Opening Events for Breckinridge Legacy Foundation
One of our founders, Philip Clements, speaking to the attendees about the Foundation.
Friday April 17th, we were happy to invite stakeholders in the community to the event “Legacy at Breckinridge” followed by an Open House on April 18th. As a newly founded non-profit in Union County, we wanted to properly introduce ourselves, our initiatives and our ideas for Breckinridge. Additionally, we wanted to hear from the community about what they want for Union County and what projects they think best fit Breckinridge.
Legacy at Breckinridge
We welcomed over 100 guests to Breckinridge Club House Friday evening. We were excited that so many wanted to come and celebrate this new era for Breckinridge with us. We started off with Matt Zehr, the Breckinridge golf pro going on his 29th year with the course, who talked about the history of the place and how excited he was about continuing the legacy of Breckinridge. Followed by him was the founders - Philip Clements, Kim Humphrey, and Jim Peak - who shared where the idea came from and why they wanted to start a Foundation for Union County. Clements said: “I grew up here, not just as in Union County, but here on Breckinridge Golf Course. This place shaped me, it made all of us who we are, and we wanted to give something back.”
The former owner, Billy Gough, expressed his pride in having been the owner of this community gathering place for so many years and how he believes the Foundation to be the appropriate next step for the course. Morganfield Mayor, Randy Greenwell, also shared his support for Breckinridge Legacy Foundation, calling it the potentially biggest thing to have ever happened to Morganfield.
Lastly, Executive Director, Camilla Holbrook shared about the future plans of the Foundation. At its core, this foundation is about impact, legacy and community. It’s about making sure Union County is not just a great place to live today, but 20, 30, and 50 years from now. We want to preserve what makes this community special, while also helping move it forward into a new era. We have identified two threats to the community that we want to work towards: recreation and housing. A lack of recreational activities is a big reason people move away from small communities, and it is necessary to live healthy lifestyles. The Foundation wants to address that through making Breckinridge more than a golf course. We want to turn the area into a multi-purpose community center with activities for all ages. When it comes to housing, a Kentucky Housing Corporation Analysis shows that Union County is short 500 homes. We want to help close that gap by building housing on and around the golf course. This will be a planned housing community built in phases that shows cohesion without being cookie cutter homes. We are in the process of surveying phase one, and will have plans to share with the county soon.
Our goal is for Breckinridge to be more than a golf course. We want it to be a true community hub—a place where people gather, connect, and build something lasting together. We really believe that this can be a center for economic growth, family life and community gathering for Union County.
Open House
Saturday, Breckinridge Legacy Foundation hosted an open house for anyone to get to know us, ask questions about the Foundation and our future plans. Additionally, we offered food and games for kids stopping by. We had the Union County Golf Team with us to help organize and set up for our attendees. It is always a pleasure to be out in the community, meeting our fellow Union Countians, and talking about how we as a united community can work for today’s and future generations. Thank you to everyone who came out both Friday and Saturday.
We appreciate Union County Golf Team helping us organize the Open House.