1991-1998 – Concerts to End Hunger
The Concerts to End Hunger would ultimately span a decade and raise more than $20,000. The concerts were supported by a number of patrons including the Diachun, Spears, Ray, Vimont, Boyd, Snow, Kincaid, and Trader families.
The earliest programs featured the classical music of Bach, Holst, Handel, Pacabel and other classical composers. Then the programs shifted to new forms, like the Mardi Gras program of Dixieland Delights; a choral program presented by three Lexington church choirs; and the concerts served as the genesis for Another Note.
Another Note was led by Woodland Elder Steve Johnson and included members Bruce Lawrence, Gary Barksdale, and Jamie Carpenter. They performed an eclectic program of religious, classical, and popular music.
By the 1990s homelessness had taken its place alongside hunger as poverty expanded and affordable housing diminished. The Horizon Center (founded 1986) and Community Kitchen (founded 1980) provided some services for the homeless, but the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government formed a task force, chaired by Councilwoman Debra Hensley, which called for a 24-hour comprehensive service facility. In 1992 Woodland added the Hope Center as a recipient of funding derived from the concerts. The Horizon Center and Community Kitchen were joined in June 1993, and the Hope Center was born.
Our own Janice James joined the Hope Center in 2002 to open and direct the Hope Center Recovery Program for Women. In 2003, she became the Administrative Deputy Director of the Hope Center. And Woodland member Ellie Hawse was an original Board member of the Hope Center who continued her service into the 2000s.
The earliest programs featured the classical music of Bach, Holst, Handel, Pacabel and other classical composers. Then the programs shifted to new forms, like the Mardi Gras program of Dixieland Delights; a choral program presented by three Lexington church choirs; and the concerts served as the genesis for Another Note.
Another Note was led by Woodland Elder Steve Johnson and included members Bruce Lawrence, Gary Barksdale, and Jamie Carpenter. They performed an eclectic program of religious, classical, and popular music.
By the 1990s homelessness had taken its place alongside hunger as poverty expanded and affordable housing diminished. The Horizon Center (founded 1986) and Community Kitchen (founded 1980) provided some services for the homeless, but the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government formed a task force, chaired by Councilwoman Debra Hensley, which called for a 24-hour comprehensive service facility. In 1992 Woodland added the Hope Center as a recipient of funding derived from the concerts. The Horizon Center and Community Kitchen were joined in June 1993, and the Hope Center was born.
Our own Janice James joined the Hope Center in 2002 to open and direct the Hope Center Recovery Program for Women. In 2003, she became the Administrative Deputy Director of the Hope Center. And Woodland member Ellie Hawse was an original Board member of the Hope Center who continued her service into the 2000s.