September 2012
BRCC Fall Volunteer Training
Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center’s volunteer training session begins on September 7th and runs for the next three consecutive Saturdays. BRCC training gives volunteers the skills needed to provides a full range of services that include crisis counseling on our 24 hour crisis hot line, and medical advocacy services in our local hospitals; volunteers with our agency have the unique opportunity to inform, support and advocate for survivors of sexual violence, and to connect with their communities in a truly meaningful…
Find out more »April 2013
Lexington AIDS Walk, downtown
The 2013 Lexington AIDS Walk is April 7. Check-in/Registration at 2PM.  Walk at 3PM.  Meet at Third Street Stuff. Prizes will be awarded to individuals and teams who raise the most money for the Lexington AIDS Walk. T-shirts will be available on a first come-first serve basis the day of the event for walkers who have riased a minimum $25 sponsorship.
Find out more »July 2013
Farmland 5K, Midway
Farmland 5K 2013 will be held on Saturday, July 27, to help raise funds to protect Bluegrass farmland. This run/walk event will feature routes along Spring Station Road in Midway, Kentucky. Check-in and registration will run from 7:30 am-8:30 am in front of Kern Thoroughbred offices, the actual Farmland 5K event will start at 9 am, and the race awards/celebration will be held from 10 am-11 am. Â For more information and registration, click here.
Find out more »September 2013
Bike Trek To Shakertown
Bike Trek To Shakertown 2013 will be a 3-day round-trip route from Saturday, September 14, to Monday, September 16. The trek will begin and end in Harrodsburg, with a Saturday overnight at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville. A two-day option (Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th ) is available and includes the Saturday night stay in Danville and a visit to Shakertown without the overnight. All proceeds will go to benefit the American Lung Association. For more information and registration, click here.
Find out more »October 2013
Bourbon Chase 2013
The Bourbon Chase is a 200 mile journey across the bluegrass with 300 competing teams. Â The race beings at Jim Bean near Clermont, KY and finishes in Lexington, KY. Â Runners will go through historic bourbon distilleries, horse country, and small homey towns. Â If you plan on going but haven't already registered, double check the website because last we heard it's booked solid.
Find out more »September 2015
Lexington Community Radio Grand Opening, 500 Newtown Pike
Lexington Community Radio is celebrating their grand opening and the launch of their first station -- WLXL-LPFM/95.7 -- by hosting The Amazing Radio Race, a scavenger hunt through Lexington's North End on Saturday, September 19 starting at 10 a.m. at the BCTC's Newtown campus. "WLXL's newly trained volunteer radio DJs will broadcast clues over the new signal. When hunters arrive at the last stop (around 11:30 a.m.), our studio at the Lexington STEAM Academy, we'll have a PARTY -- prizes, food trucks,…
Find out more »December 2016
Reindeer Express, The Nest Center
The Nest Center will be accepting donations during the 2016Â Reindeer Express on December 16 at 9 am. Items needed: Any new toy suitable for both boys and girls ages birth to five years: Games, Puzzles, Cars, Dolls, Sports Related Toys, Trucks, Art Supplies/Kits, Books, Toys Relating to Popular Television Shows this Year, Lego Sets, Transforming Action Figures, Coloring Books New Winter Outerwear for boys and girls age birth to five years Coats, Hats, Mittens/Gloves, and Scarves Holiday Wrapping Paper/Gift Bags…
Find out more »January 2017
Event: Now What Seedleaf?, Sayre School
Now What Seedleaf? will be at Sayre School on January 14 at 9 am. There will be a free feedback session, a true Un-conference, where Seedleaf staff, volunteers, stakeholders, customers, and fans will gather to consider new directions and horizons for Seedleaf. Snacks will be provided. RSVP to ryan@seedleaf.org.
Find out more »March 2018
On the Table, Lexington
Once again, On The Table gatherings will be held on March 28 all around our city. Everyone is encouraged to gather for an hour over breakfast, lunch, dinner, a coffee break, or any time in-between to discuss how to have an impact on the future of Lexington and communities across the region through individual and collective civic action. Conversations will explore topics such as volunteering, voting, charitable giving, helping a neighbor, improving the environment and more.
Find out more »April 2018
#LEXGIVEBACK, Lexington, KY
#LEXGIVEBACK is a week-long community service project, during which individuals and organizations will put compassion into action by engaging in acts of compassion toward their fellow Lexingtonians. Mowing a lawn, serving at a soup kitchen, lending a hand…no act of compassion is too small! Visit www.lexgiveback.org to learn more. April 22 - April 28
Find out more »September 2018
Habitat 30th Anniversary Celebration, MLK Park
Lexington Habitat for Humanity has impacted the community with 30 years of building homes for neighbors in need.  Join Lexington Habitat for Humanity for a 30th Anniversary Celebration on September 8 at Martin Luther King Park at 2 pm.
Find out more »October 2018
Thriller Zombie Rehearsals, Artworks
Rehearsals for the Thriller Zombie Parade in downtown Lexington begin on October 1. All rehearsals will be at Artworks at the Carver School on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Registration begins 30 min before each practice. Regular Rehearsals: Oct 1 - Oct 20 Staging Rehearsals: Oct 22 - Oct 27 You must be registered before Oct. 19 to participate.
Find out more »December 2018
Volunteer Day at Raven Run
Come out and help the Sanctuary with some volunteer service. Volunteers will help clear brush, pick up trash, mulch trails, and/or engage in any other type of work that the staff might need help with at Raven Run. This event is happening on Saturday, December 1 at 10 am.
Find out more »January 2020
Lexington’s 7th Annual MLK Day of Service
On Monday, January 20, 2020 the Town of Lexington will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with its 7th annual family-friendly day of volunteer activities from 9 am until 5 pm. Events begin at 9 am with a Community Dialogue on Race at Grace Chapel. This year's topic is "The Necessity of Discussing Race and Racism with Your Family at Home." ​At 11 am, gather by the Minuteman Statue at the Lexington Green and participate in the traditional Unity Walk to Cary Memorial Hall.…
Find out more »UK’s MLK Day of Service 2020, Various Locations around Lexington
UK's MLK Day of Service is a great opportunity for UK students to volunteer throughout the Lexington community happening on Friday, January 17 from noon until 5 pm.
Find out more »February 2020
Volunteering 101 w/ Lexington Habitat for Humanity
Volunteering 101 with Lexington Habitat for Humanity is happening at Christ Church Cathedral on Wednesday, February 12 at 6 pm. If you’ve been interested in volunteering but wanted to know more- this information session is for you. Stop in to learn about the different opportunities to get involved, what to expect as a volunteer, have your questions answered and meet the team.
Find out more »March 2020
Lexington Habitat Volunteering 101, Pivot Brewing
Lexington Habitat for Humanity hosts Volunteering 101 at Pivot Brewing on Wednesday, March 25 at 5:30 pm. If you’ve been interested in volunteering, but wanted to know more this information session is for you. Stop in to learn about the different opportunities to get involved, what to expect as a volunteer, have your questions answered and meet the team.
Find out more »March 2022
Mulch Madness, UK Campus
t’s Mulch Madness! Join the Urban Forest Initiative and the UK Grounds team at the William T. Young Library on UK's campus. Volunteers will be mulching trees, as well as learning skills that can be used in their own yards.
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