Lindner Center of Hope Watch Party Raises Funds

to Support New Educational Institute

Lindner Center of Hope welcomed more than 270 registrants to Touchdown for Hope, a premier Super Bowl watch party benefiting mental health education, on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the Great American Ball Park Champions Club. The event raised more than $167,000 before expenses in support of a new Educational Institute, an innovative initiative designed to expand mental health outreach, education, and understanding for learners throughout the community.

Touchdown for Hope is Lindner Center of Hope’s signature fundraising event, offering a high-energy, upscale watch-party experience. Guests enjoyed wall-to-wall big-screen TVs, plush seating, and a spirited tailgate atmosphere inside one of Cincinnati’s most iconic sports venues, overlooking the baseball field.

Attendees were treated to Cincinnati favorites including LaRosa’s Pizza, Skyline Chili, Montgomery Inn ribs, United Dairy Farmers ice cream, and more.

The success of Touchdown for Hope was made possible through the generosity of event sponsors, including Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Chemed Corporation, Bob Coughlin, American Financial Group, Inc., John Winch Family Foundation, RCF Group, Western & Southern Financial Group, Jim Evans, Bahl & Gaynor, Paul Hemmer Company, Cintech Construction, Fifth Third Bank, Joseph Auto Group, Ellen and Jon Zipperstein, Andrew and Amy DeWitt, David and Sydney Tasner, Blank Rome, Craftsman Electric, CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Culinary Services Group, Dalmatian Fire, Millbridge Metals, Myriad Genetics, Ryan Generational Capital Advisors of JANNEY, and the Sam Hubbard Foundation.

Additional thanks go to 2026 Team Captains Scott Robertson and Graham Mercurio, as well as buffet sponsors LaRosa’s, Skyline Chili, Montgomery Inn, and United Dairy Farmers. Media sponsors included CityBeat and Easley Blessed Media.