Where Does The Lebanon Blues Festival Money Go? Grants.
We're Glad You Asked.....
The one sentence answer is.....We give it all away in the form of grants to youth-serving organizations in Lebanon and, to lesser extent, Warren County.
The Lebanon Blues Festival is the single largest fundraiser for the Lebanon Optimist Club. Our Optimist Club is a service organization (think of Rotary, Kiawanis, etc.) The thing that sets us apart from other clubs is our mission...we strive to serve as many youth in our community as possible by funding as many programs as possible.
Every dollar we raise with our festival is used to help children and teens here in Lebanon.
Here is a partial list of organizations we supported from 2023 Lebanon Blues Festival proceeds.
Atrium Medical Center Foundation (H.E.A.L. Program)
Warren County Child Advocacy Center
Lebanon Food Pantry
Lebanon High School After Prom
Lebanon Theater Children's Camp
Lebanon Christmas for Tots
Safe on Main
Lebanon Youth Soccer
Lebanon Youth Softball
Lebanon Police Shop With A Cop
Warren County Head Start
Lebanon High School Yearbook
Local Blessing Boxes (supplemental food for needy families)
Family Promise of Warren County
John McLean Advisory Council
Lebanon Band Boosters
Lebanon Jr. Optimist Outreach at East Ridge Metropolitan Housing Village
Lebanon Youth Baseball
Lebanon City Schools FUSE Anti-bullying education for 4th graders
Lebanon City Schools Project ID Anti-bullying education for 8th graders
Lebanon High School Scholarships (4) for college-bound seniors
Warren County Career Center School Fees for graduating seniors in financial need
Countryside YMCA Swim Lessons for 4th graders
Summer Camp Programs
and many, many more.
To learn more about our Lebanon Optimist Club, contact us.
513-268-6069
