SOAR

08/31/2026

08/28/2026

At the Foundation’s Board meeting this morning, several grants were approved including $200,000+ in program funding for the continuation of the SOAR early childhood education program in partnership with Muhlenberg County Public Schools! WAHOO!!! Happy 15th birthday, SOAR!

What’s your favorite SOAR program? Share your favorite SOAR photo of you and your little(s).

Special thanks to Sip&Spin for the drinks and Dogwoods Café for the sweets. ☕️🥐

08/25/2026

Thank you Dolly Parton for all the wonderful things you have done for the world. Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation partnered with Muhlenberg County Public Library to start Imagination Library in 2011 in Muhlenberg County. Dolly’s generosity pays for 50% of the program. We are so sad to hear of her passing but will always remember her legacy. Thank you, Dolly for sharing your love of children and reading.

08/23/2026

Please take this short survey. It’s very important data and much needed data.

★彡 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆
"𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆" 彡★

A Personal Message from Cathy Bethel, Public Health Director, Muhlenberg County Health Department

Every 2 years, Owensboro Health conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment. It's important that each citizen's voice is heard.

The health department and other organizations partner with them and use this information to apply grant funding to address as many needs as possible in our county.

⭐️Quick Participation: It only takes a few
minutes of your time.

⭐️Completely Anonymous: Your responses are
confidential.

⭐️Third-Party Analysis: Once someone
completes the survey the results
automatically go to Blueprint Kentucky at
the University of Kentucky.

Participation has been low in the past, but the information collected is vital to Owensboro Health and the community partners.

I have faith in the citizens of Muhlenberg County and believe we can demonstrate how it’s done! I am personally reaching out to ask for your help to “Rock The Survey”!

Please complete the survey and share it with others in the county! You are the ones that make the difference!

If there are issues with the QR code, please use this link: https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yfzLfNww0ws7CS?Q_CHL=qr

08/21/2026

We also recognized top reader, Vivanne Bosloooer tonight for reading 90 books during Books ‘n Cream.

08/21/2026

Another top reader was Zy’aire Farah. Zy read 90 books!

08/21/2026

Books ‘n Cream top readers this year were the Colburns. Araina, Logan & Skylee read 180 books!

08/18/2026

SOAR would like to congratulate CFL's new President & CEO, Tawanda Owsley. We are excited to get to meet you and share our mission.

The Felix Martin Foundation is a proud supporting organization of the Community Foundation of Louisville (CFL). We were thrilled to be able to meet CFL's new President & CEO, Tawanda Owsley, during yesterday's press conference in Louisville.

According to CFL's press release, Tawanda joins CFL from "Hosparus Health and has led multidisciplinary teams, strengthened brand strategy and strategic messaging, advanced fundraising initiatives, and built meaningful relationships with donors, board members, community leaders, and other key stakeholders. Her nearly 25 years of leadership as a nonprofit executive span a background of philanthropy, marketing, communications, community engagement, and organizational growth."

Not unlike others we converse with from across the region - when we mentioned Muhlenberg County - Tawanda was already familiar and noted a few folks she had worked with in the county in years past. We look forward to working with and learning from Tawanda, and having her visit Muhlenberg again, soon!