Health

Nestled on over 500 acres right here in the Bluegrass, the Life Adventure Center uses unique teaching tools in order to “engage, educate, and empower individuals.” Imperative life skills such as respect, responsibility, communication, and teamwork can all be discovered through specialized programs developed by LAC. Educators and employers are always looking for ways to encourage cooperation and communication among their students or workers; though too often are these seminars and workshops brought to the location centered around PowerPoints and hypothetical examples. At the Life Adventure Center, individuals of all ages and backgrounds can learn these essential skills through the art of experiential education.

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On a beautiful day in late October, over 8,000 people came together at Churchill Downs in Louisville to show their support for curing Type I diabetes. This was an amazing event where Type I diabetics and their family and friends could come out and show they will not stop until a cure is found.

By Christin Lang, Citizen Journalist

Assurance for Life, Inc. is a non-profit, pregnancy assisting medical clinic whose mission is “to empower individuals for their emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing, focusing on their pregnancy and sexual health”. The organization, formally known as Women for Life, Inc., was established in 1984 by a group of concerned citizens that initiated a board of directors in order to establish an outreach for women facing unplanned and crisis pregnancies.

By Michael Douglas, Citizen Journalist

Kentucky AgrAbility was created in 1993 to help disabled farmers continue their way of life by providing farmers with education, modifying machinery to make machinery handicap accessible, and donating financial support to farmers and their family. The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service receives funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make Kentucky AgrAbility possible. Since the beginning of Kentucky AgrAbility, it is now all 120 Kentucky Counties and has spread to 25 states.

Morgan Wade

Citizen Journalist

With lots of cookouts and picnics coming up over the next few months, here are some food safety tips to keep you out of the emergency room.

By Anne Marie Sanderson, Citizen Journalist

During the spring semester at UK a group of student from an undergraduate sociology class have been learning the ins and outs of God’s Pantry Food Bank.

Several different aspects were taken on through this project; history, purpose, volunteers, and mission of the organization. During last Wednesday’s presentation the students shared their views and experiences with this organization.

Article by Emilie Rymer, Citizen Journalist
Photos by Geoff Maddock

Seedleaf began as a gift when an area landowner approached a small community, and offered the use of land to grow food. The area of land was off of Clay’s Mill Road that was ploughed, installed and maintained by a group of volunteers. This quarter acre garden grows vegetables and flowers and at the end of the season it was clear that more food could be grown with a little more structure.

The Kentucky Behavior Institute is now celebrating its 16th year of operation. Each year, the planners have to address the issue of how to let more participants attend without sacrificing quality of content. It is the quality of content that has made the Kentucky Behavior Institute reputation known throughout local and national behavior circles.

The Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) mission is to save lives by providing blood products of the highest quality to patients in Kentucky in an economically sound manner.