Lexington Fisher House receives building fund donation

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Columbia Gas of Kentucky presents check to Friends of Lexington Fisher House 1-23-19

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A non-profit foundation raising money to build a house for veterans’ families to stay for free while their loved one is being treated at either Lexington VA medical facility, received a significant donation check Wednesday.

Columbia Gas of Kentucky and its NIVETS Employee Resource Group presented a check for $10,495 to Friends of Lexington Fisher House.

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The donated proceeds came from the VA 5K road race fundraiser held last November at the VA Sousley Campus on Leestown Road in Lexington.  Half of the money raised went to the Lexington Fisher House building project, the other half went to the Lexington VA Health Care System.

The popular annual road race was put on by Columbia Gas of Kentucky and its NIVETS Employee Resource Group and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Department of Community Corrections, along with corporate sponsors and event participants.

Now is the time to act to help sponsor the 2019 VA 5K.  To learn more about corporate sponsorship opportunities, contact event coordinator Susan Murray via email at susanmurray@nisource.com.

To learn more about the Lexington Fisher House building project or to donate, click here

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Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny joined ABC 36 News in June of 2001 as a General Assignment Reporter. A native of Peoria, Illinois, he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from Western Illinois University. He currently anchors ABC 36 News at 5pm, 6pm and 11pm. Tom has more than three decades of experience in broadcast journalism. He is the only broadcast journalist in Lexington television history to be honored with a national Edward R. Murrow Award. Tom was recognized for reporting on a story that gave a rare glimpse inside the secretive world of the Federal Witness Protection Program. He has won an Emmy Award for anchoring and another for investigative reporting, exposing the deceit and potential danger of online diploma mills. Tom has ten other Emmy nominations to his credit for investigative and feature reporting. He has won Associated Press Awards for reporting and anchoring. He has won two Addy Awards for excellence in promotional writing. Tom was the first broadcast journalist in Lexington TV history to be awarded the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. It is one of the highest honors given by NATAS. It recognizes television professionals who have performed distinguished service within the television industry for 25-years or more. Tom was honored for more than his longevity, he was recognized for making an enduring contribution to the vitality of the television industry and for setting high standards of achievement. He was also recognized for giving back to the community as a mentor, educator and volunteer. Tom also has network broadcast experience in radio and television having worked as a sports reporter for ESPN, Sportschannel, NBC Sports and the Breeders’ Cup. He was also the studio host and halftime producer for CBS Radio Sports’ College Football Game of the Week and covered the NFL for One-On-One Radio Sports. Prior to joining WTVQ-TV, Tom was Vice-President of the Houston Astros Minor League baseball team in Lexington. He was part of the original management team that brought professional baseball back to the Bluegrass after a nearly 50-year absence. Tom has lived in Lexington since 1984. In that time, he has been heavily involved with dozens of charity and civic groups, with a special emphasis on helping Veterans. He can be reached at tkenny@wtvq.com. You can also follow Tom on Facebook www.facebook.com/TomKennyABC and Twitter @TomKennyNews. Just click on the links at the top of the page.