The November Chamber of Commerce meeting will be Tuesday, November 14, 2017 11:45 am at the LWC Cranmer Dining Center.
Speaking before guest speaker Mr. Chandler will be Lauren Williams, daughter of Patrick and Joann Williams and granddaughter of Brenda and the late Craig Williams of Adair County and Kenny and Barbara Booher of Cumberland County, is the 2018 Distinguished Young Woman of Adair County and will address us briefly about this and raising funds to attend the state level competition. She will also film a commercial about Adair County at a Lexington TV station. Her little sister in the program who will be participating with her at the state level is Raegann Stephens, daughter of Lee and Lindsay Stephens and granddaughter of Mike Stephens and Pam Stephens. Hope to see you there!
Guest Speaker – Ben Chandler, President and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky,
a nonprofit, nonpartisan foundation that works to make Kentuckians healthier.
He is an eighth-generation Woodford Countian. Ben earned both his bachelor’s and his law degrees from the University of Kentucky. His state service included one term as Kentucky State Auditor and two terms as Attorney General. As Attorney General, Ben won a settlement from one of Kentucky’s largest insurance companies, returning $45 million to the state, which was used to create the Foundation he now leads. He also helped create KASPER, a national model for battling prescription drug abuse. He established a public corruption unit, lobbied successfully for Kentucky’s first “No Call” list, strengthened consumer protection laws, and championed “Megan’s Law” and victims’ rights. Ben received the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2003, but did not prevail in the general election. In February 2004, Ben was elected to the United States House of Representatives, and represented Kentucky in Congress until January 2013. He then served as executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council before joining the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky in September 2016.
Ellen Zornes, Chamber President
