Lexington area medical and health-oriented non-profits receive funds from annual LMSF Golf Tournament
LEXINGTON — The Lexington Medical Society Foundation’s annual golf tournament on May 20, 2026 raised over $24,500. On August 10, Foundation board members evaluated grant requests and distributed $25,000 to 15 Central Kentucky nonprofit health care organizations.
In other news, LMS Foundation Golf Tournament chair Tom Waid, MD, was elected the new Foundation chair, replacing John Collins, MD, who had served in that role for over 30 years.
Waid 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; KY Diabetes Camp for Children, Camp Hendon, a summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes; and Yes MAMM!, Yes CERV!, the 5K race put on by Saint Joseph Foundation, which provides free mammograms and cervical exams to uninsured and underinsured women throughout Kentucky.
Stock Yards Bank & Trust was the 2026 presenting sponsor of the LMS Foundation’s Golf Tournament.
For information on the Lexington Medical Society visit www.lexingtondoctors.org.