Community

GBQ is proud to support the American Heart Association. From sponsoring the Heart Ball in central Ohio to attending Go Red For Women and forming a winning Heart Mini team in Cincinnati, GBQ is committed to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

GBQ has supported Big Brothers Big Sisters in various ways over the years. We have sponsored the annual A Taste of Class for Kids gala for seven years and our associates have volunteered their time via our summer community service initiative. In 2018, GBQ associates formed 10 teams, raising over $5,000 for the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake event.

The Bike Lady aims to enrich the daily life experience and expand opportunities for the local youth by providing NEW bikes, helmets and locks to the Franklin County Children Services Holiday Wish program. GBQ is proud to help provide mobility, freedom and joy by donating enough money for over 100 bikes, including a helmet and lock.

Cristo Rey High School is a Catholic, college-preparatory high school with a Professional Work Study Program empowering young men and women of all faiths, from economically challenged families, to graduate from college and achieve a lifetime of success. Cristo Rey Columbus targets under-served youth in central Ohio. GBQ has been a proud sponsor of the work-study program that helps fund the student’s education, since 2015, hosting four students throughout the school year.

GBQ associates contribute to Junior Achievement of Central Ohio's mission by volunteering to help create real-world experiences that teach financial literacy, ignite an entrepreneurial way of thinking and build skills for success in careers and in life. Founded in 1919, this volunteer-led program reaches more than 4.8 million students per year in over 200,000 classrooms and after-school activities.

In 2002, GBQ began a campaign to collect pop tabs to benefit the families of the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Over the years, pop tabs led to sponsorship of the annual A Toast to Tinseltown event, in addition to various volunteer opportunities to support the mission of finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families.

GBQ’s involvement with The Women’s Fund has grown over the past 10 years as we have seen an increase in our associates’ passion for the organization. We are sisters, daughters, mothers, friends and neighbors. Half the people in our lives are women and we see the value in investing back into our local community in an efficient, impactful way. What better way to do it than in women.

GBQ has been involved in varying degrees with United Way of Central Ohio and Greater Toledo including service in leadership roles, for over 30 years. In 2021, our contributions totaled over $65,000, bringing our 12-year total to more than $855,000.

GBQ supports the YWCA and their mission to empower women by regularly participating in sponsorship, board service and volunteer opportunities. One of our associates' favorite ways to make a difference is serving meals to the families staying at the family center.