We are delighted to share our plans for this year's event, A Springer Celebration! which include honoring Mr. Matth. Toebben with the Springer Champion Award for his demonstrated passion and commitment to the education of children. Well-known throughout the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati business community, his dedication to education is especially evident in the many scholarship programs he funds for local colleges and schools including Springer. Mr. Toebben's life experiences grew into personal awareness of how critical educational opportunities are for children and young adults.
At age 20, Matth. Toebben left his family in Germany to come to the United States. He had $10 in his pocket and spoke no English. For six years prior, he studied woodworking as an apprentice carpenter. Within two years of his arrival in the U.S., he started his own business, which over time became Toebben Companies, an extremely successful construction and real estate development company in Northern Kentucky.