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Ready to Fly: Hot Air Balloon Launch at BCC
[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]BUCKHORN – All eyes were on the sky last week as hot air balloons took flight over the campus of Buckhorn Children’s Center (BCC). The ready-to-fly balloons, which were provided by the Buckhorn Lake Area Presbyterian Church, stood 8 feet in height and were assembled prior to launch by the kids in BCC’s care. John Craft, director of Buckhorn’s H2H Therapeutic Music Program, said three balloons were built per cottage. Due to a stretch of bad weather,…
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Buckhorn Children & Family Services launches $11 million capital campaign
[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Buckhorn Children and Family Services is preparing for major upgrades, including campus and on-site school renovations, program expansions, and new projects that will benefit whole communities. Reverend Ricky Creech, BCFS’s president and CEO, said his organization’s vision is to transform its aging facilities as it evolves into Kentucky’s go-to agency for the most severe child needs. “That’s what this fundraising campaign’s about,” Creech said. “We want to be at a higher level, because that’s what these kids…
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Big Creek Missions: A Summer to Remember
[x_section bg_color=”#f2f2f2″ style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]This summer, the kids at the Buckhorn Children’s Center were treated to action-packed days filled with fun, learning, and games courtesy of Big Creek Missions. Big Creek Missions, a Christian ministry center in nearby Bear Branch, KY, identifies ministry opportunities for church groups that travel to Leslie, Clay, and Perry counties. As part of their summer missions work, volunteer groups visited our Buckhorn campus from June 1 through August 1, providing day camps each afternoon. “Every…
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Music Makes A Note
[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]The staff at Buckhorn Children & Family Services (BCFS) has found new and innovative ways to bring help and healing to at-risk kids. With special summer programs and a year-round therapeutic recreation program, which includes art, music, and drama, the kids at BCFS, many of whom have experienced severe abuse and neglect, are able to express their innermost thoughts and feelings. “They like it. They really do,” said John Craft, a music teacher in BCFS’s Halfway to…
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