Peeler Hall, Hunt Hall honor two Lifeline stalwarts while providing new housing for 50 men Pages 8-11
‘PRAYER INTO ACTION’
Governor praises Lifeline’s second chances Pages 6
MEETING THE CHALLENGE
Lifeline celebrates successes despite pandemic
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DID YOU KNOW?
Awareness named a priority, so you understand addiction and see ways to help
GAS ON THE FIRE
COVID pandemic worsens Kentucky’s already serious drug epidemic
‘PRAYER INTO ACTION’
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2021 ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
80 golfers raise $32,964 at annual tournament
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PAYING IT FORWARD
2020 graduate stays at Lifeline to help others facing a similar journey
‘IS THIS IT?’
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Governor praises Lifeline efforts to give second chances Page 6
STAMPS OF APPROVAL
Lifeline licensed and accredited for meeting standards Page 7
A LANDMARK CELEBRATION
Peeler Hall, Hunt Hall honor two Lifeline stalwarts while providing new housing for 50 men
Pages 8-10
A TRIBUTE TO OTHERS
Hunt says name on dorm reminds him of ‘more deserving’ people who inspire Page 9
Lifeline coordinator recounts turning point in addiction recovery
THE NEED FOR HOPE
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Rex Smith supports Lifeline’s efforts to inspire hope through addiction recovery Page 14
JANUARY 1 - OCTOBER 19, 2021
Thank you to our 2021 donors! Pages 15-18
HUNT HALL
Donor List
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2021 Audited Financial Report Page 19
When it comes to Lifeline, I know I am biased because I, myself, benefitted several years ago from this Christcentered addiction recovery program. However, even the most casual observer would surely be amazed at what has happened here in the last year. With God’s blessings of unprecedented community support for Lifeline Recovery Center in 2020-21, the 18 months of the pandemic have been some of Lifeline’s most successful. Consider:
Ashley Miller 2014 Graduate of Lifeline
• Services continued, without any break. Fifty-five of our friends and neighbors completed their addiction recovery journey at our residential treatment center. Fifty more are on track to finish this fall.
• Employee and volunteer engagement grew. We didn’t have to lay off any staff; in fact, we added two positions in the last 16 months. Volunteers continued to lead classes and transport our clients to their appointments and work sites. Five more community volunteers joined our active board of directors, setting a vision of growth and success at Lifeline.
• The quality of our recovery program improved, earning recognition. Staff participated in the most comprehensive professional development program in our history. Two separate agencies – the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities – surveyed and inspected our program, issuing our first ever license and accreditation to affirm our commitment to excellence. (See page 7)
• Community support increased. We adapted our biggest fund-raiser, an annual banquet, to a virtual banquet and carried on with our golf tournament, raising more money than ever. In fact, we experienced the best year ever of financial donations, including $111,220 from Leadership Paducah Class #34. This support allowed us to open two new men’s dormitories, a fully-funded investment of more than $800,000, to better serve our clients. (See pages 8-10).
Addiction is one of the greatest health challenges of our time, and it worsened during the pandemic. We are grateful that our community responded in record fashion during the pandemic to strengthen Lifeline’s work when our community needed it most.
With your help, we want everyone who comes to us to leave here free of addiction and ready to rejoin their families. We are more committed than ever to changing their lives and transforming our communities.
Ashley Miller, Executive Director
Almost everyone knows someone affected by drug or alcohol addiction. Our challenge at Lifeline is to make sure that you also realize that Lifeline offers real solutions.
That’s why awareness is one of our four strategic initiatives, keeping our board and staff focused on what is necessary to be successful.
We have rebranded to clarify our mission; enhanced our digital, print and social media messaging to reach more audiences; and engaged more community leaders on our board to develop more impactful leadership.
Why is awareness so important? As Dr. Brazzell discusses (see page 5), addiction is a worsening problem. As the pandemic created more health and economic stress, addiction rates skyrocketed – in a state already known as one of the nation’s most-addicted.
We share real stories, such as Caleb’s and Jaquelyn’s (see pages 12-13), to remind us of the real struggles. The impact on their lives extends to that of their families, friends and places of employment. When we help our clients get sober, we transform our community into a healthier place.
As you become aware of their stories and Lifeline’s work, we hope you will feel compelled to help. Donations fund most of our budget, keeping costs low for clients and making improvements – such as the two men’s dormitories (see page 8) – possible. Hundreds of donors (see page 15-18) give in a variety of ways – supporting our fundraising events, making monthly payments, putting Lifeline into their
annual budgets and naming Lifeline as a beneficiary in their wills, insurance or retirement accounts.
Whatever way works for you will work for our clients, as explained by a recent graduate, Caleb (see page 12). Caleb said the Lifeline staff and volunteers, many of whom are in recovery themselves, modeled sobriety for him. “They had been through it, so they gave me hope,” Caleb said. “When you’re in addiction, that means a lot. I didn’t know how to live sober, and they showed me.”
Our success in realizing our mission will be measured by the extent to which we achieve the following:
Effectively tell our story to the community, conveying a message that increases the awareness of our mission and program and demonstrates the impact of our services and the value of the organization to the community.
In future issues, we will discuss each of our strategic initiatives. To read the full strategic plan, please visit LifelineRecoveryCenter.org
Awareness named a priority, so you understand addiction and see ways to help
DID YOU KNOW?
Executive chairman of CSI board
“I didn’t know how to live sober, and they showed me.”
Addiction overdoses and relapses have increased while the COVID pandemic rages on, adding stress to those battling addictions.
The American Medical Association said in June the COVID pandemic made the drug overdose epidemic worse, and the data prove it. During 2020, overdose deaths in the U.S. rose 30 percent; in Kentucky, the increase was even higher at 53 percent, second only to Vermont. Last year, 1,964 Kentuckians died from overdoses.
Why is this problem so much worse in Kentucky?
Kentucky already had a high rate of poverty and a high rate of drug use.
Then, COVID hit, like gasoline being poured on a fire already burning. COVID increased:
• Financial insecurity, because of loss of jobs.
• Forced isolation, harmful to those in recovery.
• Inability to attend 12-step and faith-based meetings, since many had to suspend in-person sessions.
• Barriers to accountability in the legal system, due to shutdown of courts.
• Depression, anxiety and hopelessness, due to lack of person-to-person contact.
Relapse has been more frequent because people have sought escape from their unpleasant feelings and fear. People in recovery often do not embrace change, so they may use drugs to avoid acceptance of change.
Despite the negative impact of the pandemic, we have seen some positive signs as people have tried to increase contact with their sponsors, friends and family. Some have begun or improved their exercise program, engaged in virtual programs and enhanced their spiritual growth.
Friends and families can encourage those struggling with addiction by talking openly about addiction as a disease, not as a moral failure. Keep the lines of communication open!
JOHN W. BRAZZELL, M.D. Volunteer Medical Consultant at Lifeline Medical director at Kentucky Care, Paducah
All of us need help at some time in our lives. It is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of strength to ask for help.
When you recognize those cries for help, respond by sharing that spiritual enhancement is essential to achieving a meaningful recovery. Lifeline can be the link to a successful recovery, especially as it focuses on a relationship with Christ.
Tips for navigating these difficult times:
Increase contact with your sponsors, friends and family.
Begin or improve an exercise program.
Enhance spiritual growth.
COVID pandemic worsens Kentucky’s already serious drug epidemic
Standing in front of Lifeline’s two new men’s dormitories, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the recovery center is a prime example of putting “prayer into action” to help those struggling with addiction.
Beshear and his senior advisor, Rocky Adkins, former majority and minority leader in the Kentucky House of Representatives, visited the men’s campus Aug. 9.
Beshear commended the center for recently earning state licensure and accreditation (see page 7)
The governor said recovery is critical not only for individuals and their families, but also for communities and society. “Our future here in Kentucky, the future of our economy and our potential, is all tied to getting people better – to getting them back with their families and to getting them a really great job coming out of Lifeline,” he said.
He said he has worked as attorney general and now as governor to fight Kentucky’s addiction problem, noting that every individual deserves a second chance. “Addiction has to be the hardest thing ever imaginable to beat,” he said.
Board chair Steve Powless welcomed the officials with a charge. “We have the potential, with every single person we free from addiction,” he said, “to not only have an individual impact, but in many cases, we stand to have a generational effect breaking the cycle of addiction with families.”
After meeting with local leaders and Lifeline staff, clients and donors, the governor toured the newest dorm with Powless; executive director Ashley Miller; and board member and contractor Kenny Hunt.
“Our future here in Kentucky, the future of our economy and our potential, is all tied to getting people better.”
For the first time in our history, Lifeline Recovery Center has been licensed and accredited by two separate agencies, affirming our commitment to excellence in treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. In May, we were licensed for 29 beds at the men’s campus and 16 beds at the women’s campus as an inpatient Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Entity by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services. In July, we were licensed by the cabinet for outpatient services. Lifeline’s nine-month program includes three phases of residential and outpatient treatment. Also, in July, Lifeline received three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities following a recent survey. CARF International says the accreditation indicates Lifeline conforms to treatment standards and represents a commitment to improving the quality of lives of its clients.
Executive director Ashley Miller said the two licenses and accreditation are Lifeline’s firsts.
“We have worked many years to achieve these milestones,” she said. “Meeting the strict standards for licensure and accreditation is a wonderful affirmation of our recovery program and reflects the commitment to excellence from our staff and volunteers. It is a stamp of approval to give our clients and their families confidence in the treatment we offer.”
Peeler Hall, Hunt Hall honor two Lifeline stalwarts while providing new housing for 50 men
With addiction recovery as our mission, Lifeline counts success first in the lives of our graduates – those who complete our ninemonth program and return sober to their families and jobs.
Other victories lead to that ultimate success, when you help our clients find their way to graduation.
We celebrated two such victories July 1, 2021, a landmark day in the Lifeline story.
Lifeline marked the opening of two men’s dormitories at our Morgan Lane campus, providing efficient, modern housing for 50 men in different phases of their treatment. The $800,000 investment was funded completely by local support.
On July 1, the dorms were named and dedicated in honor of two significant Lifeline supporters:
The first dorm was dedicated as Peeler Hall, honoring one of Lifeline’s founders and retired executive director Terrye Peeler.
“This has been an awesome day in so many ways,” said Terrye, executive director from 2008 to her retirement in 2019. “God is so good. I’m so honored!”
Peeler Hall was completed in 2020, during the
pandemic, to serve 20 men during their first phase of treatment. The 2400-square-foot facility cost $250,000, funded by donations in large part from the Lifeline board and A&K Construction, whose president Kenny Hunt serves on the board.
Next door is the second dorm, Hunt Hall, named for Hunt’s continued devotion on the board. His company built the second dorm for 20 men in the second phase and 10 men in the third phase of treatment. (See Hunt Hall donors on page 18.)
Story continued on page 10.
Kenny Hunt sees his name on the new men’s dormitory at Lifeline as a tribute more to others than to himself.
“It has been so heartening to see so many individuals dedicated to Lifeline through the years,” Kenny said. “They have given far more to me than I have to them.”
Kenny became a Lifeline board member in 2020, when his company, A&K Construction, helped build a men’s dorm, now known as Peeler Hall for one of Lifeline’s founders and former executive director Terrye Peeler. A&K has since completed a second dorm, Hunt Hall, bearing its retired president’s name.
Kenny, a long-time member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church and sponsor of Sunrise Children’s Services, and wife Beth have supported many local charities, but the connection with Lifeline grew gradually into a special relationship.
“There wasn’t an ‘aha’ moment,” he said.
Instead, Kenny’s Lifeline support began several years ago when board member Bob Hill invited his Bible study group, including Kenny, out to have breakfast with some of the Lifeline clients.
“After that, I began helping when I could from the edges,” he said. “My interest just grew over time, especially when we would attend the banquets and hear the stories from clients about how Lifeline had changed their lives.”
Kenny then took his friend, Steve Powless, to one of those banquets, and Steve was so impressed that he, too, wanted to help Lifeline. Steve joined the board and soon became chair; then Kenny joined the board. “I recruited him,” Kenny said, “and he recruited me.”
Kenny said he’d always known addiction was a national problem, but he had not personally seen its effects. “As an employer, we had a ‘no-tolerance’ policy in construction. We did a lot of drug testing, and we had to let plenty of people go; but my real indoctrination into knowing the real effects of
addiction came through a friend’s son. He talked a lot about his son’s struggle, and that’s as close as I came to experiencing it.”
Walking that journey with his friend and seeing the successes of Lifeline graduates inspired Kenny’s dedication to help Lifeline grow and succeed. Still, he is humbled by the honor of Hunt Hall.
“There are a lot of people more deserving than I am to have their name on that building,” he said. “It’s one thing to put your money toward a cause, but the time and effort many of them have put into Lifeline are just amazing. They are the ones who inspire me.”
Hunt says name on dorm reminds him of ‘more deserving’ people who inspireBoard member Kenny Hunt is honored as the namesake of the dorm constructed by his company, A&K Construction.
Story continued from page 8.
Executive director Ashley Miller recognized donors, including Leadership Paducah Class #34, which raised $111,200 after choosing Lifeline as its class project to support a local nonprofit organization.
Board chair Steve Powless commended the class, which raised more than any previous class and did it during a pandemic. “It’s just beyond incredible,” he said, noting the gift not only helps current clients, but added it potentially will have a “generational effect because if you can stop addiction at some level, then you stop it from going forward.”
More than 126 individuals, businesses and churches donated to the two projects, as Lifeline celebrated its best fundraising year in its history. Ashley said she thinks of everyone who contributed, as well as those who benefit, every time she looks up the hill at the two new dorms.
“Resilience. When I look at those buildings, that’s what I think of,” Ashley said. “They are a testament of what hard work and dedication can do. We prayed and spent hours trying to strategize and develop a plan for these guys to have better housing. God heard us, and what we see here is His answer to our prayers.”
Eighty golfers braved the July heat to raise $32,964 for Lifeline at our annual golf tournament. Chair Todd Trimble organized a special event, sharing the stories of our successes in helping people battling addiction. Many of our staff, volunteers and clients assisted Paxton Park to put on a fun and meaningful event.
At 34, just before the pandemic hit in 2020, Caleb Wagers found himself in a place he didn’t particularly want to be – referred to Lifeline by the Marshall County drug court. Even though he’d been through a couple of 30-day rehab programs before and he didn’t relish going to a faithbased program, something was different this time. “My instinct was to run, but I didn’t,” he said. Instead, Caleb finished the nine-month rehab and has stayed on at Lifeline as a house monitor, while he finishes the drug court’s two-year program of AA meetings and court appearances.
He hopes to be for them what his mentors were to him.
“They had been through it, so they gave me hope,” he said. “When you’re in addiction, that means a lot. I didn’t know how to live sober, and they showed me.”
Now, the Marshall County native has a chance to do the same for others. “I want to give away freely what has been given to me,” he said, “and I find it helps me, too.”
Caleb has had a long road, since becoming a heroin addict at 20 following pain pills for an injury. He had grown up with loving, supportive parents, who had grown weary of his many stumbles. “But after about four or five months at Lifeline, they could see the light come on in me.”
Besides learning from his mentors, Caleb discovered a strong faith in God, which he had dismissed despite years of Christian schooling as a child. “I didn’t think I was a religious person because all I could see was the judgment in people,” he said. “At Lifeline, they didn’t judge me. They genuinely care about you, and that was new to me.”
Caleb remembers being surprised at the motives of the Lifeline volunteers, some of whom had suffered through addiction and some had not.
“I always thought, ‘Why would they do this? What do they want in return?’ “ he said. “But I kept an open mind, and now I see the love in people. My faith is a big part of my life, and I want to make myself available to help others now.”
He is looking to the future with new hope. “I’m trying to build a relationship with my son and plan to move out of Lifeline soon. I know I will always have to work at sobriety every day, but volunteering at Lifeline keeps my focus in check. I’m sober and I’m happy.”
By day, he works as a carpenter; but by night, he lives in Lifeline’s transitional unit, helping guys like himself during their recovery.
“I want to give away freely what has been given to me and I find it helps me, too.”
decision was nothing short of a mother’s love.”
While she was in jail, Jaquelyn cried out to God in a moment of complete surrender. “I said ‘God, if you can save me, then save me; and if you can’t, then kill me because I don’t want to live this way anymore.’
Jaquelyn Cannon, 2017 Lifeline graduate from Murray and now program coordinator at the women’s campus, remembers a moment in that place many addicts call “rock bottom.”
Homeless and addicted, she was living in her car and going into gas station bathrooms to wash her hair. “I remember at one point looking up in the (gas station) mirror and just thinking to myself, ‘Is this it? Is this what my life is going to be?’”
That person, she says, is completely different from the smiling face you see now – a wife, a mom, a master’s degree graduate, a full-time Lifeline coordinator working toward certification as a certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor and, even, a public speaker in front of Kentucky’s governor (story about Gov. Andy Beshear’s visit to Lifeline on page 6).
As she told the governor, Jaquelyn was “in a very dark and seemingly hopeless season of life” as a 10-year addict and a homeless college drop-out who had lost custody of her daughter, when her mother intervened. “I was at my mom’s house, and she put her hands on my shoulders and said, ‘Jaq, I love you, but I’m not going to love you to death,’ and she told me I needed to leave. When I walked out of her house, the police were there waiting for me, and I knew that she had called them. Looking back now, I see how that
From that moment on, Jaquelyn said God started working in her life, leading her to Lifeline. “I know for certain that God worked through Lifeline to save my life. They gave me the tools to stay sober and the courage to stand on His promises.”
After she graduated, she stayed connected to Lifeline by volunteering. “What Lifeline is doing is seriously life-changing, and I have always wanted to be a part of it,” she said. “Even after I graduated the program, they continued giving me opportunities and impacting my life in the best way possible.”
Today, she celebrates five years of sobriety by thanking God for what she considers the many miracles He has performed in her life.
“God has restored everything that I lost. I got custody of my daughter back, and I’ve had two more children that have never had to see their mom high. My family prays together, and I’m utilizing what I learned at Lifeline to be the person, mom, and employee that I’ve always wanted to be.
“My happiness is not measured in a spoon, prescription, or bottle because it is true happiness that I have in Him. I have a purpose today –and that is to help other women find the same freedom that I have found. I believe that my life is a testament to God’s grace and the work that He is doing at Lifeline.”
“I know for certain that God worked through Lifeline to save my life.”
Whether it was during his years as a state legislator decades ago or as the current employer of 200-300 people, Rex Smith has seen firsthand people’s struggle with addiction and their need for hope. He believes Lifeline offers needed solutions for both.
“To keep our free society working, we have to find ways to help,” he said. “If I can do that by spreading a little asphalt, that’s the least I can do.”
Spreading a little asphalt hardly covers Rex’s commitment to help Lifeline achieve its mission of Christ-centered recovery for the 150 people who seek help there each year.
Rex, president/CEO of Smith Contracting Co., has been involved at Lifeline for most of its existence, starting out on a community service project through United Way and sponsoring a table for one of its events. He has since assisted on construction and paving projects at both the men’s and women’s campuses.
“They do such good work,” he said. Rex and his wife, Jackie, also support adoption ministries. That work, like Lifeline, offers what society needs most – hope.
“When I was in the state legislature (1987-94), I remember seeing studies that ranked Kentucky near the bottom in its people having a sense of well-being. If you don’t have that, you don’t have hope, and that’s so interrelated with addiction.”
Since Gallup began tracking it nationally in 2008, Kentucky consistently ranks near the bottom of states in the well-being index, based on five elements – career, social, financial, community and physical. (West Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee are the other low-ranking states.)
A low sense of well-being often leads to addiction, a condition he has witnessed too many times, Rex said. “Just about every family I know has been affected by it.”
Rex believes not only Lifeline’s residential treatment, but also its after-care is important for people recovering from addiction. “In a parachuting accident, they say it’s the second bounce that can kill you. It’s the same way for people in recovery. They do the hard work in rehab, but then may find it’s harder when they try to rejoin society.”
Lifeline addresses that by extending treatment in the third phase to helping clients with job placement. Rex believes that part of the programming is key in the Lifeline graduates’ 63 percent success rate of sobriety after one year.
“People are looking for hope,” he said. “If you can give them that second chance, a means to re-engage in life with a purpose, you have a friend for life.”
Rex Smith supports Lifeline’s efforts to inspire hope through addiction recovery
“Just about every family I know has been affected by it.”
The following donors made gifts to Lifeline Recovery Center in 2021 between January 1-August 31. Your generosity is helping to change lives and transform communities, and we are so very thankful for your support.
Gifts of $25,000 or more
Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation Trust
Stan & Helen Eckenberg
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc-Leadership Paducah Class #34
United Way
Gifts of $10,000-24,999
Bruce & Doreen Hahn
Ken & Beth Hunt
Glenn & Terrye Peeler
Steve & Nancy Powless
Gifts of $5,000-9,999
Teresa & Ron Beavers
Bradshaw & Weil
Faith Center of Paducah
Grace Fellowship Church
Heartland Church
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Kim & Keith Jones
Boyd Lee & Sharon Pegram
Rosebower Baptist Church
Bill Schroeder
Rennie & William Skinner
Gifts of $2,500-4,999
Robert S. Bell
Casey Brantley, MD
James Eickholz, MD
Damon Judd
Darrell & Shirley Orazine
Christian & Mary Orsborn
Oscar Baptist Church
Paducah Bank & Trust Company
Todd & Pam Trimble
Allan Whitaker
Gifts of $1,000-2,499
Anonymous
Jeffery P. Alford
Danny & Renee Allen
Animal Kare Center of Paducah
Bandana United Methodist
Brookport Church of God
James & Brenda Brown
Community Foundation of West Kentucky
Mason & Valerie DeJarnett
Elite Pain & Spine
Fairview Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Four Rivers Behavioral Health
Grace Baptist Church
Brandon Hall
Chuck and Cindy Hall
Bob Hill
Jeff & Terri Holland
Household of Faith
Humana
Hilary Hunt
Joppa Missionary Baptist Church
Bruce and Jeanna Kimbell
LaCenter Christian Church
Leeper Family Foundation
Lone Oak First Baptist Church
Mid-American Machine
Nicholas & Morgan Morris
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
New Life Associates
Edward & Teresa Nichols
Paducah Insurance Agency
Don & Belinda Page
Perkins Motor Plex
Pryorsburg Baptist Church
Purchase Ear Technology
Austin Raspberry
Rotary Club
Rotary District 6710
Natalie & Anthony Rupard
Jim Smith Contracting
Matthew & Keisha Snow
US Bank
Patrick Withrow, MD
Gifts of $500-999
AAA Stowaway
Anchor of Hope
Janice Bailey
Rev. Dr. Bernice Belt
Thomas Berry
Harry & Amy Brock
Friends at Bryant Law Center
Jason Cordes
Gary & Kathy Eckelkamp
Richard E. Fairhurst, Jr.
Faith Baptist Church
FNB Bank
John & Janet Foster
Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership
Free Spirit Motorcycle Ministry
The Greenhouse of Paducah
Jennifer Groves
H.T. Hackney Company
Jackson Purchase Electric
Jared Morgan
Lauren Munsell
Newton Creek Baptist Church
P&L Employee Charity Fund
Paducah Professional Women
Billie & “Brett” Preston
Mallori Rea
Shady Grove Baptist
Heather & Jeff Taylor, MD
Do you have a skill that could help someone in recovery? Or would you simply like to help those working to transform their lives?
Lifeline needs volunteers! You can drive clients to their appointments, facilitate a class, help out with campus chores or lend your professional expertise to clients getting back on their feet. We appreciate our 75 valuable volunteers, and we invite you to join us. It offers one of the best blessings you can receive.
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Pat Ellen Thompson
Elliot Treece
Neil Ward Waterway Ag
Gifts of $1-499
3 C’s Concrete Work, LLC
Cindy Bailey
Chantel Barniville
Loren Biggers
DW & JS Bollinger
Kaye Boyd
William Brigance, MD
Steven A Bright
Jessica Bross
Jamey & Jordan Brown
William & Mary Bryan
Rodney & Debbie Bushong
Willliam & Susan Cain
Gary & Brenda Cardin
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Christian Fellowship
Chris Colson Auction & Realty
Larry & Carol Conway
Randle & Sherry Cope
Jennifer Coursey
Deana & Todd Crawford
Jayne Crisp
Constantine Curris
Jenny Darnall
Earl & Marsha Davis
Naomi Dawson
Steve Duperrieu
Kelly & Kenya Estes
David & Debbie Etheridge
Kasey & Matt Evans
Faith Life Class
Todd & Suzanne Farmer
First Assembly of God
Frontstream
Sophia Harlan
Mrs. W.L.Harp, Jr.
Jesse & Darla Heuring
Rick and Amy Hill
Daniel & Keisha Hopkins
Sheryl B. Hosick
James & Denise Humphreys
Independence Foundation
Italian Village Pizza
Carol C Johnson
William & Theresa Jones
Mary Edwards Katz
Earl Kinchen
Jessy King
Stacey Knight
Kroger Community Rewards
Kathryn Lankton
George & Mariann Lankton
TaMara Lawson
William G Lee
Mark & Patricia Link
Little Tractor & Equipment LLC
Steve Marberry
Al & Mary McKeown
Pauline McKinney
Michelson Jewelers
If you have any time to spare, contact Ashley Miller, executive director, at
You can do your part to transform our communityVolunteer board members, Steve Powless, Board Chair and Todd Trimble, Chair of the Golf Outing
Kimberly Millay
Melissa Miller
Ashley & Eric Miller
Montey Mohler
Brandon and Janet Morgan
Network for Good
New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Shea Nickell
Snookie Oglesby
Paducah McCracken Teachers Association
David & Karen Paxton
Foster Pearson
J Brandon Price
Rachelle Puckett
Cheryl Raspberry
M & P Remodeling
Robert & Nancy Reynolds
Nicole Rooyakkers
Craig & Susan Rothwell
Darrin B. Rudolph
Ann Rushing
Thomas & Phyllis Russell
Allan & Nancy Sanders
Carolyn Simmon
Robert Simpson
Dr. Kinney & Dr. Kathy Slaughter
Hunter Snelling
Maranda Souders
Southland Baptist Temple
Delores Spears
Lucas Stinnett
Wanda Sue Thweatt
Trace Creek Missionary Baptist Church
R.B. Trigg
United Excavating
Bonnie Hack Viniard
Robert & Jill Wagner
William Walden
Lauren Wallace
Clay Wallace
Randy & Judy Warmath
Western Kentucky Regional
Lavonna & Lee Willingham
Woodlawn Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
Dr. Jim & Vicki Woods
James & Gloria Young
Business Donors
3 C’s Concrete Work, LLC
AAA Stowaway
Animal Kare Center of Paducah
Bradshaw & Weil
Bryant Law Center
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Chris Colson Auction & Realty
Community Foundation of West Kentucky
Elite Pain & Spine
FNB Bank
Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership
Four Rivers Behavioral Health
Frontstream
The Greenhouse of Paducah
H.T. Hackney Company
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Humana
Independence Foundation
Italian Village Pizza
Jackson Purchase Electric
Little Tractor & Equipment LLC
Michelson Jewelers
Mid-American Machine
Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Paducah Bank & Trust Company
Paducah Insurance Agency
Paducah McCracken Teachers Association
Paducah Professional Women
Perkins Motor Plex
Purchase Ear Technology
M & P Remodeling
Rotary Club
Rotary District 6710
Jim Smith Contracting
United Excavating
United Way
US Bank
Waterway Ag
Western Kentucky Regional
Church Donors
Anchor of Hope
Bandana United Methodist
Brookport Church of God
Christian Fellowship
Fairview Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church
Faith Center of Paducah
Faith Life Class
First Assembly of God
First Baptist Church
Free Spirit Motorcycle Ministry
Grace Baptist Church
Grace Fellowship Church
Heartland Church
Household of Faith
Joppa Missionary Baptist Church
LaCenter Christian Church
Lone Oak First Baptist Church
New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
New Life Associates
Newton Creek Baptist Church
Oscar Baptist Church
Pryorsburg Baptist Church
Rosebower Baptist Church
Shady Grove Baptist
Southland Baptist Temple
Trace Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church
$25,000 and above
Stan & Missy Eckenberg
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
Ken & Beth Hunt, A&K Construction
Leadership Paducah Class #34
Steve & Nancy Powless
$10,000-24,999
Ron & Teresa Beavers
Kim & Keith Jones
Terrye & Glenn Peeler
$5,000-9,999
Bruce & Doreen Hahn
James & Amy Garrett
Grace Fellowship Church
Darrell & Shirley Orazine
$2,500-4,999
Bo & Carol Bell
Bradshaw & Weil
Robert Hill
Damon & Sarah Judd
Christian & Mary Orsborn
Boyd & Sharon Pegram
Heather & Jeff Taylor, MD
$1,000-2,499
Brookport Church of God
Community Foundation of West Kentucky
John & Janet Foster
Heartland Church
Household of Faith Church
Lone Oak First Baptist Church
Don & Belinda Page
Perkins Motor Plex
Rosebower Baptist Church
Anthony & Natalie Rupard
Debbie Smith
Patrick Withrow, MD
$1-999
Anonymous
Rev. Dr. Bernice Belt
Thomas Berry
Larry & Carol Conway
Kathy Eckelkamp
Chuck & Cindy Hall
Jeff & Terri Holland
Daniel & Keisha Hopkins
Al & Mary McKeown
Pauline McKinney
Kimberly Millay
Ashley & Eric Miller
Robert Simmons
Matt & Keisha Snow
Allan Whitaker
Lee & LaVonna Willingham
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
Steve Powless, Board Chair
Ashley Miller, Executive Director
Darrell Orazine, Co-Chair
Shirley Orazine, Board Secretary
Dr. Jeffrey Taylor, Treasurer
Rev. Dr. Bernice Belt
Dr. Jim Eickholz
Robert L. Hill
Missy Eckenberg
Ken Hunt
Todd Trimble
LaVonna Willingham
Mike Zimmerman
