Dear Closing the Health Gap Community:

This Thanksgiving, I’m reflecting on a simple truth at the heart of our work: We Must Save Us. Not because we stand alone, but because the strongest change begins with neighbors who choose one another – at the table, on the block, in the clinic, and in the community.

I’m grateful for you. For the parents juggling three jobs and still showing up to screenings. For caregivers holding families together. For partners, churches, barbershops, and block captains who open doors and hearts. For volunteers who meet people where they are and with respect first.

Gratitude is powerful. Action is transformative. Over the long weekend, I invite you to join me in three small but mighty steps:

• Check in on someone – a caregiver, an elder, a friend managing a new diagnosis
• Know your numbers – blood pressure, A1C, cholesterol – and help a loved one know theirs
• Share resources: a ride to an appointment, a healthy recipe, a moment to listen

Your support makes Closing the Health Gap’s year-round programs possible: Caregiver Support, Do Right!, Nutrition Train the Trainer, the Diabetes Health Challenge, and more, reaching thousands across Greater Cincinnati with tools that save lives. Thank you for the love you show this community, today and every day. May your holiday be filled with peace, rest, and renewed purpose.

With gratitude and blessings,

Renee Mahaffey Harris

President & CEO