About Us

Camp Horsin’ Around

Who We Are

Mission

Camp Horsin’ Around supports organized groups to provide an outdoor camp adventure for children whose health is compromised or who have special needs.

Vision

At Camp Horsin’ Around, we are dreamers and big picture thinkers with a vision to provide the premier camping facility for children whose health is compromised or who have special needs.

Values

Horsin’ Around
Organized and Excellent
Responsible and Efficient
Safety and Structure
Integrity and Accountability
Nurturing and Camaraderie

story of our success

Our History

It all started with five compassionate volunteers who saw a need for a special facility to provide for the emotional and social support of children with compromised health and their families.

From there, the concept of a camp where children can have fun and bond with each other began. After visiting The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut for research and inspiration, the founders decided to provide a similar environment in Central Kentucky where seriously and chronically ill children can feel that they are just like any other kid.

Camp Horsin’ Around, Helping Children Become Happy Campers was established along with its non-profit status, and so began the process of making this camp a reality!

Between 2002-2006, the camp became incorporated, and 191 acres of land were purchased to bring the vision to light. Construction began in 2007 and the facilities have since blossomed into five camper cabins, a medical building, a large/event pavilion, dining hall, swimming pool, basketball court, climbing wall, swinging bridge, boathouse, two-acre pond, picnic pavilions, archery range, campfire pits and access to the Chaplin River.

team

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President – Jane Warner / Community Volunteer
Past President – Marilyn Swinford / Retired RN, Community Volunteer
Secretary – Karen Mulholland / Oncology Nurse, Lexington Clinic
Treasurer – Porter Roberts / CPA, Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PLLC
At-Large – Chris Hickey / Executive VP/CEO, Lexington Medical Society
At-Large – Chris Mays / Retired Healthcare Executive
At-Large – Phyllis Cronin / Community Volunteer
General Counsel – Luke Morgan / Counsel, McBrayer PLLC

Board Members

Lori Hartmann / Center for Global Citizenship Director, Centre College
Brian Hill / Site Architect, CMW Inc.
Ken Miller / Retired Partner, CMW Inc.
Melanie Simpson-Conley / CEO KV Oil & Gas
DeAnn Stephens / Host, WBUL-FM
Judge Lindsay Hughes Thurston / Fayette District Court Judge
Genie Whayne / Community Volunteer
Lawrence Wetherby, III / Senior Vice President, Republic Bank
Brant Welch / VP Customer Experience, Farmers National Bank/WealthSouth
Jason Wright / Vice President of Operations, Messer Construction

Friends of the Camp

Anne Hoskins / Pediatric Oncology Nurse
Molly & Barney Hunter / Community Volunteers
Wayne Martin / Retired President and CEO, WKYT-TV (CBS)
Travis Musgrave / Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Shirley Ramsey / RN, Sunday Surgery
Brett Setzer / CEO – BCC (Brett Construction Company)
Tom Snyder / Businessman & Community Volunteer
Anne Taylor / Community Volunteer
Dr. William (Bill) Underwood / Retired Pediatrician, Lexington Clinic & Baby Health Services

Founding Board Members

Phyllis Cronin
Terri Johnson
Ray Larson
Jackie Nicholson
Tom Snyder

Staff

Executive Director: Carrie Truitt

Camp Director: Josh Manly

Office Manager: Susan Cloud