cleveland City Council and United Way Campaign Cabinet member Joe Cimperman joined local celebrities and business leaders amid the pancake flipping festivities on Public Square. Batter was poured for more than 5,700 pancakes and more than 1,900 breakfasts were prepared.
    Robert J. King, Jr. and Robert H. Rawson, Jr.
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    Campaign Goal
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    2006 United Way Campaign Co-Chairs Robert J. King, Jr., Managing Partner, Western Reserve Partners LLC, (left) and Robert H. Rawson, Jr., Partner-In-Charge, Jones Day Cleveland office, announce the 2006 United Way Campaign Goal as $43.6 million.
    2006 Campaign Goal displayed for the crowd.
    UPS Drivers
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    Warrensville Heights High School Drum Line
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    UPS Drivers made pancake breakfast deliveries all morning to downtown locations to help support United Way. The Warrensville Heights High School Drum Line led the goal announcement with a rousing drum roll.
    Ned Handy III and Terry Egger
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    Elaine Falk and Sandy Pianalto
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    Ned Handy III, United Way Small Business Market Co-Chair and Charter One Bank, Ohio President and CEO, (left) and Terry Egger, United Way Board Member and The Plain Dealer President and Publisher, worked at hot grills flipping pancakes for a good cause. Elaine Falk, WVIZ Ideas host, and Sandy Pianalto, United Way Community Investment Committee Chair and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President and CEO, are flipping for United Way.
    Michael Goin and Bruce Murphy
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    Heather Weber and Lute Harmon, Jr.
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    Michael Goin, United Way Board Member and Cleveland Federal Executive Board Executive Director, and Bruce Murphy, Executive Vice President of KeyBank, demonstrate their flapjack flipping prowess on Public Square. Heather Weber, WJW Fox 8 Meteorologist, and Lute Harmon, Jr., Publisher of Ohio Magazine and Executive Vice President, Great Lakes Publishing, show off their culinary skills.
    Jayme Protich and Kim Johnson
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    Henry Meyer interviewed by Carolina Leid
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    Jayme Protich, Northern Haserot Executive Assistant, and Kim Johnson, WZAK-FM 93.1 Program Director, pause to give a nice smile for our roving photographer.
    Henry Meyer, United Way Board Chairman and KeyCorp Chairman and CEO, tells the campaign kick-off news to WEWS NewsChannel 5 Reporter Carolina Leid.

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