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Summer Celebration 2025

Saturday June 7, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 11:59 pm EDT

The event logo for "No Place Like Home" superimposed over an image of a yellow brick road, rolling grassy hills, green buildings, a multi-colored hot-air balloon and a blue sky with white clouds in the distance. One cloud is shaped like the state of Kentucky.

Summer Celebration 2025: No Place Like Home

Thank you for supporting KET’s 37th annual Summer Celebration No Place Like Home, a technicolor adventure on June 7 commemorating our sense of place across Kentucky and 250Lex “Come Home” month.

Behind the curtain was an Emerald City Auction; wicked dancing to The Crashers; spellbinding costumes of lions, wizards and Dorothy Gales…oh my; even a hot air balloon—all against the backdrop of beautiful Donamire Farm.

Together with some 975 others who joined us along the yellow brick road, KET was able to generate record breaking support all to benefit KET’s programs and services.

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Photo by Amy Wallot

Honorary Chair, Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton

Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors!

Premier Level:

Emerald City Auction Sponsor

Gold Level:

UK Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Specialty Sponsors:

Theme
Welcome Bar
Hospitality
Entertainment
Guest Comfort
Photo Op

Silver Level:

American Trust Wealth logo
Ball Homes
Community Trust Bank logo
Tito's Handmade Vodka logo
Donna Hall
Melanie Simpson-Conley
Sandra Welch

Bronze Level:

  • AIA Kentucky
  • Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield
  • Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky
  • AssuredPartners
  • Becky Jordan State Farm Insurance
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College
  • Cecil’s Heating & Air Conditioning. Inc.
  • CHI Saint Joseph Health, A Member of CommonSpirit
  • City National Bank
  • Clean Gas Partners, LLC
  • Congleton-Hacker Company
  • Al and Patti Cross, David and Jennifer Cross
  • Janet W. Doss, LCSW
  • DUO Broadband
  • Virginia Fox
  • Gess Mattingly & Atchison
  • Mayor Linda Gorton & Major General (Ret.) Charlie Gorton
  • Keeneland
  • Kentucky American Water
  • Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance
  • Kentucky Event Company
  • Landscapers Corner Inc.
  • The Lane Report, Inc.
  • Marsh McLennan Agency
  • McCarthy Strategic Solutions
  • Victoria and Lee Meyer
  • Owensboro Health
  • PNC Bank
  • R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC
  • Ray Consultants, LLC
  • Republic Bank & Trust Co.
  • Southeast Printing & Mailing
  • Stephanie L. Stumbo
  • Patricia Sullivan
  • United Real Estate Louisville and Bluegrass
  • WesBanco Bank
  • Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP