The Reds Community Fund, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the Duke Energy Foundation are partnering for a day-long service project on Thursday, May 5 at Memorial Park and Lemker Field in Ludlow, Kentucky.
Over 80 volunteers from the organizations and the community will be working on projects including:
- Painting the dugouts, picnic shelter and skate park
- Planting and mulching around the park
- Cleanup/prep of the baseball field
The volunteers will begin work at 9 a.m. and the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Lemker Field at St. Elizabeth Parkare scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
Scheduled to speak at the dedication ceremony are:
- Scott Smith, Ludlow City Administrator & Police Chief
- Mike Borchers, Superintendent, Ludlow Independent Schools
- Rhonda Whittaker Hurtt, Vice President, Community Relations and Economic Development, Duke Energy
- Karen Forgus, Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Cincinnati Reds
- Garren Colvin, President & CEO, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
- Charley Frank, Executive Director, Reds Community Fund
Immediately following the ceremony, baseball teams from Ludlow High School and Lloyd High School will play the inaugural game on Lemker Field at St. Elizabeth Park.
The most recent community event The Reds Community Fund held in Northern Kentucky was at the Bellevue Vets in 2019.
Renovations to the site included a synthetic infield, new press box, a new playground and a “Palace of the Fans” backstop facade as a tribute to the historic Reds ballpark. Upgrades were also made to the two adjacent fields.
The day-long service project involved more than 250 volunteers at the Bellevue Vets complex.
