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Hardin County-based nonprofit Give 270 presented a check for $11,200 to Radcliff Rotary Club for the organization’s scholarship fund for seniors graduating from North Hardin High School, Fort Knox High School, and the area homeschool community.  The donation was raised through Give 270’s March 2022 Whiskey Wednesdays bourbon raffles.

“We are so grateful for our partnership with Give 270 to raise these funds to benefit area students,” said Charlie Fraley, Radcliff Rotary Club president. “The Rotary is dedicated to ‘Service Above Self’ and this funding will help us support area students through the scholarship fund.”

Scholarship recipients are selected based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, community service and financial need. This donation allows the club to add an additional scholarship for a homeschool student in northern Hardin County. Interested students can apply for a Radcliff Rotary scholarship through their guidance counselor by April 28th. 

Actively serving the community since 1975, the Radcliff Rotary Club meets each Thursday at noon at the Colvin Community Center in Radcliff. The club contacted Give 270 to explore fundraising opportunities to support their scholarship program. 

The Whiskey Wednesdays Bourbon Raffles are hosted live on Give 270’s Facebook page and YouTube channel each Wednesday and gives participants a chance to win rare and valuable bottles of whiskey at an affordable price point while helping the region. Raffle tickets are $5 and are available for purchase each week at give270.org. 

Give 270 is a local 501(c)(3) crowdfunding organization that raises money to benefit projects and organizations in Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties. 

“Radcliff Rotary Club is a great example of civic-minded leaders coming  together to make a lasting difference for their friends and neighbors,” said Give 270 co-founder Kenny Rambo. “The mission of Give 270 is to support such efforts in our community.” 

Give 270 also hosts signature fundraising events like the Kentucky Craft Beer Festival scheduled for June 18 at The Haycraft and the Eric and Joe Show scheduled for November 18, 19, and 20 at the Historic State Theater. 

Through a new educational program known as CodeForce, Marion County elementary students are gaining game, app and web development skills while having fun. The program, which is the brainchild and passion project of Chris Porter, a local web designer and developer, is presented by local volunteers and is hosted weekly at the Marion County Public Library.

Through the CodeForce curriculum, students create games in Roblox, Minecraft and Scratch while learning skills in Javascript, HTML/CSS, Python, Unity, Lua and more. The program’s first day of class took place earlier this month, with 10 students enrolled in the program’s first 4-week session.

CodeForce is designed for children ages 8 to 12.

“The development of CodeForce came out of a simple desire to pass on the knowledge I’ve gained in coding over the years to a new generation of students,” Porter said. “Even if these kids don’t go on to pursue a career in programming, the ability to think logically and the presence of mind they can gain from learning these skills can help them in so many ways.”

CodeForce offers several tiers of learning, which includes Sidekick, Agent, Specialist, Hero and Super Hero levels. These tiers of learning range from basic programming concepts such as conditionals, loops, functions and variables to complex data structures in Python and web development concepts. By the time students enter the Super Hero tier, they will be building a web page with clean style and layout;

embedding Javascript programs within an existing web page; editing the page appearance through and CSS and more.

In addition to utilizing the Marion County Public Library, CodeForce also receives assistance from Children’s Librarian Rachael Lynch during class sessions.

“I am so excited to be able to assist in this innovative program,” Lynch said. “We’re always looking for community partners to engage with and educate local youth and CodeForce is a perfect facilitator of this mission.”

CodeForce receives support from sponsors and donors. In December, the program received an approximately $2,000 donation from Elizabethtown-based nonprofit Give 270, which covered the cost of 10 laptops, 10 mice and USB drives.

“When Chris mentioned this program and the potential it had to cultivate web developers in Marion County, we were on board to help make it happen,” said Kenny Rambo, co-founder of Give 270. “This is a perfect example of what our nonprofit is all about – connecting passionate people with resources to do awesome things.”

Due to the overwhelming response of the first session and the generous support of a new sponsor, C3 Consulting, an additional 10 spots have been added for the next session. Porter is also working with Marion County Schools to see how the curriculum can be incorporated into the system’s after-school program.

“As we gain momentum and find additional sponsorship opportunities, we hope to expand our class sizes and frequency of classes,” Porter said. “We are off to a great start and we hope that with time, we can make a substantial impact on area youth and even help shape the next generation of technologically-competent employees in the community.”

For more information on CodeForce, visit codeforcekids.org.

Give 270, a local nonprofit, recently partnered with the Elizabethtown and Radcliff congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to raise money for two area nonprofits – Hardin County Helping Hand of Hope and Warm Blessings. As part of a fundraiser called “Fast Relief,” the two congregations sponsored a community fund raising drive to raise more than $1,500 in one day. Each organization received a $762.22 check.

Fast Relief encouraged the community to fast the first Sunday of Advent in December and donate the money they would have spent on food to local nonprofits combating hunger and food insecurity.

“On the first Sunday of each month, our congregations fast and donate money to the church to help care for the poor and those in need in our congregations and community,” said Elizabethtown Bishop Micah Shirts. “In December, we wanted to invite the community to have the same experience of fasting and donating, and dedicate the funds for local nonprofits well-situated to help our communities.”

The Church reached out to Give 270 to identify ways to easily collect donations for the fundraiser and encourage others in the community to participate. Give 270 created a web page for crowdfunding donations.

 
“The holiday season is a great occasion to show the love of Christ to our communities and this fundraiser is a great opportunity,” said Arthur Russell, bishop of the Radcliff congregation. “We hope this becomes a regular tradition for the entire community.”

Following the check presentation, leaders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints listened to the unique needs of both Hardin County Helping Hand of Hope and Warm Blessings, along with volunteer opportunities for families and small groups.

Dawn Cash, executive director of Warm Blessings, outlined the services provided to the nonprofit’s clients. These include immediate needs like a warm meal, but also long-term services overseen by an onstaff case manager to identify housing and support healthcare needs.

“Community contributions such as this one help us help others,” Cash said. “Monetary support and volunteers demonstrate to our clients that the community cares about them and wants to help them.”

Give 270 is a local 501(c)(3) crowdfunding organization that raises money to benefit projects and organizations in Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties. Give 270 also hosts the Eric and Joe Show and other fundraising events. 

“Give 270 is passionate about finding creative ways to support immediate and long-term needs in our local communities,” said Give 270 co-founder Kenny Rambo. “This is a perfect example of how Give 270 connects local donors and benefactors with the causes that deserve their support, thus creating a community that truly helps each other in times of need.”

Learn more about Give 270 and their current fundraising efforts at give270.org.

Immediately after the devastating tornados that impacted Kentucky in December 2021, Give 270 established a crowd sourcing effort called School to School. Through local crowdsourcing efforts, national efforts with Chrome Unboxed, and through weekly Whiskey Wednesday Bourbon Raffles, Give 270 raised $10,500 for Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSC) at Warren County Public Schools in the Bowling Green area.

Distributions have been made in the following forms:

• Chick-fila Gift Cards
• Walmart Gift Cards
• Monetary Donation to Warren County Schools Synergy Program

You can still help by making a tax-deductible donation at give270.org/school-to-school.

Today, representatives from The Eric and Joe Show and Give 270 joined various event sponsors to present a $10,000 check to Helping Hand of Hope Affordable Christmas. The Eric and Joe Show, which was presented by Magnolia Bank, is an annual variety show. The donation is based on proceeds from this year’s show that took place at the Historic State Theater in Elizabethtown November 19- 21. 

“Each year, we put together this silly show with the hope of bringing a little joy to our community and show them the love of Christ,” said Joe Bennett, The Eric and Joe Show co-founder and writer. “The fact that we are able to make a donation of this level is a testament to the generous spirit of our community and their willingness to endure our show.”

The Eric & Joe Show began in 2013 when two lifelong friends had a hair-brained idea to write, produce and perform a variety show in their hometown. Much to the creator’s amazement, the production was a success. So much so, it has become an annual, family-friendly event for many across the region. 

The 2021 show was the eighth installment. Since 2013, the event has raised more than $50,000 for area nonprofits including the Baptist Health Foundation Hardin, Mission Hope for Kids, Clarity Solutions and more.

The Eric and Joe Show is a fundraiser of Give 270, a local non-profit that focuses on venture philanthropy projects benefiting communities in Hardin, LaRue, and Meade County Kentucky. Since its founding in 2016, Give 270 has raised and distributed nearly $300,000 for area non-profits and worthwhile causes.

“As a Give 270 fundraiser and with the support of our generous sponsors and attendees, we are able to make a lasting impact in our community,” said Eric Clemens, The Eric and Joe Show co-founder and Give 270 board chair. “Affordable Christmas is an important service in our community around the holidays, and we are so excited to support area families.”

Affordable Christmas is a ministry of Helping Hand of Hope that empowers low-income parents by enabling them to purchase Christmas gifts for their children at a reduced cost. Learn more at helpinghandofhope.com.

Give 270 presented a proceeds check for $2,546 to United Way of Central Kentucky. The proceeds come from an online crowdsourcing campaign hosted by Give 270 in honor of United Way of Central Kentucky’s 20th Anniversary.

United Way of Central Kentucky solves complex and costly community challenges by forging partnerships and mobilizing resources to find new solutions to old problems that not one organization can address alone. Together we win by inspiring others to join the fight against our community’s most persistent problems and empowering individuals and families to reach their fullest potential. Serving Hardin, Breckinridge, Grayson, LaRue and Meade Counties, United Way of Central Kentucky invites you to change the odds for residents across our region.

Please consider making a donation to United Way of Central Kentucky here.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – Give 270, a local nonprofit, has announced a crowdfunding effort for the Kimble Family who lost both parents within days of each other from COVID-19.

The Hardin County community was recently heartbroken by the news that husband and wife Dr. TJ and Liz Kimble had passed away after battling the COVID-19 virus. Described as kindhearted and family-focused, the Kimbles were well-known in Hardin County and the special needs community for starting a non-profit called Joshua’s Friends, which was named after their son Joshua Kimble who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome.

Friends of the Kimble’s established an account at Wilson & Muir Bank to provide for funeral expenses and financial support to the family.

Give 270, a local 501(c)(3) crowdfunding organization that raises money to benefit projects and organizations in Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties, has established a webpage and online donation option for the community to contribute to the account. Donations can be made at give270.org. 

Give 270 is passionate about supporting needs throughout the local communities, said its co-founder Kenny Rambo.

“Our community naturally wants to rally around this family, and Give 270 is pleased to provide the connection between local donors and benefactors to facilitate that,” Rambo said. “Hardin County, again and again, proves itself to be a community that truly helps each other in times of need.”

Learn more about Give 270 and its current fundraiser for the Kimble Family at give270.org. Donations can be made by completing the online form at Give270.org or visiting any Wilson & Muir Branch locations.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., Aug. 3, 2021  – Give 270, a local nonprofit has announced a trust fund and crowdfunding effort for Aliyana Johnson, the seven-year-old daughter of the late Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson, a Hardin County Sheriff Deputy, loving father, and friend to many, tragically passed away Friday, July 30 in an off-duty ATV accident. 

Aliyana was with her father at the time of the accident and sustained life-threatening injuries. She is currently in stable condition and recovering at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville. The trust fund was established following the community’s immediate desire to support the Johnson family during this tragic and difficult time.

Friends of the Johnsons established a trust fund at West Point Bank. 

“West Point Bank is honored to assist those wishing to support the Johnson family by accepting funds into the account that will provide immediate and long-term support for Aliyana and the Johnson family,” said West Point Bank President Josh Hubbard. “We appreciate Give 270 helping with online crowdfunding efforts.”

Give 270, a local 501(c)(3) crowdfunding organization that raises money to benefit projects and organizations in Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties, has established a webpage and online donation option for the community to contribute to the trust fund. Donations can be made at give270.org. 

“These are the calls that we hate to receive, but we are honored to help raise these essential funds for Aliyana,” said Give 270 board member Justin Howard. “We know that our community will rally around Aliyana and support her for years to come.”

To encourage support of the trust fund, the Give 270 board committed a match up to $5,000 for online donations through the website. To date, Give 270 has raised over $200,000 for local worthwhile causes in Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties.

Funds from the trust will be used to cover Kevin’s funeral expenses and provide future support of Aliyana.

Kevin worked with Radcliff Police Department for the last four years and most recently the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department. Kevin was also a very active member with Southeast Chrisitan Church (E-town Campus).

Learn more about the trust fund at give270.org.

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About Give 270
Launched in 2016, Give 270 supports community, economic and workforce development of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox MSA (Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties) by raising funds for other area non-profit organizations and local initiatives.  Funds are raised through crowdfunding efforts including an online giving mosaic and signature events including the Kentucky Craft Beer Festival and The Eric & Joe Show. To date, more than $200,000 has been raised and directed to worthwhile causes ranging from meeting basic needs to mentoring and education initiatives. Give 270 is led by an all-volunteer board and is uniquely positioned to quickly and efficiently translate the philanthropic spirit of individuals and our community into effective fundraising campaigns.

Give 270, a local nonprofit, and North Hardin Wine & Spirits, a Radcliff liquor store, came together to raise $6,859.25 for Opal’s Dream Foundation through the sale of an exclusive bourbon bottle celebrating the military veteran community. The check brings Give 270’s overall giving to more than $200,000 in the last five years.

“We are passionate about supporting area veterans who have given so much for our country and our community locally,” said North Hardin Wine & Spirits owner Rob Fogle. “We reached out to Give 270 to help us come up with a creative way to fundraise and support our veteran community.”

Together, Give 270 and North Hardin Wine & Spirits created an exclusive bourbon store pick with the intention to support Radcliff area veterans. At the Aug. 2 check presentation, Give 270 board members joined Rob and Davisa Fogle to present the proceeds check to Opal’s Dream Foundation Chief Operating Officer Paul Thompson and board members Pete Ramsey and Ken Dozer. 

“Opal’s Dream Foundation is committed to enriching the lives of people in long-term care facilities by meeting their physical, emotional, or spiritual needs,” said Thompson. “When partners like Give 270 and North Hardin Wine & Spirits seek to support the elder population, we are excited to connect them to opportunities in their community.”

Most recently, Opal’s Dream Foundation made a donation to the Carl M. Brashear Radcliff Veterans Center totaling more than $13,000. The recreation donation included a surround-sound system, a custom arcade game system with 500 classic games and six large garden boxes.

Give 270 is a local 501(c)(3) crowdfunding organization that raises money to benefit projects and organizations in Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties. Give 270 also hosts the Eric and Joe Show and other fundraising events. To date, Give 270 has raised $202,374.15 for local worthwhile causes in Hardin, LaRue and Meade counties.

“Our community is so generous and we are honored to help them find creative and meaningful ways to give back to people around them,” said Give 270 Co-founder Kenny Rambo.

Learn more about Give 270 and find out about its current bourbon raffle, Whiskey Wednesdays that began August 1 and continues through October 27 at give270.org.