On Saturday, June 4th, our community of Difference Makers came together in a big way at our 75th Birthday Celebration: Benefit Dinner & Auction! We raised a grand total of $158,675 through bids and donations at the event! Attendees were wowed with a live performance from Aaron Kizer of Kizer Arts, and had the chance to bid on his live painting and a commissioned studio painting by Kizer during the live auction. Our residents and Recreation Team did a fantastic job during the live auction portion of the night displaying items to the crowd with fun props and costumes. Thanks to our amazing item donors, we also had more silent auction packages than ever before with close to 200 packages for our guests to bid on. Over 500 individual items were donated to the silent auction this year!

Kara Howard, Vice President of Development and Community Engagement, expressed her excitement at the success of the event. "Wendell Foster's 75th Birthday Celebration was a great success! We are proud to share that we had record attendance and a record number of auction items. Thanks to our dedicated sponsors and supporters, over $158,000 was raised in support of Wendell Foster," she said.

Check out more photos from our 75th Birthday Celebration on our Facebook!

Wendell Foster was honored to receive $10,000 in proceeds from the Whitesville Lions Club Chili Supper & Pie Auction on April 29th! Wendell Foster CEO, Doug Hoyt, was presented a check by Lion President Floyd Russelburg on June 6th. The event, which returned this year after a two-year hiatus due to COVID, benefited Wendell Foster and Puzzle Pieces. The grand total raised from the night's festivities was $20,000!

We are excited to unveil this original piece displaying 75 years of history on Wendell Foster's campus! This beautiful watercolor portrait, created by Owensboro artist Alex Anderson Jagoe of Blend by Alex, illustrates our journey at 815 Triplett Street: from the Slaughter Home in 1947, all the way to the Latham Outpatient Therapy Facility in 2020! We will treasure this special piece of art for years to come!

Wendell Foster's Recreation Team brought the beach to our Sensory Park for our Luau Party on June 2nd! Our residents enjoyed some fun in the sun with water games and music. It was the perfect way to celebrate the beginning of summer! We are so thankful for our creative Recreation Team for always planning the best experiences for our residents!

For more information on participating in our Golf Scramble, or volunteer opportunities at both events, please contact Kara Howard at [email protected], or Gabby Bradley at [email protected].

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