Our race proceeds and donations will be split between four local charities. Thanks for considering an additional donation on top of your race registration fee. Every dollar makes a difference!
The Telford YMCA Achievers are a college and career readiness program that provides equitable access, opportunities, and support to ensure success after high school for youth in Greater Madison County including students in Madison County and Berea Community Schools. Participants, known as “Achievers”, are exposed to academic support, career exploration, mentoring, and social/emotional well-being programs. Your participation in the Juneteenth Freedom 5K helps propel the mission forward which directly supports the Y Achievers in our community by affording them mentoring and support for setting and reaching their higher education and career goals. To learn more, contact Black.achievers@ymcatelford.org.
The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery, INC was established in October 2020 as a non-profit corporation, organized and operated exclusively as a 501(c)(3) to provide for perpetual care and maintenance of Maple Grove Cemetery located in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky. The Corporation is governed by 11 Board members and is solely supported by donations. Maple Grove Cemetery is the largest African American cemetery in Richmond. It officially became a cemetery in 1901 when 4 African-American residents filed Articles of Incorporation for the land located at the corner of East Main and Spring Streets. Additional land was added to the cemetery in 1910. There are over 1700 grave stones and many unidentified gravesites within the Cemetery, with over 250 Military members interred there. The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery, INC., is very grateful to be a recipient of proceeds from the Juneteenth Freedom 5K Fun Run. All donations and funds received will be used for future maintenance, mowing, landscaping improvements, historical signage, historical markers and grave stone repairs.
The Maurice Hibbard Non-Traditional Scholarship was established in December 2022, after the sudden passing of Mr. Hibbard, a staunch supporter of education, human rights and a champion of equal rights in all areas and for all people. Mr. Hibbard wanted everyone to have access to the opportunities that education provides and to that end, he worked with a committee to establish this scholarship. The Scholarship is managed by the Community Supporters and has 501(c)(3) status. This unique scholarship specifically targets adults, with Richmond – Madison County residents receiving first priority and (funds permitting) others considered, who are pursuing or wish to pursue a course of study leading to a diploma/ certificate/ or other on- the-job training programs at a trade, skill, technical or vocational school or planning to attend a short course leading to a certificate that will qualify them for a better position or job or to pursue a different career path. The maximum award is $1000.00 per scholarship, with an annual maximum award of $2,000 or as funds permit.
The mission of The New Liberty Family Shelter is “to provide temporary shelter and services to homeless familieswith dependent children in the community regardless of race, color or creed”. It is the only year-round shelter in Richmond which houses and services entire families. Established in May1991, the New Liberty Family Shelter started as a grassroots community and collaborative effort led by the New Liberty Baptist Sunday School Convention, INC; Kentucky River Foothills Development Council and the City of Richmond. In 2012, New Liberty Baptist Sunday School Convention, INC became responsible for the whole operation. The Convention is a 501 (c) (3) Public Charity and has a Trustee Board that oversees Shelter operation. The Shelter has no paid
employees and is entirely volunteer-run. The Shelter provides six furnished 1-3 bedroom apartments and has free laundry facilities and a food on-site. Families can stay up to six months while they work on their goals to learn and develop the necessary skills to become self-sufficient and obtain permanent housing. The Shelter is operated through financial and other donations which come from churches, individuals, community groups and community agencies. On behalf of the New Liberty Family Shelter, the Trustee Board is most appreciative of being a recipient of proceeds from the Juneteenth Freedom 5K Fun Run. All donations and funds received will be used for utilities and the upkeep of apartments and grounds.
