Individuals with great ideas to keep accelerating NEO’s arts andculture sector can submit them to Accelerate 2016: Citizens Make Change, a“civic pitch” event presented by Cleveland Leadership Center and Citizens Bank.The deadline is Friday, December 18, 2015, to submit your idea via a simpleonline application. Civic pitches can also be made in the Community Change,Economic Development, Education and Quality of Life categories. Pitches can be “one-and-done” projects or sustainable, ongoingefforts. Winners receive seed funding and everyone gets community exposure tohelp bring their vision to reality. Please help spread the word, and if youhave a great, innovative, creative or compelling idea, apply before December 18 to be to beconsidered! The event will be February 24, 2016, in the Global Center forHealth Innovation.www.cleveleads.org/Accelerate2016 Thank you!