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OWL

Opportunity for Work and Learning

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At OWL, we are proud to have over 50 years of experience serving the Central Kentucky community by helping individuals overcome significant barriers to employment through our comprehensive programming. We provide everything from Life Skills Coaching to Forklift Certification, and give our clients both necessary technical skills and the soft skills sought by employers in all industries. Many of our clients have moved on and are experiencing successful and fulfilling careers, and we are happy that some are willing to share their personal stories.

Today OWL is spread over four large facilities on Kennedy Road in Lexington, Kentucky with over 81,100 combined sq. ft. of office, manufacturing, and warehouse space. To date, close to 19,000 people throughout Central Kentucky have benefited from OWL’s specialized rehabilitation and employment services. Over 3,000 have obtained and maintained employment.

Over its long and storied history, OWL has attracted some of the greatest potential in Central Kentucky found in the determination and spirit of its consumers. OWL has also engaged some of the best professionals in the field to take on the challenging, but always rewarding, work of vocational rehabilitation and job placement.

OWL expects its next fifty-years, like the first, to facilitate even more working, learning, and – most of all – opportunity.

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To create a world without barriers to employment.

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OWL partners within communities to educate and equip individuals with barriers to employment to reach their vocational goals.

 

For more information, please visit their website at: www.owlinc.net

Featured Sponsors for OWL

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The William & Mary Jane Helm Trust

MUSIC WORKS- Lexington, Kentucky

Music Works

Mission, History of Organization:

Music Works PicFounded by the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras in July 2013, North Limestone MusicWorks fosters positive youth development by providing equitable access to intense, high-quality music education for Lexington’s Northside district. All MusicWorks students attend Arlington Elementary School, a Title 1 school where 95% of students participate in the free or reduced lunch program. MusicWorks is an El Sistema – inspired initiative operating daily after school for 35 second, third and fourth graders who receive free instrument use and instruction from conservatory-trained active musicians.

Problem being addressed:

Two significant challenges facing the NoLi neighborhood are student retention and academic development. Arlington Elementary has named student retention as the chief obstacle for MusicWorks to overcome. The faculty seek to cultivate lasting relationships with students and their families, thus making the program and anchor of the community and ultimately creating an incentive to remain in the neighborhood. mw-5

The NoLi MusicWorks’ primary goal is to use music education as a tool to teach positive social values and to make each child feel that they are an asset within their community. By nurturing interpersonal development skills in an orchestral setting, MusicWorks seeks to inspire its students to achieve more in their personal and academic pursuits, alongside their musical endeavors. The goal of MusicWorks is not to produce professional musicians but rather to use the skills cultivated in an immersion-style orchestral setting to develop healthy, contributing citizens.

For more information, please visit their website at: www.musicworksckyo.org

Featured Sponsors for Music Works:

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The Lorch Family

Give Into The Groove

Give Into The Groove:

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The Groove’s mission is to raise awareness for local organizations and charities and encourage people of all ages to get involved in philanthropy.

What is Give Into The Groove?

GITG is a creative event for the community by the community highlighting interactive art projects and entertainment. The event aims to use an impressive collection of talent including art, dance, fashion, design and music to raise awareness for the needs of the eleven selected charities. GITG is an all ages event that is sponsored and organized by The Give Into The Groove Foundationgive into the groove logo

Problem being addressed:

Eleven charities will benefit from the event. Each of the eleven charities selected will be showcased at the June 21, 2014 GITG event along with preview parties leading up to the event.  The recipients will receive marketing and promotional benefits in all aspects of event promotion along with a $111 outright donation to their charity provided by The Give Into The Groove Foundation.  Opportunities for additional fundraising will take place at the event.

Give Into The Groove Sponsored By: hot sauce records

 

MARCH MADNESS MARCHING BAND- Lexington, Kentucky

March Madness Marching Band

Mission, History of Organization:

march madness marching bandMMMB is an all-volunteer, community-building organization that brings joyous creative arts to charity events and public festivals. Our mixture of professional artists, dedicated amateurs and spirited children has entertained crowds throughout the state, and annually at a nonprofit street band festival in Austin, TX. MMMB welcomes performers of all ages and skill levels to attend weekly rehearsals.

Formed to represent Local First Lexington (LFL) in Lexington’s 2008 downtown Christmas Parade, MMMB has earned a wealth of parade awards, community pride, ear-to-ear grins, and statewide praise. In 2012, MMMB also earned federal tax exempt status, under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Problem being addressed:

A symphony of mismatched musical instruments, a kaleidoscope of inspired costumes, a choreographed gaggle of hoop dancers, an array of unconventional dancers and spinners. Each band member brings a piece of authentic Lexington, and together we create a delicious concoction from quirky ingredients. MMMB embodies a moving metaphor for the diverse talents of our Central Kentucky neighbors. Also? We’re really, really good.

MMMB provides unique arts access to both performers and audiences. We enliven events that are open to the public, and deliberately blur the line between art and audience. We encourage spectators of all ages and skill levels to join our open practices and our public performances.Band Member

At weekly rehearsals, professional arts educators provide no-cost instruction to band members. We also provide both musicians and dancers with tools for at-home practice. Most members of MMMB do not have other outlets for creative expression, or other ways to support the charities for which we perform.

For more information, please visit their website at:  www.m‐m‐m‐b.org

Featured Sponsors for March Madness Marching Band:

hot sauce records

KENTUCKY RIVERKEEPER


KENTUCKY RIVERKEEPER

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The Kentucky Riverkeeper is a 501(c)3 organization founded on the notion that we can find a way to restore the Kentucky River in the next decade by working with citizen coalitions throughout the watershed.

Kentucky Riverkeeper acts as the voice and face of the river, sponsoring educational forums with a variety of constituents among schools, communities, and political leaders and developing strategies to identify and draw attention to pollution along the Kentucky River.

Kentucky Riverkeeper also coordinates internships and service-learning opportunities with EKU through their Center for Appalachian Studies to further promote river restoration and maintenance among the state’s youth.

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The Kentucky River Water Trail Alliance is an evolving group of organizations and stakeholders hoping to unify projects and points of interest, educate communities to promote the stewardship of the Kentucky River.

For more information on Kentucky Riverkeeper please visit KYRiverkeeper.org

Our episode on Nonprofits and water is sponsored by:

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RIVER SWEEP


RIVER SWEEP

RiverSweep-logoThe Foundation for Ohio River Education (FORE) teaches people of all ages in the Ohio River Basin to become environmental stewards through hands-on programs that get people on the water and engaged in preserving the cultural, ecological, and economic value of our rivers.

Litter is collected along the shores of the Ohio River coming from various sources including the streets of the surrounding towns, sewers, recreationists and storm water. River Sweep is a volunteer shoreline cleanup of the Ohio River. During a single day in 2013, 18,000 people volunteered and removed approximately 7,000 tons of trash and debris along more than 3,000 miles of shoreline (from Pennsylvania to Illinois) along the Ohio, Allegheny, Monongahela, Beaver and Kentucky Rivers were cleaned.

 

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Since 1989, this event has been organized by ORSANCO and jointly sponsored by the environmental agencies in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. If River Sweep did not exist, most of the collected trash would continue along the Ohio River, one day reaching the ocean and ultimately interfere with the normal biological processes of the Ohio River. 

More information and contact info for River Sweep:  http://www.orsanco.org/river-sweep

Our episode on Nonprofits and water is sponsored by:

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RIVER DISCOVERY CENTER

RIVER DISCOVERY CENTER

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The River Discovery Center is a private, non-profit, educational institution whose primary mission is to stimulate an interest in and teach the public about the importance of America’s rivers to the development of the nation, and in particular upon the Four Rivers Region.

For twenty years, a group of people from Paducah realized and filled a need for a river/maritime museum. The River Discovery Center has used a variety of exhibits, including some interactive, to highlight and educate people on the importance of Paducah’s rich river history as well as the river industry.

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It is critical that the next generation of our community be educated on the importance of our rivers. While providing a water source for our region, our rivers also play a vital role in our environment and economy; after all, Paducah’s existence gives thanks to it’s geographical location on a river. Before the River Discovery Center opened, there was no place for our children to become “connected” to our rivers. Here, they have a place for fun learning about all aspects of our rivers.

For more information on the River Discovery Center please visit: http://riverdiscoverycenter.org

Our episode on Nonprofits and water is sponsored by:

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Living Arts & Science Center

Living Arts & Science Center

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The Living Arts & Science Center is a nonprofit organization working for nearly fifty years to “inspires participation in art and science by engaging the community through education, discovery, exploration and creativity.” The center has become a trusted creative resource that makes Central Kentucky a better place.

The Living Arts & Science Center offers diverse programming including more than four hundred classes for all ages from infants to adults; hands-on exhibits exploring relationships between art and science; multiple exhibits of original work by local artists and musicians; field trips centering on Kentucky’s core arts and sciences content; and free art activities at  community events such as MayFest and the Center’s own Family Fun Day.

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The Living Arts & Science Center, housed in a nationally registered Historic Place, enjoy plenty of land to offer outside classrooms and free art classes to for thousands of at-risk and special needs children, teens, and adults.

To learn more about the Living Arts & Science Center and information about their programs please visit: www.lasclex.org

BLUEGRASS TOMORROW

BLUEGRASS TOMORROW
379543120_640Bluegrass Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization which seeks to enhance the quality of life in the Bluegrass Region by facilitating partnerships among public, private, and corporate citizens by building a foundation of cooperation. They are a coalition of business, farming, development, and preservation interests dedicated to developing a regional unified vision focusing on land use, job growth, and quality of life innovations for the central Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, which leads to an environment that develops creative talent.379542180_640

Bluegrass Tomorrow seeks to unite the efforts of the eighteen county region that covers the counties served by the 6th Congressional District and the Bluegrass Area Development District including: Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and Woodford Counties. They work to achieve regional solutions that enable the central Bluegrass to build a strong and efficient economy which respects the tradition of livable and distinct communities, surrounded by beautiful greenbelts of productive farmland and rich natural areas.

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Simply put, Bluegrass Tomorrow wants the Bluegrass to be recognized not only locally, but nationally and internationally as a great place to live and work.

For more information, please visit their website at:
http://www.bluegrasstomorrow.org

FRIEND FOR LIFE

FRIEND FOR LIFE 
552078_10150754682652170_1498620836_nMission: To help persons recently diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones navigate the path through diagnosis, treatment and recovery by pairing them with a trained survivor of a similar experience so they can face cancer with someone who’s been there.

Established in 1988, Friend for Life is a network of survivors and co-survivors (caregivers) who serve as trained volunteers, providing one-on-one emotional and psycho-social support to persons recently diagnosed with cancer, and their loved ones. Facing cancer with someone who has been through a similar experience helps restore a sense of stability during a tumultuous time and to navigate the path through diagnosis, treatment and recovery. 32076_403381077169_2021273_n

Who we are
Friend for Life is a non-profit support network of cancer survivors who serve the emotional and psychological needs of persons recently diagnosed with cancer, and their loved ones. These services are offered free of charge.

How we can help
We match persons recently diagnosed with any form of cancer as closely as possible with a trained volunteer who has encountered the same type of cancer and similar course of treatment.

Wherever possible, we also match for age and gender. Our volunteers do not advise or participate in medical decisions, but offer compassionate insights into their own experiences of coping with cancer. We can help you sort through the overwhelming feelings that often accompany a cancer diagnosis. Support is also available for family and friends. 

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For more information, please visit their website at: 
http://www.friend4life.org/