Lexington area medical and health-oriented nonprofits receive funds from annual LMSF golf tournament
LEXINGTON The Lexington Medical Society Foundation’s annual golf tournament, on May 29, 2024, raised over $20,000. On August 5, Foundation board members evaluated grant requests and distributed over $22,500 to fourteen nonprofit healthcare organizations.
LMS Foundation Golf Tournament chair John Collins, MD, affirmed the Foundation’s mission “to improve the health of our community through support of Lexington-area medically related nonprofit organizations, medical students, and physician leadership and wellness programs.”
that received funds were Baby Health Services, which provides medications and immunizations at no cost to uninsured children in Fayette and surrounding counties; Camp Horsin’ Around, a camp for children with compromised health or special needs; Children’s Advocacy Center, which provides comprehensive medical and mental health examinations for child victims of sexual abuse in Fayette County; Chrysalis House, which assists women recovering from substance abuse with residential aid and oral health programs; The Explorium at the Lexington Children’s Museum, which provides educational activities for children while teaching about the human body; LMS Physician Wellness Program, which provides counseling services for active LMS physicians, UK residents, and medical students; McDowell House Museum, which hosts a summer camp for children that teaches health and medical procedures; Radio Eye, which addresses the information needs of people who are blind or disabled by providing 24/7 audio services such as reading local and regional newspapers, health periodicals, magazines, and programs on health; Lexington Hearing & Speech Clinic, which provides care for children 0-3 years old with hearing loss; Ronald McDonald House, which provides housing for families whose children are being treated in local medical facilities; Mission Health & Faith Pharmacy, which offers medical treatment such as insulin for low-income and uninsured adults; Surgery on Sunday, which provides free outpatient surgery for uninsured or low-income patients; Bluegrass Council of the Blind, which provides health services to the blind or visually impaired; and KY Diabetes Camp for Children, Camp Hendon, a summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes.