Published in the Dayton Jewish Observer newspaper

Steven H. Solomon has been elected president of the Lincoln Society of Dayton. This is the group that funded the 11-foot-tall bronze statue of Lincoln by sculptor Mike Major that was unveiled at Courthouse Square in 2016; it was also instrumental in the 2024 installation at the Dayton VA of a statue of Lincoln signing legislation to establish the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The society holds monthly meetings at Woodbourne Library in Centerville. Steven was also elected to his second three-year term on the board of the Central Ohio Public Information Network, which increases awareness and education of the role of public information officers during a crisis, assists with training opportunities for greater disaster communications skills among its members, and facilitates requests for emergency communication backup support from members able to assist qualified organizations that serve community needs. Steven is the external relations lead for the Central and Southern Ohio Region of the Red Cross and a public information instructor with the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.

Steven H. Solomon gets the approval of Abe, portrayed by John W. King. Photo: Mary Solomon.

Indoors for Outdoors!

I volunteered for Five Rivers MetroParks at Wright State University for the annual Adventure Summit, where thousands of outdoor enthusiasts converged on Dayton for a weekend of outdoor skill, culture, and experience. " #KayaksTentsBicycles #SpeakersPresentationsDemos #MarketExpoUsedGear

COPIN: a regional organization of trained Public Information Officers and communication professionals

Honored to be elected to another three-year term to the board of the Central Ohio Public Information Network, which exists to increase awareness and education of the role of public information officers during a crisis, to assist with training opportunities that foster greater disaster communications skills among its members and to facilitate requests for emergency communication backup support from members able to assist qualified organizations that serve community needs. #EmergencyPreparedness #CrisisCommunications #CommunicationResources

Cutting down on waste

 As a Master Recycler, I helped staff the sustainability station at Tech Fest 2026, a free family event held at Sinclair Community College that is Ohio's premiere STEM event with over 90 exhibitors and presenters! #Trash #Recycle #Compost

I have to know it to teach it!

 I co-instructed the PIO Awareness course on Tuesday in Warren County for the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. #MotivatedStudents #GreatQuestions #IAlwaysLearnSomethingToo

Staying on the board as a former chapter president!

Honored to be elected president of the Lincoln Society of Dayton

I was honored to be elected president of the Lincoln Society of Dayton at today's annual meeting in the Lincoln Room at The Presidential. LSoD unveiled a bronze statue of Lincoln in 2016 at the Old Courthouse in Dayton to honor the 157th anniversary of the speech he gave here in 1859, which was against the expansion of slavery. The society was also instrumental in the 2024 installation at the Dayton VA Medical Center of a statue of Lincoln, pen in hand, signing legislation establishing the National Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Asylum for Civil War veterans. #presidentlincoln #abrahamlincoln #lincoln