Fundraiser

Give Local Louisville – September 15!

The biggest day of local giving returns on Thursday, September 15, when the Community Foundation hosts the third Give Local Louisville. Last year, through the 24-hour online giving day, our community raised $3M for the 362 participating nonprofits. On September 15, for 24 hours, the Community Foundation of Louisville and its partners will maximize the community’s generosity with Golden Tickets, prizes, and bonus dollars. This provides an incredible opportunity for donors like you and me to increase the impact of our gifts to the nonprofits we care about! Online credit card giving will take place at www.givelocallousiville.org from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.…

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Online Auction 2016 – Call for Donations

It’s Auction Time! Donations requested by September 15. Our most popular annual fundraiser is BACK! The Kentucky Home Birth Coalition will hold our fourth annual online fundraising auction October 1 – 8, 2016.  Proceeds from the online auction will provide a major funding source for our advocacy during the 2017 Kentucky legislative session.  We made substantial progress in 2016 toward our goal to license Certified Professional Midwives.  In 2015 our auction raised over $5,600. We are proud to invite you…

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First Annual Kentucky Birth Summit, a fundraiser for KHBC, a success!

by Victoria Wilson Surrounded by midwives, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators, and mothers I noticed the atmosphere felt decidedly woman-centric. And right. Why had we gathered? On a cool May evening, nationally known birth experiences and local treasures Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN and Cristen Pascucci hosted a group of about thirty for the first annual Kentucky Birth Summit to hear board-certified continuing education lectures on Group B Strep, PROM, Newborn Procedures, and the Legal Rights of Childbearing Families. Hosted by…

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