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57th Ward raises money for two local charities

The lineup: The 57th Ward Republican and Democratic committees held their bipartisan Donkeys & Elephants Holiday Charity Event last week. Pictured are (from left) Barbara Deeley, Brian McCann, Ryan Raiker and Pat Parkinson. TOM WARING / TIMES PHOTO

The 57th Ward Republican and Democratic committees came together last week at Cannstatter’s for their bipartisan Donkeys & Elephants Holiday Charity Event.

Proceeds from the Dec. 6 event went to Northeast Victim Service, 8014 Castor Ave., and the Tom Raiker Scholarship Fund, named in memory of a 57th Ward, 21st Division Democratic committeeman who died suddenly in May.

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The scholarship fund helps pay for tuition and books for high school and college students who are Northeast residents. Raiker was a graduate of North Catholic High School.

The event was organized by ward leaders Brian McCann, a Republican, and Pat Parkinson, a Democrat.

Among those in attendance were former Sheriff Barbara Deeley; state Reps. Ed Neilson and Kevin Boyle; Republican City Committee chairman Mike Meehan; former state House Speaker John Perzel; city election commissioners Lisa Deeley and Al Schmidt; City Councilman Al Taubenberger; Common Pleas Court Judge Dan McCaffery, who will be running for Superior Court next year; and Republican at-large Council candidates Irina Goldstein and Dan Tinney. ••

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