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8th Annual Celebration of The Bluegrass – October 13, 2021

 
Bluegrass Tomorrow Moving Forward with 8th Annual Celebration of the Bluegrass
 Wednesday, October 13 at the Historic
 Round Barn at the Red Mile.

  WKYT’s Sam Dick and Land Use Advocate Gloria Martin to be honored. Get your Tickets Today! 
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PRESENTING GOLD SPONSORS

 

 
 
 
PRESENTING SILVER SPONSOR
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
HONOREES
Sam Dick
Gloria Martin
VISION SOCIETY
Corporate Partner Members
Checks should be made out to Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc.
PO Box 34185
Lexington, KY  40588
Contact Rob Rumpke: rob@bluegrasstomorrow.org

Bluegrass Tomorrow Executive Committee Votes to Move Forward with Event.
With only one month until Celebration of the Bluegrass ’21, the Bluegrass Tomorrow Executive Committee passed a motion at its last meeting to move forward with the in-person event on Wednesday, October 13.
The festivities of the evening will be presented in the safest way possible as we gather to honor Sam Dick and Gloria Martin. Sam and Gloria will be presented with the
Bluegrass Legacy and the Josephine Abercrombie Awards, respectively–the most prestigious of Bluegrass Tomorrow’s Vision Awards.

The Round Barn was once an actual barn giving us many opportunities to create a safe floor plan. Weather permitting, the doors of the barn will be open for dinner and we will offer the cocktail reception outside.
While we are not requiring proof of vaccination, Celebration of the Bluegrass is best enjoyed vaccinated or with a recent negative COVID test.  We will follow local, state, federal masking guidelines as recommended for October 13.  You will receive more information upon registration as changes may occur as the event approaches.
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Bayou Bluegrass, Locally Owned & Operated Business, Catering a Sumptuous Bourbon & Kentucky Themed Dinner.
Bayou Bluegrass is a Lexington, Kentucky based, offering full-service catering and event planning to the Bluegrass and surrounding areas. With one owner from Louisiana and the other from the heart of Kentucky, you can get the best of both worlds with a little Bayou in the Bluegrass.  The catering company has two exclusive venues, Copper Roux and The Round Barn, and does year-round catering for events and weddings.
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Hors d’oeuvres
Country Ham and Pimento Cheese Mini Biscuits, Tomato Parmesan Tarts
 
Salad
Mixed Harvest Greens with Homemade Ranch and  Balsamic Vinegar dressings
 
Main Course
Grilled Chicken with Crimini Mushroom Sauce & Bourbon Spiced Pork Loin.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Smoked Sriracha Aioli, 
and Herb Roasted New Potatoes
 
Dessert
Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
 
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Sam Dick, long-time News Anchor at WKYT and Land Use Planning Advocate Gloria Martin to be Presented with Bluegrass Tomorrow’s Featured Vision Legacy Awards.
Sam Dick, has spent 34 years as News Anchor at WKYT-TV. Gloria Martin is a long-time land use planning advocate and the current chair of the LFUCG Rural Land Management Board. Each will be honored with the featured awards at Celebration of the Bluegrass on Wednesday, October 13, at the Red Mile’s Historic Round Barn.
Dick, who retires at the end of the year from WKYT, will receive the Bluegrass Legacy Award. Martin, who has also served as a LFUCG Council Member and initiated minimum lot size in Fayette Country rural areas from 10-40 acres, will receive the Josephine Abercrombie Award.  These are the two highest Vision Awards honors that Bluegrass Tomorrow bestows each year.
The annual Vision Awards are a time-honored tradition paying tribute to the best of the 18-county Bluegrass Region each year, related to improving quality of life and place, Bluegrass Tomorrow’s mission.  The dinner event fundraiser is open to the public and tickets can be purchased using the link at the bottom of this email.

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The Board of Directors of Bluegrass Tomorrow cordially invites you to a special evening where we will present our most distinguished Vision Awards honoring Sam Dick of WKYT with the Bluegrass Legacy Award, and Gloria Martin long-time land use planning advocate, chair of the LFUCG Rural Land Management Board and former LFUCG Council Member, with the prestigious Josephine Abercrombie Award.
The evening will include cocktails and a wonderful dinner, live music, a fabulous auction and more.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Historic Round Barn
1200 Red Mile Road
Reception & Cocktails at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Business or Cocktail Attire
Table Sponsorship (8 guests) $1,000
Individual Tickets:  $100
Individual Ticket & One Year Membership:  $150
Presenting Sponsors (includes table of 8) – $1,500
Silver Sponsor:  $750
Bronze Sponsor:  $500
Ticket Donation for those not able to attend: $50.

Historic Round Barn at the Red Mile location for Celebration

 
Sam Dick and Gloria Martin to Be Honored 
at 8th Annual Celebration of the Bluegrass
Wednesday, October 13 at the Historic
 Round Barn at the Red Mile.

Register Now!
PRESENTED BY: 


 
 
 
SPONSORSHIP
VISION SOCIETY OPPORTUNITIES
 
 
Corporate Partner
Platinum Sponsor 
$5,000
 
– All of the privileges accorded to a Bluegrass Tomorrow Partnership Trustee
– Logo on Save the Dates, invitations, e-mails, e-news, websites and all other collateral materials.
– Logo on Powerpoints and Event Signage
– Preferred Table of 8
– Full Page in Vision Report Magazine, Bluegrass Tomorrow’s Annual Report and Celebration event program
 
Presidents Trustee 
Gold Sponsor
$2,500
 
– All of the privileges accorded to a Bluegrass Tomorrow Trustee
– Logo on invitations, e-mails, website and all other collateral materials
– Logo on Powerpoint & Event Signage
– Preferred Table for 8
– Full Page in Vision Report Magazine
Checks should be made out to Bluegrass Tomorrow Inc.
PO Box 34185
Lexington, KY  40588
Contact Rob Rumpke: rob@bluegrasstomorrow.org
 

 
 
Sam Dick, long-time News Anchor at WKYT and Land Use Planning Advocate Gloria Martin to be Presented with Bluegrass Tomorrow’s Featured Vision Legacy Awards at Celebration of the Bluegrass this Fall.
Sam Dick, has spent 34 years as News Anchor at WKYT-TV. Gloria Martin is a long-time land use planning advocate and the current chair of the LFUCG Rural Land Management Board. Each will be honored with the featured awards at Celebration of the Bluegrass on Wednesday, October 13, at the Red Mile’s Historic Round Barn.
Dick, who retires at the end of the year from WKYT, will receive the Bluegrass Legacy Award. Martin, who has also served as a LFUCG Council Member and initiated minimum lot size in Fayette Country rural areas from 10-40 acres, will receive the Josephine Abercrombie Award.  These are the two highest Vision Awards honors that Bluegrass Tomorrow bestows each year.

Everything You Didn’t Know About the Historic Round Barn-
From Civil War to Renowned Architect to Floral Artists to Bookies.
Located in the heart of Lexington, the Round Barn Stable of Memories is one of Lexington’s historic landmarks and architectural treasures. Built adjacent to the track in 1882, the four-story barn was designed as an exhibition hall then later used to house horses and tack for the races. After being restored as a museum, The Round Barn became a unique, historic location for special events. A stunning chandelier suspended through the center creates a warm, welcoming ambiance for special events.
The Stable of Memories, Inc. is the custodian non-profit organization dedicated to protect and preserve the “Round Barn,” the historic structure which has stood as the gateway to The Red Mile harness racing track since 1880.
The building was originally built through a $25,000 grant from the United States Congress, for damages Union troops caused to the old fairgrounds in Lexington during the Civil War. The KY Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Association used the grant money to purchase new land and then commissioned the state’s most prominent architect, John McMurtry, to design a floral exhibition hall.
Completed in 1882 at a cost of $5,000, the resulting structure was named Floral Hall and had a two-story rotunda in the center of the octagonal building. In 1883 an interior third level was added to house art exhibits. It was designed with its center open so judges could see all the exhibits on three levels and compare entries easily.
Four sides of the building featured doors and were set off with decorative woodwork popular during the Victorian era. The roof of the third floor was originally flat and encircled by a railing. In 1896 the distinctive cupola was added. Sometime between 1918 and 1944, the red brick building was painted white.
Although the building is constantly undergoing repairs to protect and preserve it, any changes since this time to the exterior appearance have been modest. Early on, Floral Hall was called into service for gambling. In the post-Civil War period, bookmaking in Lexington centered in its finest hotel, the Phoenix Hotel.  By the 1880s however, criminal elements were entering the picture and forming “betting rings” around the country.
Known as one of the “grandest bookie enclosure” in the country was Floral Hall at Lexington’s Red Mile.   Trotting horse races began at the Red Mile track in 1875; eventually the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association acquired the track and Floral Hall.  Betting followed the races of course. When Lexington outlawed gambling inside the city limits in the late 1800s, the bookies had to leave the Phoenix and downtown hotels.  Floral Hall, however, was just outside the city boundary; the track itself was not.  The bookies moved their operations into Floral Hall and the betting pools for the fall trotting meet were held there.
In 1896, the grounds were purchased from the fair association by trotting horse enthusiasts and Floral Hall was used for stabling. Stalls were built on the first and second floors and the third floor housed the grooms, or the horses’ caretakers.
Immortal Hall of Fame trainer, Tom Berry, stabled horses there, including the 1930 Hambletonian and Kentucky Futurity winner, Hanover’s Bertha. Other great horses stabled there included Greyhound, Wing Commander, and Merrie Annabelle.
The “Round Barn” stands as the gateway to The Red Mile and is an iconic Lexington landmark. The Stable of Memories was incorporated in 1972 to preserve the building and is registered with the National Register of Historic Places and The Blue Grass Trust.

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The annual Vision Awards are a time-honored tradition paying tribute to the best of the 18-county Bluegrass Region each year, related to improving quality of life and place, Bluegrass Tomorrow’s mission.  The dinner event fundraiser is open to the public and tickets can be purchased using the link at the bottom of this email.
The Board of Directors of Bluegrass Tomorrow cordially invites you to a special evening where we will present our most distinguished Vision Awards honoring Sam Dick of WKYT with the Bluegrass Legacy Award, and Gloria Martin long-time land use planning advocate, chair of the LFUCG Rural Land Management Board and former LFUCG Council Member, with the prestigious Josephine Abercrombie Award.
The evening will include cocktails and a wonderful dinner, live music, a fabulous auction and more.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Historic Round Barn
1200 Red Mile Road
Reception & Cocktails at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Business or Cocktail Attire
Table Sponsorship (8 guests) $1,000
Individual Tickets:  $100
Individual Ticket & One Year Membership:  $150
Presenting Sponsors (includes table of 8) – $1,500

BGT Announces Departure of Rob Rumpke & Search For New Leadership

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Bluegrass Tomorrow Announces Departure of

President/CEO Rob Rumpke

& Search For New Leadership

President/CEO Rob Rumpke

Lexington, Kentucky-  Rob Rumpke, who has been President/CEO at Bluegrass Tomorrow for the last 15 years and was responsible for the creation and development of the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium, an initiative of 12 university presidents to advance the region economically and educationally, among many other accomplishments for the 18-county region, has been named President at Lexington Catholic High School.

“It is with mixed emotions that I leave Bluegrass Tomorrow which has been my professional home for the last 15 years,” said Rumpke, “ and together we have achieved many great accomplishments, especially the formation of the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium, Academic Leadership Academy, Presidents-Superintendents Summits, and all of the great projects and programs affiliated, as well as the formation of the Bluegrass Forever Green Division of the organization, defining our relationship with the region relative to Conservation, Preservation, Sustainability, Land Use, Agriculture, Trails & Healthy Living, our Regional Land Use Partnership Committee and much more. I think we have provided the framework for a successful Bluegrass Tomorrow, well into the future.”

Rumpke also spearheaded the Bluegrass InnoVision 2018 Study, released in 2008, which focused on regional planning leading to innovations to improve quality of life and economic development in measurable ways. Many current programs resulted from this study.

Bluegrass Tomorrow Chairman Laurel Raimondo Martin share this news with the Board of Directors at a special meeting held on June 2. “Rob Rumpke leaves Bluegrass Tomorrow in a strong position for continued growth and service to our region and we deeply appreciate his service over the past 15 years. The Board of Directors wishes him well as he begins his new position.”

Over the next month, Bluegrass Tomorrow will be conducting a search to find our next President/CEO.  A search committee has been established and will work with staff to perform interim administrative tasks for the organization during the transition.

A position description can be found at www.BluegrassTomorrow.org

The deadline for applications is July 6, 2023.
Bluegrass Tomorrow is in the “Quality of Life” business. Our mission is to connect, unify, and motivate the current and future stakeholders of the Bluegrass Region to preserve, protect, and promote those activities in Central Kentucky that positively affect the Quality of Life enjoyed, desired, and deserved by the citizens and their communities. These include, but are not limited to, our shared natural and cultural heritage, as they relate to land use, transportation, education, sustainability, and recreation, all based on and contributing to a diverse and thriving economy. For more information , please visit www.BluegrassTomorrow.org
Bluegrass Tomorrow Vision Statement:

Bluegrass Tomorrow envisions the Central Kentucky (Bluegrass) Region as a place where our best agricultural land remains secure and productive, and development occurs deliberately, responsibly, and with environmental sensitivity; it is a place where we celebrate and preserve our unique agricultural resources and heritage; where we enjoy a strong sense of place through constructive, connected governance; and where education is deemed the key to all success and is promoted as such.

Bluegrass Tomorrow Mission Statement:

Bluegrass Tomorrow is in the “Quality of Life” business. Our mission is to connect, unify, and motivate the current and future stakeholders of the Bluegrass Region to preserve, protect, and promote those activities in Central Kentucky that positively affect the Quality of Life enjoyed, desired, and deserved by the citizens and their communities. These include, but are not limited to, our shared natural and cultural heritage, as they relate to land use, transportation, education, sustainability and recreation, all based on and contributing to a diverse and thriving economy.
Bluegrass Tomorrow is an independent 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization governed by a geographically, technically, and culturally diverse Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Fifty percent of the Board is from outside Fayette County.

Our Core Values Statement: We believe that quality of life and economic development are inextricably linked. We monitor Quality of Life issues and activities across the region promoting what seems best for the greater good. Because we are an independent non-profit led by key regional leaders, we are nimble and able to change directions quickly as circumstances dictate to address emerging issues and opportunities that are important to region.

   One Mission:  Two Divisions

We are organized in two divisions as we Connect the Region.

Our Bluegrass Forever Green Division and our Education Division, providing a variety of strategic programs and projects such as:
Bluegrass Tomorrow, Inc. 2360 Chauvin Drive, Lexington, KY 40517

The Greater Clark Foundation Receives 2023 Vision Award for Community Enhancement

The 2023 Vision Award for Community Enhancement is awarded to The Greater Clark Foundation.  The Greater Clark Foundation has done an amazing job  in Winchester and Clark County in recent years.

Since its launch in 2013, GCF has provided aspirational leadership and encouraged an Ambition for a Vibrant Community. GCF believes strong citizens build strong communities. But the right conditions — capacity, collaboration, communication, and cohesion — must be healthy and vibrant to stimulate a community identity that is forward-leaning, self-sustaining, engaged, and resilient.

From visualization of North Main Street to ideal racial justice investments, to solving local issues with public innovators, to the wonderful gift of Legacy Park Grove to the Citizens of Winchester and Clark County.   We Congratulate the Greater Clark Foundation, and Executive Director Jen Algire with the 2023 Bluegrass Tomorrow Vision Award for Community Enhancement.

Dr. Nancy Cox Receives 2023 Vision Award for Agriculture & Sustainability

The Agriculture & Sustainability Vision Award is presented to an individual or organization that has made a major impact on our signature industry in the Bluegrass Region, and our recipient this year has been making a remarkable impact on our Agriculture industry for many years.

The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is one of UK’s largest undergraduate colleges and ranks second among UK colleges in external funding. It is home to the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, which has offices in all 120 counties and serves a critical role in disseminating knowledge to the citizens of the Commonwealth.

Under Dean Cox, the college has seen tremendous growth in support of the state’s signature equine and distilled spirits industries. As a renowned animal physiologist and associate dean, she accelerated the college’s land-grant role as a research and engagement leader in Kentucky agriculture; prioritizing investments in veterinary diagnostics, equine health and safety, and animal and forage production.

Thank you, Dr. Nancy Cox, for your service to the Commonwealth in our signature industries for so many years, we are proud to present you the 2023 Vision Award for Agriculture and Sustainability.

 

 

Dr. Blaine Early Receives 2023 Robert N. Clay Service Award

The Robert N. Clay Award is named after the first President of Bluegrass Tomorrow back in 1989, when he was also President of Three Chimney’s Farm. It is a Board, President’s Award and is really a most valuable player award presented to a board member for outstanding service….who has done the most to improve Bluegrass Tomorrow and promote its mission over the past year or years.

The Award is chosen by the President and Chair of Bluegrass Tomorrow, with the approval of the selection committee and executive committee.

Our Robert Clay Award Winner, Dr. Blaine Early who has practiced environmental law at Stites & Harbison for over 20 years. He has been a very active Board member through his four terms on the Board of Directors. He has served as Vice Chair for two years and Chair in 2009 and 2010.

Blaine has held several other positions as an officer of the board, including secretary for 3 years and is currently in the third year as Vice President of the Bluegrass Forever Green Division, overseeing the Conservation, Preservation, and Sustainability programming and initiatives of Bluegrass Tomorrow.

Last year, Blaine was responsible for the planning and execution of the first ever Bluegrass Forever Green Summer Conference at Transylvainia University. The purpose of the event was to focus on Blugrass Tomorrow’s Vision for a Sustainable Future in the Region, with the preservation of our most productive agricultural land as the centerpiece of Bluegrass Sustainability.

Blaine worked diligently with the committee to help define the four pillars of sustainability according to Bluegrass Tomorrow, based on our Vision and Mission Statements.
1. Land Use, Agriculture
2. Smart Growth/Preservation/Infill
3. Environment, Sustainability, Natural Resources
4. Recreation, Trails, Healthy Living
And the four panel presentations at the event lined up with each of these pillars. So many initiatives and strategies have resulted from this conference. Blaine even wrote, edited, and printed the program for the event himself.

The 2nd Bluegrass Forever Green Conference will take place this August under Blaine’s leadership.

Dr. Early is a former chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Energy & Environment Council and the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Environmental Commission. Before law, he was a professor of biology and chair of the department at Cumberland College.

We are proud and honored to present the 2023 Bluegrass Tomorrow Robert N. Clay Vision Award to Dr. Blaine Early.

 

 

Will Arvin Receives 2023 Vision Award for Preservation & Adaptive Reuse

The 2023 Vision Award for Preservation & Adaptive Reuse is presented to Will Arvin for an outstanding example of an important element of Bluegrass Tomorrow’s vision for the region. Will Arvin was certainly a visionary when he accepted the challenge of preserving and renovating the Castle & Key Distillery located on the Woodford/Franklin County border first built on Glenn’s Creek in 1887 as the Old Taylor Distillery by Colonel Edmund H. Taylor.

It is interesting to note that renowned landscape architect Jon Carloftis calls restoring the sunken garden at Castle & Key one of his all-time favorite projects, and the garden and landscape on the entire property is stunning. The time and patience the Castle & Key team has put into their distilled products is evident in their products like Restoration Rye, Roots of Ruin Dry Gin and just released Small Batch Wheated Bourbon.

Mr. Kris Kimel Receives 2023 Bluegrass Legacy Award

Our 2023 Bluegrass Legacy award recipient is a national leader in deep space research and a leader in the Kentucky aerospace industry, Kris Kimel, co-founder of Space Tango and several other entrepreneurial STEM related enterprises.  Let’s go to the video Kyle.

Kris Kimel’s most recent endeavor into space research is the Founder of Humanity in Deep Space in 2019, an initiative that fosters a planetary conversation as humankind continues its transition into space as our minds surround the possibilities and limitations of the future.

Early in his career, Kimel served as the executive assistant for the Kentucky Attorney General and chief administrative assistant for Lieutenant Governor Steve Beshear, who was also secretary of the Bluegrass Tomorrow Board of Directors at that time.

We don’t have Star Wars music to play, but let’s imagine it….. as we congratulate our 2023 Bluegrass Legacy Award for Entrepreneurship in Aerospace Technology, Kris Kimel.

Dr. Eli Capilouto Receives 2023 Vision Award for Excellence in Education

The 2023 Vision Award is for Excellence in Education was presented President Eli Capilouto, who has been a great leader for higher education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Dr. Capilouto hosted the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium’s Presidents’ & Superintendents Summit luncheon at UK in December 2022. When he was introduced by Rob it was noted that President Capilouto is the last remaining President who was signatory of the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium Charter Agreement back in 2012. As  President Capilouto began to address the audience he noted that “he should probably win some kind of award for that, right?”   He was unaware The Vision Awards Committee had already chosen him for this excellence in education honor.

Thank you President Capilouto for your leadership and for your support of the Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium.

Like most great leaders, President Capilouto does not take credit for the University of Kentucky’s recent successes, rather he credits his great leadership team, faculty and staff, calling his team “The Power of We.”

Because of this “Power of We” there has been a transformation of the campus, resulting in historic student success, improved health care of our people, unrivaled ingenuity, greater trust, transparency and accountability; and a more inclusive community. This progress on campus is resulting in a high-quality talented workforce and improved well-being for the Commonwealth.  Thank you Dr. Capilouto for your service!

We are happy to announce that the Excellence in Education Vision Award is presented to Dr. Eli Capilouto, University of Kentucky.

2023 Vision Awards Breakfast
2023 Bluegrass Tomorrow Vision Awards Breakfast
When
Friday, February 24, 2023 from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM EST
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Where

Hilton Lexington Downtown
369 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
PRESENTING SPONSOR
 

 
 
 
GOLD SPONSOR
 

SILVER SPONSOR

VIDEO SPONSOR

Prosper Media Group

BLUEGRASS TOMORROW
VISION SOCIETY TRUSTEES
Friday, February 24, 2023
Hilton Lexington Downtown
Vision Award Honorees Released Below
 
Registration Now Open!
 
Presented by:


 
 
Bluegrass Tomorrow has announced that President Eli Capilouto of the University of Kentucky, Kris Kimel founder of Space Tango and the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation, and Will Arvin, CEO and owner of Castle & Key Distillery are among the honorees at the 2023 Vision Awards Breakfast on Friday, February 24 at at the Lexington Downtown Hilton.  Registration is now open.
 
Mr. Kris Kimel
Founder, Humanity in Deep Space

 

 

 
Kris Kimel, Bluegrass Legacy Award honoree is most recently is the Founder of Humanity In Deep Space an initiative exploring the challenges and hard problems facing humans as we transition to deep spacefaring species. The prototype capsule pictured is just one of his current projects. He is also the Co-founder and former Chairman of the commercial company Space Tango. Previously Kimel was President of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation and founded the IdeaFestival…an event in Louisville Kentucky centering around innovation, discovery, and creative thinking at the intersection of different disciplines. Kimel has served as the Chief Administrative Assistant to Kentucky’s Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor. Kimel as a student was the recipient of the University of Kentucky (UK) Sullivan Medallion in 1974 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Of Letters from UK in 2022. He is originally from Miami Florida, and holds bachelor and masters’ degrees from the University of Kentucky. 
 
 
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President, University of Kentucky

 

 
 
Capilouto who has been responsible for over $3 billion in construction and improvements to the campus and U.K. Health Care will receive the Vision Award for Education.

 

 
Castle & Key Distillery Partner Will Arvin, Master Distiller Marianne Eaves and Partner Wes Murry.

 

Will Arvin who has transformed the Castle & Key Distillery in Franklin County into a major tourism destination, will receive the Vision Award for Preservation and Adaptive Reuse.
 
 
 
Dr. W. Blaine Early, III
Attorney, Stites & Harbison

 

 
The Robern N. Clay Presidents Award for most valuable board member will be presented to Blaine Early of Stites & Harbison.

 

The annual Vision Awards Breakfast is a time-honored tradition paying tribute to the best of the 18-county Bluegrass Region each year, related to improving quality of life and place, Bluegrass Tomorrow’s mission.

 

More Vision Awards to be presented on February 24 include: Ray Daniels (Vision Award for Diversity), CentreWorks (Spirit of the Bluegrass Vision Award), Dr. Nancy Cox, University  of Kentucky (Vision Award for Agriculture and Sustainability), Clark Foundation (Vision Award for Community Enhancement), Chenault Winery-Madison County (Vision Award for Agricultural Entrepreneurship).
Registration Now Open!

 

Friday, February 24, 2023
Hilton Lexington Downtown
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Vision Awards Program, Videos & Presentations
$50 Individual Breakfast
$75 Individual Breakfast & One Year Membership
$500 Table Sponsorship- Table of 8 
(see sponsorship opportunities below) 

 

 
 
 
More information contact Rob Rumpke 
Please send checks to:
Bluegrass Tomorrow
P.O. Box 34185
Lexington, KY  40588
Bluegrass Tomorrow (Tax ID #61-1160137) is a 501(c)(3) Organization and provides no goods or services, in whole or in part, in consideration of this contribution. All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law.
2023 Bluegrass Tomorrow Vision Awards Breakfast
When
Friday, February 24, 2023 from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM EST
Add to Calendar
Where

Hilton Lexington Downtown
369 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
PRESENTING SPONSOR
 

 
 
 
GOLD SPONSOR
 

SILVER SPONSOR

VIDEO SPONSOR

Prosper Media Group

BLUEGRASS TOMORROW
VISION SOCIETY TRUSTEES
Friday, February 24, 2023
Hilton Lexington Downtown
Vision Award Honorees Released Below
 
Registration Now Open!
 
Presented by:


 
 
Bluegrass Tomorrow has announced that President Eli Capilouto of the University of Kentucky, Kris Kimel founder of Space Tango and the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation, and Will Arvin, CEO and owner of Castle & Key Distillery are among the honorees at the 2023 Vision Awards Breakfast on Friday January 24 at at the Lexington Downtown Hilton.  Registration is now open.
 
Mr. Kris Kimel
Founder, Humanity in Deep Space


 

 
Kris Kimel, Bluegrass Legacy Award honoree is most recently is the Founder of Humanity In Deep Space an initiative exploring the challenges and hard problems facing humans as we transition to deep spacefaring species. The prototype capsule pictured is just one of his current projects. He is also the Co-founder and former Chairman of the commercial company Space Tango. Previously Kimel was President of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation and founded the IdeaFestival…an event in Louisville Kentucky centering around innovation, discovery, and creative thinking at the intersection of different disciplines. Kimel has served as the Chief Administrative Assistant to Kentucky’s Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor. Kimel as a student was the recipient of the University of Kentucky (UK) Sullivan Medallion in 1974 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Of Letters from UK in 2022. He is originally from Miami Florida, and holds bachelor and masters’ degrees from the University of Kentucky. 
 
 
Dr. Eli Capilouto
President, University of Kentucky


 
 
Capilouto who has been responsible for over $3 billion in construction and improvements to the campus and U.K. Health Care will receive the Vision Award for Education.


 
Castle & Key Distillery Partner Will Arvin, Master Distiller Marianne Eaves and Partner Wes Murry.


Will Arvin who has transformed the Castle & Key Distillery in Franklin County into a major tourism destination, will receive the Vision Award for Preservation and Adaptive Reuse.
 
 
 
Dr. W. Blaine Early, III
Attorney, Stites & Harbison


 
The Robern N. Clay Presidents Award for most valuable board member will be presented to Blaine Early of Stites & Harbison.


The annual Vision Awards Breakfast is a time-honored tradition paying tribute to the best of the 18-county Bluegrass Region each year, related to improving quality of life and place, Bluegrass Tomorrow’s mission.


More Vision Awards to be presented on February 24 include: Ray Daniels (Vision Award for Diversity), CentreWorks (Spirit of the Bluegrass Vision Award), Dr. Nancy Cox, University  of Kentucky (Vision Award for Agriculture and Sustainability), Clark Foundation (Vision Award for Community Enhancement), Chenault Winery-Madison County (Vision Award for Agricultural Entrepreneurship).
Registration Now Open!


Friday, February 24, 2023
Hilton Lexington Downtown

7:30 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Vision Awards Program, Videos & Presentations
$50 Individual Breakfast
$75 Individual Breakfast & One Year Membership
$500 Table Sponsorship- Table of 8 
(see sponsorship opportunities below) 
 
 
SPONSORSHIP OPORTUNITIES
Vision Awards Gold Sponsor & Vision Society Status 
$2,500
– All of the privileges accorded to a Bluegrass Tomorrow Trustee
– Logo on invitations, e-mails, social media, website and all other collateral materials
– Logo on PowerPoint & Event Signage
– Preferred Table for 8 at Vision Awards Breakfast
– Full Page in Vision Report Magazine Distributed at Breakfast & Throughout The Year
-All Vision Society membership benefits for the year, including logo on all Bluegrass Tomorrow events!
Vision Awards Silver Sponsor
$1,250
– Logo on, invitations, e-mails, social media, website and all other collateral materials
– Logo on PowerPoint & Event Signage
– Table for 8 at Vision Awards Breakfast
– ½ page ad in the Vision Report Magazine
Vision Awards Bronze Sponsor
$900
– listing on invitations e-mails, website, social media and all other collateral materials, listing in PowerPoint and event signage
– reserved table for 8 at Vision Awards Breakfast
– ½ page ad in the Vision Report Magazine
Vision Awards Breakfast Table Sponsor
$500 
– Reserved Table for 8
– option to purchase half page ad in Vision Report Magazine (additional $100)
– listing in Vision Report, PowerPoint and event signage
Vision Report Magazine Advertising Only
Half Page – $350
Quarter Page – $175
Eighth Page- $100
More information contact Rob Rumpke 
Please send checks to:
Bluegrass Tomorrow
P.O. Box 34185
Lexington, KY  40588
Bluegrass Tomorrow (Tax ID #61-1160137) is a 501(c)(3) Organization and provides no goods or services, in whole or in part, in consideration of this contribution. All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law.

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A special thank you to our Golf Committee Members.

 Tim Schuler, Co-Chair

Mark Dill, Co-Chair

Rich Newsome

Megan Hogan

Terri Hudson

Allen Norvell

Ben Coates

3rd Annual

Bluegrass Tomorrow Golf Scramble

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Thank you to all of our players and sponsors for our 3rd Annual Bluegrass Tomorrow Golf Scramble last week.  We really appreciate your participation and your charitable support.

RESULTS

1ST PLACE: ALPHA RADON TEAM

Michael Rumpke, Marc Rumpke, Keaton Lipsett, & Jackson Hargus. (Score 56)

!st Place Prizes: Bottle of Premium/Select Bourbon, donated by the Kentucky Distillers Association,  Cooler Back Packs with gifts donated by KU, and Srixon golf balls.

 

2ND PLACE: FORCHT BANK TEAM

 

Houston Hall, Marcus Miller, Jeff Ricketts, & Jason Atwell.

(Score 59)

2nd Place Prizes: Four $50 BHG/Malones Gift Certificates donated by East Ky. Power, Srixon Golf Balls and four rounds of golf donated by Gibson Bay.

 

 

 

 

3RD PLACE IN A SCORECARD PLAYOFF: PLAYING FOR COMMUNITY TRUST BANK

 

Arnold Coffey Sr., Doug Garth, Ken Johnson, & Robert Murray.

(Score 59)

 

3rd Place Prizes:  Gibson Bay Golf Hats, four rounds of golf donated by Gibson Bay, and Srixon golf balls.

 

 

 

 

3RD & 1/2  PLACE: FAMILY WEALTH GROUP TEAM

 

Mark Fischer, Rick Hughes, Don Jaeger, & Brian Staples

(Score 59)

Family Wealth Group also set up a tent on #10, Gave away polo shirts and an Igloo Cooler won by Lisa Smith

 

 

 

 

3RD & 1/2  PLACE: TRADITIONAL BANK TEAM

 

Tim Schuler, Glenn Irving, Richard Fuller, & Shawn Woolum.

(Score 59)

 

 

 

SPECIAL CONTEST WINNERS

 

Number 18, Longest Drive: Robert Murray Playing for Community Trust: Prize: Special Bottle of Maker’s Private Select donated by the Ky. Distillers Association.

 

Number 18, Longest Drive/Split the Pot: Marc Rumpke

 

 

Number 9, Women’s Longest Drive:  Lisa Smith, Columbia Gas, Prize $50 BHG gift certificate donated by Council Member Plomin.

 

Lisa Smith of Columbia Gas (right in blue) also played for LFUCG Council Member Plomin’s team with Council Member Josh McCurn & Brittany Roethemeier of the Fayette Alliance.

 

 

Number 17, Men’s Closest to the Pin: Jeff Ricketts, Forcht Bank. Prize Bottle of Blade & Bow Bourbon, donated by EKPC. Gresham Wilson, Traditional Bank, $75. (Pictured above in the 2nd Place Team)

 

 

Number 6, Women’s Closest To the Pin: Crinda Francke WKYT:  Prize Wine and Bourbon Foursome, donated by BGT Board Members

 

Don Trail, Kevin Smith, Crinda Francke, & Billy Parks

 

 

As a Special Thank You to all Players, each participant received a stainless steel hot/cold tumbler with Bluegrass Tomorrow logo.

 

 

UK Offensive Linemen Playing for the UK Health Care Team: John Young, Jager Burton, David Wohlabaugh and Grant Bigham.

(Score 68)

Merrill Lynch Team: Mark Dill, Chase Johnson, Ross Buskey and Tim Bickel finished just out of the prizes.

(Score 60)

 

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