A joint benefit golf tournament at Glenview, sponsored by Give Back Cincinnati and Cincinnati Sports Leagues, netted $3,000 for Give Back Cincinnati.

"We had 100 participants and 18 volunteers,'' said Joff Moine, president of CSL

Give Back Cincinnati is a group of young professionals who perform volunteer services throughout the year.

A $30,000 grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation will help the Accountability and Credibility Together's education center.

ACT was created in 1996 as a consortium of Beech Acres, Lighthouse Youth Services, Talbert House and the FreeStore/FoodBank to respond to imminent welfare reform changes.

ACT founder and CEO Carol Gibbs said the agency counsels, educates and guides people toward self-sufficiency and enables them to achieve long-term success.

Tennis for Charity, which operates the Tennis Masters Series and has raised more than $5.3 million in tournament proceeds for Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, has chosen Cincinnati-based

Profitability.net to provide e-mail management and hosting services.

The charity group also has provided $326,633 for an inner-city tennis program run by the Cincinnati Recreation Commission.

Allen Howard's "Some Good News'' column runs Sunday-Friday. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements, or people who are uplifting to the Tristate, let him know at 768-8362, at ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.