National Philanthropy Day 2009 Photographs

This year's event was a tremendous success, with over 400 people in attendance. The event took place at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Lexington, KY on November 17, 2009.

Our Master of Ceremonies was Marvin Bartlett, and Mayor Jim Newberry gave remarks. Pastor Kirk Hall gave the invocation. The Distinguished Philathropist of the Year award was given to the Healy Family and Jerry Healy, in memoriam, and the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award was given to Society of Automotive Technicians at Eastside Technical Center / Fayette County Schools.

Please click on the links below to view high-resolution pictures from the event. You can right-click on the links and save the target files to your computer. These files are 2-3 Megabytes, so it will take a minute!

Speakers and Main Awards

Mayor Jim Newberry ( link )
Marvin Bartlett ( link 1 )
Rob Lewis, AFP President ( link 1 / link 2 with incoming president David Cupps)
Healy Family ( link 1 / link 2 )
Society of Automotive Technicians ( link 1 / link 2 / link 3 / link 4 )

Honoring Organizations

Dr. James C. Albisetti (University of Kentucky Honors Program)
James R. Boyd (UK Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce)
Dorothy J. "Dot" Smith (Transylvania University)
Ruth Johnson (UK HealthCare)
Joe and Debbie Graviss (KCTCS Foundation, Inc.)
Garland H. Barr, III and Jack Cunningham (Blue Grass Community Foundation)
Ralph Anderson (Kentucky Agriculture Heritage Center)
Anonymous Donors (Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital)
AT&T (KET)
Margaret Blain (University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences)
Ms. Anita Britton and Mr. Stuart Bennett (Lexington Humane Society)
Luther Deaton, Jr. (Kentucky Blood Center)
Thomas P. Dupree, Sr. (Kentucky Historical Society Foundation)
Jim Elliott (University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences)
Bill Ferzacca (Community Action Council)
Steven and Susan Goldstein (LexArts) no picture available
Good Samaritan Volunteer Association (University of Kentucky College of Nursing)
Mark and Susan Grimme (Hospice of the Bluegrass)
Ann and Rick Guillaume (Western Kentucky University)
Carolyn and John Hackworth (Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning)
Helen O. Hamilton (Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation)
Donna Moore (Midway College)
Warren Rosenthal (Lexington Philharmonic Society and Foundation)
Dr. Robert Straus (Hope Center)
Cliff Todd (JustFund Kentucky)
Curtis Warren (YMCA of Central Kentucky)
Wayne and Myrna Wesley (God's Pantry Food Bank)
Lori Wood (The Lexington Cancer Foundation, Inc.)
Ryan Worthen (Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass)

Other photos of the event

The event
The awards
National Philanthropy Day committee 2009
Table, set before the event

Services provided for the event

Professional Photography — Custom Photo, Dr. David Greenlee (859.263.7038)
Awards — Progressive Marketing
Most of the flower arrangements — Doug Smith Designs
Printing of programs — Post Printing

Donating florists:

Press release for use by honoring organizations