Blue Grass Farms Charities, Inc. (BGFC) received a grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $2,755 to purchase 125 backpacks for their Back-to-School Backpack program for the 2025 school year, the organization announced Wednesday.
Throughout Fayette, Bourbon, Scott, Clark, Woodford, and Jessamine counties, 1,300 backpacks will be distributed to area farm and track employees this year. BGFC's mission is to provide health and human services to those who work in the Central Kentucky Thoroughbred industry.
In total, HOKC awarded $2.5 million in grants supporting 333 non-profits, impacting more than 4 million Kentuckians.
“2024/2025 was a challenging year for fulfilling Grant Requests, with $5 million in total requests,” said Commanding General Gary Boschert. “We were able to distribute $2.5 million through the Good Works Program that each of you generously supports. Every dollar you contribute to the Good Works Program goes out to nonprofits in the Commonwealth. Together we helped support more than 4 million people this year.”
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