Four local charities will get shares of a $25,000 donation that was raised by the
St. Elizabeth Healthcare Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic high school basketball
games played in January.
The check presentation took place Saturday during halftime of a 9th Region boys’
basketball tournament game at BB&T Arena. The money raised from this year’s classic
will go to the Ruth Lyons Children’s Fund, Neediest Kids of All, St. Elizabeth Foundation and Chicks & Chucks, a breast cancer support group.
Since its inception in 2001, the Bluegrass-Buckeye Charity Classic has donated more
than $233,000 to local charities. The teams that played games in this year’s classic were Holmes, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Scott, Covington Catholic, Newport Central Catholic, Elder and Oak Hills.
The mission of the classic is to instill in young student-athletes the importance of giving back to their community whenever and wherever they can. The teamwork and unselfish play exhibited on the court will carry over to a life-long habit of helping those in need.