Fundraiser

My name is Donna, and I’m writing this letter to let everyone know how much Tony, my husband, and I appreciated everything that was done for us. On Feb. 26, Farmers National Bank, Perryville branch, sponsored a benefit auction for me to help with medical bills and such. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. It has truly been a blessing to know how many people care about us. I want to thank everyone who worked so hard before and during the benefit and for their donations.

HARRODSBURG — A fundraiser titled “Night at the Ragged Edge” is set for 8 p.m. April 30 at Ragged Edge Community Theatre in Harrodsburg. Tickets are $15. Entertainment will include favorite RECT performers such as Natalie Berry as Patsy Cline, Hananh Beth Turner and the “Cast of Beauty and the Beast,” and a preview for May musical “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Food will be part of the evening, as well. In addition, SummerStage Children’s Workshop registration forms are available at the theater.

If you missed “Dancing with the Danville Stars” on Saturday, you missed a delightful evening. The program, sponsored by the Danville School Education Foundation, was a wonderful event of entertainment for a worthwhile cause, the students. I thank the organizers for their detailed organization and the performers who spent many hours of their own time in preparation. While there was a declared winning couple chosen, there were no losers. All couples were winners! I believe the crowd would agree.

Members of the Clark County Democratic Women's Ways and Means Committee meet to plan a fundraiser for Thursday, Oct. 20, where Gov. Steve Beshear, first lady Jane Beshear and other Democrats will appear. The fundraiser will be at Blackfish Golf and Hunt Club from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.. For ticket information, call 771-6487. Left to right are Karen Ward, Paula Joslin, Ann Humble, chair, and Sallie Dailey. Not present for the picture were LaDonna Stamper, Vanessa Rogers and Gloria Branham. The Clark County Democratic Executive Committee is hosting the event.

Laura Kirkpatrick, the professional model from Lincoln County who finished second on America’s Next Top Model, will host a Family Field Day Saturday to raise money for her newly established dyslexia education foundation. The event will kickoff at 11 a.m. at the Lincoln County Fairground on U.S. 27. Read Laura’s blog at http://www.laurasmodellife.com. Activities will include a corn hole contest, face painting, an egg toss, a scavenger hunt, a three-legged race, a chili cook off and much more.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who made The Danville Schools Education Foundation fundraising event, Dancing with the Danville Stars, a huge success!  So many people put in hours of their precious time and energy to benefit the children of the Danville schools. A special thank you to our events committee members: Kathy Belcher, Jane Dewey, Paige Matthews, Yvonne Morley, Arnetta Myers, Kelly Rankin and Louellen Turner.  Thank you for all of the donations area businesses and individuals, DWTDS judges, Danville schools, DHS National Honors Society, Bate National Junior Honors Society, Gravely Hall staff and Technology Department, DHS Art Department, DHS maintenance dept., and of course, every individual who purchased a ticket or made a vote.

LANCASTER — Toilet humor isn’t usually a favorite topic of church-going folks, but it has been one of the most popular subjects among members of Victory Christian’s congregation for the past four weeks or so. The particular toilet being talked about is bright pink and has been showing up without warning in many different church members’ front yards. The wandering latrine is the brain child of Victory Christian’s youth minister Ricky Davis, who was looking for a way to raise money for youth group activities.

Jessamine County FCCLA is hosting a bake-sale fundraiser Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the S.A.V.E. Center. The event will be held in front of Tractor Supply on North Main Street in Nicholasville. Proceeds will benefit the S.A.V.E. Center, and dogs will be available for adoption.

A couple months from now, Victoria Hulsing expects to arrive in Baltimore physically and mentally exhausted. On that day, the 20-year-old will have run about 16 miles each of almost every one of the previous 30 days. Hulsing is joining 25 other college-age people for a 4K for Cancer to raise money for The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. The runners will start their trek in San Fransisco on June 16, and, more than 4,000 miles later, will arrive in Baltimore July 14. Hulsing is running to help raise awareness of the hardships young adults with cancer face, she said.

A series of games and activities this weekend in and around Kentucky School for the Deaf is one of the largest local fundraisers for a basketball team planning to compete this summer in the Deaf Olympics. The Derby weekend event features basketball, cornhole, poker and darts tournaments, with proceeds going to the USA Deaf Basketball team. A former KSD star is the team director, another is expected to play for the team, and KSD boys coach Mike Yance is an assistant coach and the team's fundraising coordinator.

A new book about High Bridge will be released at a bean-soup supper fundraiser sponsored by the High Bridge Community Association on Saturday, April 20. Entitled “High Bridge, Kentucky,” it is a 128-page photographic journey from the building of the original bridge to the rebuilding of it in 1910-'11 through today. Authors Melissa and Judith Jurgensen will sell and sign copies of their book from 5-6:30 p.m. during the bean supper event. The supper will be held in the former fire-department building located at 4699 High Bridge Road from 5-8 p.m. Adult  meals are  priced at $7, children's meals at $4. At 6:30 p.m.,  Jessamine Creek Express, a local bluegrass band, will perform.

Lincoln County Middle School teachers and staff took advantage of a timeout during a basketball game Friday to surprise students and other staff with a rendition of the popular "Harlem Shake" meme. The basketball game doubled as a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.

STANFORD - Stanford Elementary School Principal Dan Story kicked off his birthday on Thursday by kicking off a pair of sensible flats and dancing in drag in front of hundreds of his students. After students successfully met a fundraising goal for the school's local Jumping Wildcats team, Story and fellow drag-queens-for-a-morning physical education teacher Brent Cole and fifth-grade social studies teacher Daniel Gay were obligated to strut their stuff in dresses, wigs and matching accessories in the school gym. Story agreed to dress up as a woman for his students if they raised $1,000 for the Jumping Wildcats, who tour area schools and perform to raise awareness about heart health for the American Heart Association.

The things they do would be hard enough without the rope. Wilmore Elementary students have been jumping, skipping and bouncing to dodge rapidly moving ropes for 22 years - and they have something to show for it. The school unveiled a banner last week celebrating that Wilmore has raised more than $150,000 for the American Heart Association through the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser since 1991. But even more than just a fundraiser, jump-roping has become a part of Wilmore Elementary's natural rhythm in the past two decades.

The Jessamine County Board of Education bucked the administration's recommendation Monday night, voting to allow a donkey-basketball fundraiser for the Jessamine County FFA chapter. Concerns centered on insurance for the Buckeye Donkey Ball event that would take place in the spring and involve people playing basketball while riding donkeys. Chief operations officer Matt Moore explained that he and superintendent Lu Young could not recommend approval because they didn't believe signed waivers would release the district from responsibility for an injury if it was alleged a rider had acted inappropriately.

The Jessamine County FFA chapter is looking to jack up its fundraising efforts with a donkey-basketball event this spring but will have to wait for approval from the school board. Board members expressed concerns at Monday night's meeting about safety and insurance, and superintendent Lu Young warned them that groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) vehemently opposed donkey basketball. The board will consider the matter at its Feb. 25 meeting. Agriculture teacher Mary Jennings said Tuesday that the chapter began researching donkey basketball after hearing from several other Kentucky chapters in a summer training who use similar events for fundraising.

Kentucky School for the Deaf will host its Pancake and Sausage Day from 6:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday at Grow Hall. The cost is $5 and the meal includes pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange juice. The annual event began in 1980 to raise funds for students and teachers for which there were no available funds. It was established by the Parent-Teacher-Cottage Association. Proceeds benefit student organizations, the Jacobs Hall Museum and the KSD Foundation. Organizers also will raffle a 32-inch flat screen TV donated by Harrodsburg Corning; a 19-inch flat screen TV from an anonymous donor; a homemade quilt, artwork and photography; and gift cards.

A central Kentucky organization that raises funds for children around Kentucky who are suffering from cancer will hold a fundraising event in conjunction with Wednesday's Transylvania-Centre men's game. Collin's Classic for Children with Cancer will hold "Divided on the Court, United for Collin," before and during the 7 p.m. game at Alumni Gymnasium. The organization will be selling "C vs. T" cups, holding a raffle for items donated by local businesses and taking donations. Collin's Classic president Julia Poynter will give a short speech about the organization and announce raffle winners at halftime.