Bourbon and Bluegrass

Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: June 2024

Bourbon Revival

What do you get when you mix a rockin’ good time with a fundraiser for REACH of Macon County?

Mark your calendars for June 28 and find out when REACH hosts Bourbon and Bluegrass, an evening of excellent food and bourbon, topped off with a concert featuring Kentucky’s Number One bluegrass band, Bourbon Revival.

This event will be held at the Highlands Performing Arts Center starting with a buffet and bar featuring bourbon specialty drinks at 6:00, followed by the concert at 7:00.  Tickets are $250 a person and are available at highlandsperformingsarts.com/special-events.

REACH of Macon County provides comprehensive services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. In the last year, REACH served 780 victims providing more than 23,000 services. Additionally, REACH provided 131 victims and their children with emergency shelter, housing survivors for a total of 3,514 nights. REACH is a vital and compassionate resource for these victims at a time when they most need it.

REACH provides a variety of services and specialized programs, including a 24-hour crisis and text line, therapy, support group, psychoeducational classes, transportation, safety planning and assessment, emergency shelter including a pet kennel, court advocacy, medical accompaniment, violence prevention education, and a rural advocacy mobile crisis team.

In 2015, REACH built a new emergency shelter which is the largest and most ADA accessible shelter in our entire region.  Following the completion of the shelter, REACH began planning for a new victim advocacy center to replace their 120-year-old office, which is in poor shape. This center will provide expanded private spaces for counseling and services, a food pantry, and a comfortable, family-supporting space for medical services, including forensic exams. The new space will be built on REACH’s existing property to provide ready access to shelter residents with the same security.

The total cost for the advocacy center is estimated to be $2 Million. Construction is anticipated to take 15 months.  Funding partners include state and federal agencies along with a faith-based and public fundraising effort.

REACH would like to thank Ray and Diane McPhail, who have underwritten this concert. New Mountain Events will be providing the sumptuous bourbon-themed buffet.

One hundred percent of the ticket price will go to the capital campaign for the construction of the new client services building.  This is your chance to enjoy a fabulous summer event while supporting the important work of REACH.