Our Friday, April 24th Hometown Heroes are Matthew & Jenna Mitchell and the Mitchell Family Foundation. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, Matthew & Jenna Mitchell, along with the Mitchell Family Foundation, in partnership with Blue Grass Community Foundation, has been instrumental in supporting local efforts to provide relief to families and children in need. To date, the family and foundation has contributed over $400,000 in donations supporting the Covid-19 pandemic, including $25,000 to the University of Kentucky Student Emergency Relief Fund and $132,000 to Fayette County Public Schools to provide backpacks to disadvantaged students/families. The Fayette County Public School donation also provided the students and their families with meals, cleaning and hygiene supplies and financially supported utility assistance for families in need. In addition, the Mitchell family has continued to support Fayette County Public School’s Project Elevate with a $60,000 donation.
But it doesn’t stop there. The family also supports other organizations and relief efforts including Blue Grass Community Foundation/United Way of The Bluegrass-Coronavirus Response Fund, The Well of Lexington, Children’s Charity of the Bluegrass, Lighthouse Ministries, Idle Hour Employee Relief Fund, Lexington Arts Resilience Initiative, Nourish Lexington, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and EastEndFeeds effort powered by East End Tap and Table.
Matthew and Jenna said, ”During this incredibly unsettling time, our focus as a community must remain on supporting each other in every way we possibly can. Jenna and I are extremely grateful for the support we’ve received over the past 15 years from this incredible community. It is time for us and all who are able to support our community with actions that create certainty where uncertainty exists. You can count on our continued support. As a community, we will make it through this difficult time when we support one another. Let’s please listen to our Governor, our Mayor, and all Health Care professionals and heed all direction they provide for our collective safety and health. We are Team Kentucky!”
For more information, click on the links below.
Project Elevate – https://www.fcps.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=7576&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=33493&PageID=1
Nourish Lexington- www.nourishlexington,org
Lexington Arts Resilience Initiative- https://www.bgcf.org/artsresilience
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