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First Jax Be Generous, Be Enchanted evening to benefit Lexington anti-bullying charity
In its first Be Generous/Be Enchanted event, newly opened restaurant The Jax will raise money Sunday, May 19 for Project Speak Out, a program by Lexington Fairness. Lexington Fairness is a nonprofit organization committed to fighting bullying and discrimination of …
Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy
Initiative sponsors three free giving seminars
The Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative is sponsoring three free regional training seminars in Somerset, Ashland, and Hazard for attorneys, accountants, insurance agents and other professional advisors to learn more about charitable giving in Kentucky. Seminars will be …
Child Development Center of the Bluegrass presents 11th Kitchens of Bluegrass Tour
The Child Development Center of the Bluegrass at the University of Kentucky will present the 11th Annual Kitchens of the Bluegrass Tour on May 18-19. The self-guided tour features 13 kitchens throughout the Lexington area and benefits Child Development …
Lexington’s Habitat for Humanity builds new home for Congo refugees, seeks Ambassadors
Habitat for Humanity in Lexington wants to give the Bandyatuyaga family of four real beds. A new home on Glen Arvin Avenue for Heri and Georgetta Bandyatuyaga and their two sons has been started. The construction costs are being …
UK Ag and Kentucky Nonprofit Network jointly host IRS tax-exempt status workshop
The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Department of Community and Leadership Development, in partnership with the Kentucky Nonprofit Network Inc., will host “Stay Exempt,” a one-day workshop to provide nonprofit organizations with information about maintaining their tax-exempt status and …
Two student employees of Chick-fil-A win chain’s highest scholar recognition awards
Lexington residents and Chick-fil-A team members Amanda Slone and Kirby Sowder Lewis are two of only 25 students across the country to receive the 2013 S. Truett Cathy Scholar Award, the chain’s highest scholar recognition that continues Chick-fil-A S. Truett …
Learning by giving: Students dole out $18,550 through acclaimed NKU philanthropy project
Neighborhood gardening. Drug and alcohol treatment. AIDS awareness. Healthy foods education. Those are just a few of the community needs being addressed with the $18,550 that students in Northern Kentucky University’s nationally recognized Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project invested this …
Toyota Kentucky honors its top volunteers at annual Volunteers in Place recognition event
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. honored its top volunteers during the company’s annual Volunteers In Place recognition ceremony May 11. Established in 1994 to encourage volunteerism and recognize employees for their efforts, TMMK’s VIP program has enrolled nearly 1,900 …
Superhero run to benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates who help abused children
Superheroes of all kinds can register this week to invade Coldstream Park on September 21 for the first ever superhero run in the state. Court Appointed Special Advocates of Lexington will put a new spin on their sixth annual …
Living Arts & Science addition will be named for Little; fund-raising passes halfway mark
By Judah Taylor KyForward intern A new addition at the Living Arts and Science Center in Lexington will be named in honor of late board member and original founder Lucille Caudill Little. The announcement Tuesday follows a …
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