Since 2009, the Ball Homes Night of Hope has been the premier event of the year for the Hope Center. Supporters and clients of the Hope Center pack the Lexington Opera House in the late fall for an inspirational, entertaining, and meaningful evening.
The program features uplifting music, video vignettes from Hope Center clients, and a candid, compelling talk from our featured speaker. All proceeds from the evening go to the Hope Center to battle homelessness, substance use disorder, and mental health disorders. It is about a new way of life for hundreds of our clients and a celebration of you and the community members who make this possible.
- Date: Tuesday, October 8
- Time: 5:30 – Sponsor Reception, 7pm – Program Begins
- Location: Lexington Opera House
- Featured Speaker: Nic Sheff
About our Speaker
Nic Sheff’s heartbreaking and inspiring struggle with substance abuse disorder is the story of Beautiful Boy, a major motion picture starring Timothée Chalamet as Nic and Steve Carell as his father, David. The film, which earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Chalamet, is based on Nic’s New York Times bestselling memoir, Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines and David’s bestseller of the same title.
Sharing an unglamorized, authentic and heart-touching story of substance abuse and recovery that is deeply rooted in mental illness, Nic has been recognized as “a life-changing speaker.” Sober since 2011, Nic continues to write and travel the country speaking about substance abuse, mental health, bipolar disorder and recovery.
A self-identified “bipolar addict”, he also seeks to raise awareness of dual diagnosis and the frequent interconnection between substance abuse and types of frequently untreated mental illness.
2024 Sponsors
Title Sponsor
Presenting Sponsor
Cathy Jacobs & Don Jacobs Sr. Charitable Foundation
Gold Sponsors
Jean and Gene Cravens
Jill and John McCarty
Erin and Bill Rouse
Silver Sponsors
Builders FirstSource
Caller Properties, LLC
Central Bank
Clay Ingels Co. LLC
Dr. Kent & Mrs.Kim Davis
Debra & Douglas Ezzell
Rick & Mary Beth Griffith
HealthFirst Bluegrass
John McGurl & Michelle Gluck
PNC Bank
UK College of Nursing
The Pettit Family
Wabuck Development Company
Bronze Sponsors
Atchison Construction
Bank of the Bluegrass
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Bluegrass Office Systems, Inc.
Breeding Henderson & Hord PLLC
Drs. Mary Lynne and Eli Capilouto
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Clark Material Handling Company
Wes & Jennifer Coffman
Community Action Council
Dean Dorton
Fifth Third Bank
Will & Tammy Gilliam
Gorrell’s Computer Services
Betsy & Louis Hillenmeyer
Hope Center Alumni & Friends, In Memory of Josh Crittendon
Integrity Architecture
Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance
Kentucky Housing Corporation
Lexington Housing Authority
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Meridian Wealth
MLS Powersports
Mutual of America
New Vista
Dr. George & Mrs. Nawanna Privett
Anne & Hugh Reams
Republic Bank
The Ridge Behavioral Health System
Meg & Jim Sprow
Mike & Sue Townsend
Truist
University of Kentucky
Derek & Neal Vaughan
WealthSouth
WesBanco, Inc.
Dr. Joseph Zerga
In-Kind Sponsors
AVT
James Motor
Keeneland
Mark Mahan Photography
Minute Man Press
Revived Productions
