For Strata’s April community service initiative, we made a donation to Neighborhood Alliance, which is a wonderful non-profit organization that has been active in Lorain County for almost a century, providing those in need in our community with:

• Emergency shelter
• Daily meal delivery
• Nutrition services (including emergency food pantry)
• Childcare
• Child enrichment programs
• Family support programs

97% of the population served lives in poverty and services are provided within walking distance to those in greatest need. They help thousands of people each and every year. We are proud to support such an amazing organization that is doing great things in our local community.

For February’s community service initiative, Kyle hosted a Family Financial Planning Workshop for the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA.  The LECPTA is a wonderful organization made up of local parents striving to be the best parents they can be by providing their children with an amazing childhood. Kyle shared with the group a step-by-step process on how to build a strong financial foundation for their families, as well as how to start building wealth for their children.

 *If you think a presentation like this could add value to an organization or company you’re involved with, feel free to reach out. Kyle would be happy to bring a similar session to your group!

To round out the year, Strata made a donation to Park Place Early Learning Center for our December community service initiative. Shayla’s daughter goes there and Emily’s sister-in-law works there, and they are in need of funding for a new Obie Floor Projector, plus 2 years of subscription access. Their current projector is outdated and must be replaced / refurbished before their subscription can be renewed. The Obie has interactive games and activities that project onto the floor, and all classrooms use it and benefit from it throughout the entire year, but especially during the months with extreme weather that prevent them from going outside.

We are happy to help organizations and causes that are near and dear to our hearts, and we encourage you to share with us any organizations that are near and dear to your hearts, so that we can see if there might be an opportunity for Strata to help support them in 2026!

We were excited to host our 3rd annual FREE Lorain County Community Document Shredding Event on Saturday October 18th, 2025. The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District parked their document shredding truck in the parking lot of our Sheffield Village office from 9:00AM until noon. We had some delicious doughnuts, bagels, and pastries, along with coffee, hot chocolate, and orange juice. Altogether, around 25 people stopped by and we were able to shred 936 pounds of paper! A huge thanks to the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District for making this event possible. And thanks to everyone who came out! See you next year!

For our August community service initiative, the Strata team participated in the Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation golf outing at Red Tail Golf Club in Avon, OH. The team shot an impressive -10, highlighted by Amanda Romeo’s eagle from 112 yards out (pictured below)! That shot ignited a run of birdies that propelled the team into the top ten on the leaderboard. It was a fun day supporting a great cause, as the team listened to inspiring stories from breast cancer survivors and the impact the Nakon Foundation has had on their lives.

The Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation was established on February 22, 2003, Karen’s 38th birthday and the date of her death, to honor her graceful and courageous five-year battle against breast cancer. Because Karen was concerned about the lack of funding for research and some families’ inability to endure the high cost of treatment, it was Karen’s wish, and therefore the mission, that a foundation be created to help families in financial crisis due to a breast cancer diagnosis. Since inception, the Karen P. Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation has raised over $2 million and helped 1,446 individuals and families in northern Ohio. Strata is honored to support such an amazing organization, and a huge “thank you” goes out to all the organizers, sponsors, and volunteers that made this event possible.

For Strata’s June community service initiative, Mitch, Kyle, and Kyle’s wife, Lauren, volunteered as route marshals for the “Race for Kids 2025,” a 5K race and 1-mile walk benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio.

The race took place on Saturday, June 21st at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This event is the largest fundraising event for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio, which this year raised more than $165,000! All proceeds will go towards helping to provide safe, fun places for kids, ages 6-18, to go after school throughout Northeast Ohio.

Boys & Girls Clubs are able to offer programming that focuses on healthy
lifestyles, academic success, and character development. Strata Financial Group is proud to support such an impactful and influential organization in our community.

For Strata’s April community service initiative, we donated in support of an Eagle Scout project led by Danny Camp of Boy Scout Troop 160. Danny also happens to be the younger brother of Strata team member, Emily Dohnenko. The project will benefit St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Lorain, Ohio. Danny has been a lifelong parishioner of the church, where Troop 160 conducts their weekly meetings. The goal of the project is to repair weather-worn icons and shrines in the church’s prayer garden. Throughout April and May, Danny and Troop 160 will repair, re-shingle, and weatherproof the icon shrines. Damaged icons will either be restored or replaced before weatherproofing to further protect from the elements. The garden was originally built and expanded upon by Danny’s three older brothers as part of their own Eagle Scout projects. He is continuing their legacy to improve and preserve the garden as a place of peace and reflection for parishioners and the community as a whole.

In honor of American Heart Month, Strata made a donation to the American Heart Association for our community service initiative for February.  Our donation will help fund research, education, advocacy, and patient care for heart disease, which is the #1 cause of death in the U.S.

Here is the impact that the American Heart Association has made over its 100-year history:

• 6% reduction in deaths from stroke since February 2018.
• $5 billion invested in research funding since 1949 (more than any U.S. organization except the federal government).
• 1% reduction in deaths from heart disease since February 2018.
• 12 million people reached by nutrition improvements in 44 communities.
• 19 million+ patients benefitting from a quality care initiative for high blood pressure.
• 22 million people trained in CPR each year.

The Strata Team showed our support on National Wear Red Day by raising awareness of heart disease.  Here are some tips to make sure you are doing everything you can to help prevent heart disease at any age!

For Strata’s December community service initiative, Strata made a donation to the 10th AND FINAL “Our Hand to Homeless” campaign organized by Anna Rosier. Anna is a Senior in high school and lives in Dublin, OH. She was a third grader when she first started collecting items for the homeless.

Over these past 10 years, thousands of brown bag lunches were handed out across Columbus, prepared by Dublin students and volunteers. Several thousand blankets were distributed, along with countless hats, gloves, and socks. Over 20,000 hygiene items and homeless packs were provided as well.

This is the fifth year in a row Strata has been able to contribute to “Our Hand to Homeless.” A huge THANK YOU goes out to Anna and her friends and family for all of their time and effort spent putting this together for such a worthy cause. Best of luck to Anna as she heads off to college later this year!

Strata hosted our 2nd annual FREE Lorain County Community Document Shredding Event on Saturday October 26th, 2024. The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District parked their document shredding truck in the parking lot of our Sheffield Village office from 9:00AM until noon. Festive Halloween doughnuts were provided by Mrs. Scott’s Sweets. Altogether, around 35 people stopped by and we were able to shred 1,500 pounds of paper! A huge thanks to the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District for making this event possible. And thanks to everyone who came out! See you next year!

For the second year in a row, Strata sponsored a flag football team in the Westlake Youth Football Association, which is a non-profit, parent-led organization that offers an instructional football program for Westlake 1st through 6th graders. This year the program has 240 players and 77 volunteer coaches. The goal of the program is to develop each child’s physical fitness, sportsmanship, teamwork, and leadership skills in a positive and safe environment. Coaches focus on developing their players’ life skills and individual character. Strata is proud to sponsor such an impactful organization that is helping to shape the next generation of athletes and leaders.

For the month of June, Strata sponsored a hole at the Savage Foundation Golf Classic, held at Stone Oak Country Club in Holland, OH (up near Toledo). We also sent a foursome to compete in the golf outing, consisting of Tony Campagni, Mitchell Romeo, Kyle Hancharick, and Jack Hancharick (Kyle’s dad). While the Strata Team did not win, they posted a respectable score of -5. More importantly, Strata was able to support a very impressive fundraising effort by Savage and Associates (Strata’s compliance supervisor).

The Golf Classic is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the Savage Foundation. Since 2003, the event has raised $1.6 million. This year’s golf outing alone raised $129,000! Some of the charities that received funds:
• The Program, Inc.
• Genacross Lutheran Services
• Connecting Kids to Meals
• Love & Luggage
• The Open Door Ministry

Thanks to all the organizers, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and golfers for making it an enjoyable, memorable, and IMPACTFUL day!

For Strata’s April community service, Kyle and his family supported their good friend, Wendy, in the “Walk MS” fundraising campaign as part of the National MS Society. Strata also made a donation to Wendy’s fundraising group, “Wendy’s Walkers.”

On April 20th, all of Wendy’s Walkers met at Amherst Beaver Creek Reservation to walk for MS, and in support of Wendy. Altogether, Wendy’s Walkers were able to raise $1,734 in donations! These donations go towards funding groundbreaking Multiple Sclerosis research and supports National MS Society resources, programs, and services that give people affected by MS what they need to live their best lives. Thanks to Strata for the donation and thanks to all of Wendy’s Walkers for supporting Wendy and her family and all those who are living with MS!

For Strata’s February community service initiative, we made a donation to the Osaic Foundation 2024 SOUPer Bowl Fundraiser. Leading up to the Super Bowl, Osaic offices throughout the country came together and made donations to support Feeding America, which is part of a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries, and community-based organizations offering food assistance to those in need.

As of 2022, Approximately 49 million people in the U.S. (that’s one in six people) rely on food assistance from charities such as Feeding America. Through the SOUPer Bowl Fundraiser, Osaic employees and affiliated Financial Professionals were able to collectively raise $56,481, which is the equivalent of 564,810 meals provided to people across the country in need of food assistance! Although we did not meet our lofty goal of $75,000, that’s still a lot of meals…

Thanks to everyone who donated, and to the Osaic Foundation for organizing the fundraiser and making a matching donation of $5,000!