“In 1998, a Hope Lodge in Lexington was conceived by a long time volunteer and cancer survivor, Bill Robbins, after seeing other Hope Lodges in the country.” It was discovered that almost 5,000 patients came from the surrounding areas of Lexington for cancer treatment. The Hope Lodge was created with a vision to give […]
In 2014 the turnout for the Beer Cheese Festival was close to 12,000 people! Located in Winchester, Kentucky, the Beer Cheese Festival is a great place for local vendors to display and sell their arts and crafts. The best part about the festival is that you are able to sample beer cheese all day long. […]
BLUEGRASS GREENSOURCE Bluegrass Greensource is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing environmental resources and information to schools, community groups, local governments and citizens in Central Kentucky. Since the organization was founded in 2001, it has continually pursued its mission by providing outreach programs that focus on household hazardous waste, rain barrels, environmentally-friendly lawn care, waste reduction, rain gardens, energy […]
BLUEGRASS TOMORROW Bluegrass 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 […]
CENTRAL KENTUCKY RIDING FOR HOPE Central Kentucky Riding for Hope is dedicated to enriching the community by improving the quality of life and the health of children and adults with special physical, cognitive, emotional and social needs through therapeutic activities with the horse. The loss of CKRH denies healthy, workable horses a second career as an equine […]
Dress For Success Lexington Mission, History of Organization: Our Vision The mission of Dress for Success Lexington is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Our Purpose “we are about much more […]
EXPLORIUM CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Children’s Museums are the fastest growing type of museum in the country and are unique among museums for the large number of interactive exhibits and educational programming presented to visitors. Visitors engage in hands-on experiences that inspire a curiosity for learning. In 1987, a group of inspired citizens presented the idea of […]
FACE-IT MOVEMENT: KOSAIR CHARITIES Mission, history of organization: Kosair Charities’ mission is to protect the health and well-being of children in Kentucky and Southern Indiana by providing financial support for clinical services, research, pediatric healthcare education, and child advocacy. Problem being addressed: Kosair Charities along with 20 other children’s agencies launched a movement called “Face It” […]
FAITH FEEDS: Faith Feeds is on its way to establishing an infrastructure for providing healthy food to homeless and low-income men, women and children in Central Kentucky.In just the last two and one-half years, nearly 200,000 pounds of food has been diverted from the waste stream and thousands of individuals have had a little more […]
“The festival is designed to showcase Kentucky’s beef industry. Kentucky is the largest beef cattle producing state east of the Mississippi, and ranks 8th in US production. We are in the business of promoting and educating the public about the production, distribution, and selling of beef from the farm to the marketplace.” The 10th […]