Dear Friends,
Thanks to your many generous contributions, the 6th Annual Stuart Butler Dinner on November 5th was unforgettable. We are ever grateful to you, the friends and family of Kentucky Heartwood, for making this event a success with your loyal support.
Many thanks to the Unitarian Universalist Church for welcoming us to its beautiful facility. The kids enjoyed the playground!
Karen Jones and Beverly Ferrell, your music was the perfect way to celebrate!
Johanna Camenisch, our amazing award winner who not only came early to help set up, but also stayed until the last fork was dried, thank you for an extraordinary life of courage, commitment, and compassion. You have inspired us all. And -- the pumpkins were wonderful decorations!
People loved the food! Thanks to Winchels for lip-smacking cole slaw; Alfalfa’s Restaurant and Mark Schimmoeller for the tasty chili; Third Street Stuff for the coffee; Al’s Sushi Bar for the sushi; Bluegrass Bakery for the bags of bread; Connie Lemley for the delicious salad greens; Betsy Camenisch for the green beans; Johanna for the cranberries, funeral salad, sweet potato casserole; and Trina Peiffer and Laurie Schimmoeller for the cookies and chocolate. To all our amazing Kentucky Heartwood Council members who cooked the rest of the meal, cheers!
The gift certificate from Good Foods enabled us to get coffee, creamer, cider, and olives. Thank you!
Tona Barkley, Levi Gordon and Bluebird Whitehead loaned us the lovely tablecloths, Ella Lemley-Frye sent her miniature gourds and pumpkins as decorations, and Lyn Akers provided the beautiful flowers.
Wayne Davis’ birdhouses are the perfect gift for our award winner. Thank you, Wayne, for your indefatigable efforts on behalf of Kentucky’s furred and featured creatures.
To our speakers: you not only honored Johanna, you uplifted us all. Thank you for your stories, your memories, and that powerful poem.
To Linda and Debbie and the rest of Stu’s family: your presence helps us pay tribute to Stuart.
Many thanks to all those who stayed to help clean up, especially the kids, for making it such fun.
The event could not have happened without the coordination and work of Levi Gordon and Bluebird Whitehead and the rest of the Kentucky Heartwood Council.
In all, the evening raised over $1,600. We will now be able to add a thousand dollars to our endowment fund for forest protection, bringing it to over $11,000!
With full hearts,
Chris Schimmoeller and Tina Marie Johnson
