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Wall Unveiling - A Dream Soon Fulfilled
During
her stay at the Houston Children’s Hospital, one of the few things that
brought Makenna happiness was a ceramic, 3 dimensional wall that she spent
considerable time touching, feeling Lexington
artists Jill Stofer and her husband Richard have worked over a year to
helped make Sheila’s dream come true. A 30’ long ceramic tile
wall has been designed and constructed and is truly a work of art.
Richard built the steel frame and Jill designed the wall and Guests and speakers at the unveiling ceremony will include: UK President Dr. Lee Todd, Mayor Teresa Isaac, and Valvoline President Sam Mitchell. The wall unveiling will make Sheila’s dream, and the Makenna Foundation's first project, come true. Come see the dream become reality!
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The Game is On!
The
Makenna Foundaiton will be hosting a reception before, during and after the
Cincinnati Bengal's scrimmage on Saturday, August 2nd. Under a large tent,
we will host this catered event
The Art of Making Miracles
Our third annual "Art of Making Miracles" event will take place the evening of September 5 from 5 to 9 PM. Our event spokesperson this year is former Pittsburgh Steeler and future Hall-of-Famer Dermontti Dawson and former Cincinnati Red Doug Flynn will again emcee the event. Ten area restaurants will again be donating their special entree and there will be a silent and live auction with over 100 unique and high quality items. Check out the Art of Making Miracles event page to see a sample of the live auction items which include: all-century baseball team, NASCAR tickets, and a vacation package. Tickets
are $50 in advance and $60 at the door.
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worked with
her students at the Lexington Montessori school to create the hundreds of
tiles that make up the wall. 
for invited guests of the Makenna Foundation as
well as the Bengals. Chair-back seats will be provided as well as our
reception area. Though not meant to be a fundraiser, we will have a
corporate box to a Bengal game, a signed Carson Palmer jersey and a signed Cory
Dillon jersey which will be auctioned after the scrimmage. In addition,
Bengal head-coach Marvin Lewis is expected to join us after the game. This
event is by invitation only. If you are interested in being a sponsor for
the "Art of Making Miracles" event (this year's theme - 