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Local nonprofit Give 270 has announced details for the latest round of the weekly Whiskey Wednesdays charity bourbon raffle series. Whiskey Wednesdays Round 8 – Aged 22 Years will kick off Wednesday, July 12 and all proceeds from the raffles will benefit United Way of Central Kentucky (UWCK). This year, UWCK celebrates 22 years of providing support for community organizations and programs that address education, financial stability, and health and basic needs in the local region. 

“We are proud to partner with Give 270 to raise essential funds for nonprofits in our region,” said Joe Fowler, president of UWCK. “Through proceeds from this raffle, we will provide essential funding to local organizations with immediate needs through our Community Investment Mini-Grants program, which provides grants up to $5,000 for nonprofit organizations in our five-county service region.”

UWCK’s Mini-Grants Program supports ongoing community projects and initiatives that may occur outside the organization’s traditional funding structure. The mini grant process allows local nonprofits and school districts to request support for small projects on an as-needed basis. 

Most recently, the program has provided resources for three ADA-compliant raised garden beds in Leitchfield for the Breckinridge Grayson Programs, Inc. Head Start and Early Head Start programs, as well as restocking of hygiene blessing boxes for families utilizing the Cloverport Independent School Family Resource and Youth Services Center (FRYSC). 

Through the raffles, participants will have a chance to win five bourbon prizes, including a grand prize featuring two or three bottles with age statements totaling 22 years hidden behind 11  locker doors, and the final week’s door will feature a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 23-year. At checkout, ticket purchasers will select one door and if their ticket is drawn, they will win whichever set is behind the chosen door. Some of the prizes hidden by the locker doors include Van Winkle Special Reserve 12-year, Old Rip Van Winkle 10-year, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 16-year and more. 

In addition, four bonus prizes will be given away each week, including 2XO Innkeeper’s Blend, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Wild Turkey 101 8-year and Pursuit United Toasted. 

Raffles will take place on Give 270’s Facebook page and YouTube channel each Wednesday at 8 p.m. from July 12 through Sept. 27.

“This round of Whiskey Wednesdays is not only a chance to win exceptional bourbon, but also an opportunity to support United Way of Central Kentucky’s remarkable 22-year commitment to our community,” said Eric Clemens, Board Chair for Give 270. 

Tickets for Whiskey Wednesdays Round 8 – Aged 22 Years are now on sale. Priced at $5 each, there is no limit to the amount of tickets purchased per individual each week. 

To purchase tickets and stay up-to-date on raffles and events hosted by Give 270, visit give270.org.

Today, Give 270 made a $3,500 donation to Opal’s Dream Foundation made possible through the June 21st Whiskey Wednesdays Bourbon Raffles.

Opal’s Dream Foundation restores dignity, respect and joy to seniors in long-term care. We celebrate and enrich their lives through a variety of programs which provide mobility assistance, provision of basic needs, quality of life improvements, recreation, and socialization opportunities, engagement with the arts, companionship and denomination spiritual support.

Now serving thousands of seniors in 100+ nursing homes across 51 cities in Kentucky and Indiana!

After a brief week off to celebrate the 4th of July, Give 270 will be back with Whiskey Wednesdays Round 8 | Aged 22 years benefiting United Way of Central Kentucky and another Bourbon Strong 50-4-50 benefiting Coaches for the Kids Foundation in support of Kentucky Children’s Hospital.

Weekly $5 tickets for Whiskey Wednesdays go on sale July 5th and $100 tickets for this Bourbon Strong go on sale July 19th. To receive email reminders complete the form below.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky-based nonprofit Give 270 made a surprise $1,500 match donation Friday to the Hardin County Farmers’ Market in honor of their Anniversary Celebration. The donation is a match for all the community sponsors who are set to support the June 24th celebration. 

“Give 270 is grateful for the economic and health benefits of the Hardin County Farmers’ Market and the outstanding work this organization does to support our agriculture community,” said Kenny Rambo, Give 270 co-founder and board member. “We wanted to further support the volunteers who are dedicated to providing our community with high-quality, locally-sourced food and products.”

The Hardin County Farmers’ Market is celebrating their 46th anniversary on Saturday, June 24 with a public event, which will include a ceremony, giveaways and free cupcakes for all attendees. The event takes place during the regularly-scheduled farmers’ market Saturday hours. The market features several regional vendors selling fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, meats, baked goods, jams and jellies and other delicious farm-fresh items.  

“We were surprised and honored to receive this donation from Give 270 to support the Hardin County Farmers’ Market,” said Ben Smith, president of the local nonprofit. “These resources will go a long way in helping support our farmers’ market and the growers that make this place possible.”

To stay up-to-date with other ways Give 270 is supporting the region and the raffles and events that make it happen, visit give270.org. 

Give 270 representatives donated $2,000 to Tails and Tatas Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk presented in partnership with Swope Family of Dealerships. The hybrid format race allows for both virtual and in-person participation as well as dog-friendly fun and entertainment.

Tails and Tatas benefits the Baptist Health Foundation Hardin and provides essential funding to support cancer care patients from diagnosis through treatments.

Register for this year’s Tails and Tatas 5K on October 14 at Swope Toyota, 1085 North Dixie Highway in
Elizabethtown, KY.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky-based nonprofit Give 270 made a $15,232.92 donation to the Deputy Caleb Conley Memorial Fund through Whitaker Bank via proceeds from the nonprofit’s most recent Whiskey Wednesdays raffle. 

The fund was established to support the family of the late Scott County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Caleb Conley, who was killed in the line of duty on May 22. Deputy Conley, who left behind a wife and two children when he was shot and killed during a traffic stop, served for eight years in the U.S. Army before becoming a deputy. 

“We are very pleased with the outcome of this raffle and our ability to help the family of a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice,” said Eric Clemens, Board Chair for Give 270.

Give 270 collaborated with Jordan Jacobs, who worked with Deputy Conley, on the raffle. In addition to the typical bourbon prizes given away during this round of Whiskey Wednesday’s, last week’s raffle also included a Weller Vertical donated by Jacobs. 

“It is an honor to contribute to help Deputy Conley’s family through this raffle,” Jacobs said. “The support for this raffle is a testament to Deputy Conley’s legacy as an exceptional law enforcement officer and member of the community.” 

Round 7 of the weekly Whiskey Wednesdays raffles kicked off in April, providing ticket purchasers with five chances to win valuable bourbon prizes each week. Raffles in Round 7 take place on Give 270’s Facebook page and YouTube channel each Wednesday at 8 p.m. until June 28. Each week, Give 270 gives away the grand prize of a bottle of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, along with a Weller 12 Year, a Weller Antique 107, a Weller Special Reserve, and a bottle of Riff Corp, a single barrel selection of New Riff bourbon from Elizabethtown-based retailer John O’s Liquors. Tickets for Whiskey Wednesdays raffles are $5 and there is no limit to the amount of tickets purchased per individual each week.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky-based nonprofit Give 270 made a $60,000 donation to the Oldham County-based Trent DiGiuro Foundation Wednesday night through proceeds from the nonprofit’s latest Bourbon Strong raffle. 

The Trent DiGiuro Foundation annually awards scholarships to graduating student-athletes at Oldham County High School, South Oldham High School and North Oldham High School, along with a scholarship for a UK walk-on football player. 

The foundation’s namesake was a University of Kentucky walk-on offensive lineman and South Oldham High School graduate who tragically died just three days before his 21st birthday on July 17, 1994. Wednesday’s donation will be used to raise funds for various scholarship initiatives in honor and memory of DiGiuro. To learn more about the foundation, visit trentdigiurofoundation.org.

“We are grateful to Give 270 and everyone who participated in this raffle for their efforts in helping us keep Trent’s memory alive through educational opportunities for area students,” said Mike DiGiuro, Trent’s father and CEO of the foundation. 

Wednesday’s raffle included eight valuable bourbon prizes, with the top prize being a six-bottle set of Van Winkle bourbon. Give 270 is set to host its next Bourbon Strong raffle on June 28 at 8 p.m. on the organization’s Facebook page and YouTube channel, with proceeds benefiting Saint James Catholic School in Elizabethtown. 

“We are thrilled with the outcome of this raffle and deeply grateful to all those who contributed to help us create a great outcome for this incredible foundation,” said Eric Clemens, Board Chair for Give 270. 

Regional nonprofit Give 270 has announced that proceeds from its next Whiskey Wednesdays raffle, set for Wednesday, June 7, will benefit the Deputy Caleb Conley Memorial Fund through Whitaker Bank. The fund was established to support the family of the late Scott County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Caleb Conley, who was killed in the line of duty on May 22. 

Deputy Conley, who left behind a wife and two children when he was shot and killed during a traffic stop, served for eight years in the U.S. Army before becoming a deputy. 

“We were contacted by a former co-worker and friend of Deputy Conley looking for a way to help the deputy’s family,” said Eric Clemens, Board Chair for Give 270. “Through our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays raffles, we have a vehicle to promptly respond to immediate needs in our region like the tragedy involving Deputy Conley.” 

Jordan Jacobs worked with Deputy Conley and wanted to do something for his friend and the family he left behind.

“Immediately when I heard about this tragedy, I wanted to do something to help the Conley family,” Jacobs said. “My brother helped connect me with Give 270 to make this donation possible.”

Round 7 of the weekly Whiskey Wednesdays raffles kicked off in April, providing ticket purchasers with five chances to win valuable bourbon prizes each week. Raffles in Round 7 take place on Give 270’s Facebook page and YouTube channel each Wednesday at 8 p.m. until June 28.

Each week, Give 270 gives away the grand prize of a bottle of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, along with a Weller 12 Year, a Weller Antique 107, a Weller Special Reserve, and a bottle of Riff Corp, a single barrel selection of New Riff bourbon from Elizabethtown-based retailer John O’s Liquors. For the June 7 raffle, a Weller Vertical donated by Jacobs will also be given away. The vertical includes a Weller Single Barrel, a Weller C.Y.P.B, a Weller Full Proof, a Weller 12 Year Old, a Weller Antique 107, and a Weller Special Reserve. 

Tickets for Whiskey Wednesdays raffles are $5 and there is no limit to the amount of tickets purchased per individual each week. 

“We are hoping to sell 2,500 tickets in memory of Deputy Conley who gave all in the line of duty,” Jacobs said.

To purchase tickets and stay up-to-date on raffles and events hosted by Give 270, visit give270.org.

Give 270 recently presented a Whiskey Wednesdays proceeds check for $1,500 to Elizabethtown Rotary Foundation for their Living Waters Guatemala Partnership. Living Waters Guatemala Partnership is a collaboration between Elizabethtown Rotary and First Presbyterian Church providing clean water in Guatemala. Interested in helping out more? The Heart of Kentucky Chorus Spring Concert on June 10 at First Presbyterian Church will donate proceeds from the show to the Living Waters Guatemala Partnership.