In the News
NPower in the news
Over the past several years, NPower Services has grown from a handful of local programs into an organization with real community presence across Geauga County and Northeast Ohio. Here is how independent journalists, podcasters, and community partners have told that story, most recently including RockAbility at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
These links lead to independent coverage on other websites. NPower Services did not write these articles.
2020
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Geauga Joggers and Walkers begins
During 2020, Lori Weber started Geauga Joggers and Walkers, an inclusive walking and jogging group for people of all abilities. It became the starting point for the wider set of NPower Services programs.
The origin of NPower's inclusive programming, before the independent coverage that followed.
2021
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Innovative Program Helps Children, Adults with Special Needs
A local news profile of the Geauga Joggers & Walkers group started by Lori Weber during the pandemic, bringing together children and adults with developmental disabilities and neurotypical participants for twice-monthly walking activities, with plans to expand into winter activities such as yoga, bowling, and dance.
The earliest coverage in this timeline, documenting the origins of a program that grew into NPower's broader inclusive offerings.
2022
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RockAbility on the Voices for Voices podcast
Members of RockAbility, the ensemble of musicians with developmental disabilities founded by Lori Weber, joined the Voices for Voices podcast for a conversation about the program's origins and its mentor-pairing model, along with a live acoustic performance recorded in studio.
An early long-form interview that captured RockAbility's story and inclusive model.
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RockAbility Holiday Concert Dec. 10 at Berkshire Auditorium
A preview of a free RockAbility holiday concert at the Berkshire Schools Auditorium in Burton Township, featuring musicians with developmental disabilities performing alongside mentor musicians, with rock selections followed by holiday songs and audience sing-alongs.
Documents an early full-length public RockAbility concert as the program grew into community events.
2023
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Under a Harvest Moon: NPower's first signature benefit
An announcement of NPower Services' inaugural Under a Harvest Moon benefit, an evening of dining, music, and dancing held at EOUV Hall in Russell Township in support of the range of NPower programs, from RockAbility to Project: Kindness.
Marks NPower's first signature community benefit, a milestone in its growth into county-wide programming.
2024
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Statewide television feature
RockAbility celebrated on Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1 profiled RockAbility, the inclusive band pairing musicians with developmental disabilities and volunteer mentor musicians, founded by Lori Weber after she heard a singer with autism perform the national anthem. The feature described the group's audition-based membership, its repertoire of covers and originals, and its monthly Inside Circle jam sessions open to all skill levels.
A statewide television-network feature that gave RockAbility broad Ohio exposure and anchored NPower's music program in mainstream coverage.
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Lori Weber on Something Extra
On an episode of Something Extra, a program associated with the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio, host Maria Sivertson interviewed NPower founder Lori Weber about the RockAbility program for musicians with developmental disabilities.
A regional disability-community interview reflecting RockAbility's growing profile.
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NPower Services Holds Fundraiser for Community Programs
A report on a Night of Gratitude fundraiser co-hosted by the Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield and NPower Services at EOUV Hall in Russell Township, recapping NPower's offerings, including Geauga Joggers & Walkers, FolkAbility, Project: Kindness, and Power Ups, and profiling founder Lori Weber.
Shows NPower supported by an established civic partner, reflecting deepening community recognition.
2025
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New Club Sews Kindness into Fabric of the Community
A feature on the Kindness Sewing Circle, a Project: Kindness initiative launched by Lori Weber that meets monthly at Celebration Lutheran Church in Chardon. Participants of all abilities create handmade items for local causes, starting with placemats for the Geauga County Veteran Food Pantry, in collaboration with Sew4Service.
Documents a new Project: Kindness activity and NPower's expansion into craft-based service.
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RockAbility reaches the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
RockAbility Empowers Musicians to Rock On
A feature on RockAbility, the NPower music program that lets musicians with developmental disabilities perform in ensembles up to a roughly 22-member band, alongside its acoustic FolkAbility offshoot. The article noted recent and upcoming performances, including a December 4 date at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
“RockAbility is integration in action”
Dave Carlson, quoted in the Geauga County Maple LeafDocuments RockAbility reaching the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a defining milestone in the program's visibility, and the debut of the FolkAbility acoustic group.
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RockAbility brings everyone together through music
A feature profiling Lori Weber of Bainbridge Township and the RockAbility ensemble, an integrated band of musicians with disabilities and mentor musicians, along with its acoustic sister group FolkAbility and the Power Ups daytime fitness program expanding into pickleball, swimming, yoga, and spin.
Sustained independent local coverage beyond the Maple Leaf, tracking the maturation of RockAbility and Power Ups.
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RockAbility shows off the musical talents of persons with disabilities
A Signal Cleveland feature profiling RockAbility, a Greater Cleveland band of musicians with disabilities run through NPower Services, describing its audition-based membership, mentor musicians, a repertoire of rock covers and originals, a recent performance at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Weber's related Inside Circle group.
NPower's most prominent Greater Cleveland feature, documenting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame appearance.
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Fitness partnership with the Geauga Family YMCA
NPower announced a partnership with the Geauga Family YMCA to offer adaptive fitness programs for adults with disabilities, including RockAbility Cardio Drumming and TNT strength-and-cardio training, with modifications for varying abilities and registration through the YMCA.
Formalizes NPower's Fitness collaboration with the YMCA, an institutional partnership anchoring several fitness subprograms.
2026
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Lori Weber's story in VoyageOhio
A first-person interview with Lori Weber, founder of NPower Services, describing how she started the organization after raising an autistic daughter and highlighting its inclusive programs, with the RockAbility band and its acoustic FolkAbility offshoot as her signature accomplishment.
A founder profile capturing the personal motivation behind NPower's work.
More coverage
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A Roadmap to Wellness
An editorial wellness feature on LiveSpecial.com, a Northeast Ohio special-needs resource platform, describing an inclusive, mixed-ability exercise class in Geauga County coordinated by Lori Weber and led by a CrossFit-trained instructor, with participants of varying mobility exercising together.
A regional special-needs platform situating NPower's mixed-ability fitness work within a broader wellness landscape.