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 21, 2025, raised over $20,000. On August 6, Foundation board members evaluated grant requests and distributed $22,500 to 14 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, non-profit organizations, medical students and physician leadership and wellness programs.”
Organizations 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 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.
Stock Yards Bank & Trust was the 2025 presenting sponsor of the LMS Foundation’s Golf Tournament.