Philanthropy / Community
The Point Arc is a Northern Kentucky Not for Profit Organization that has helped thousands of people for over 40 years with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Their mission is to help people with disabilities reach their highest potential educationally, residentially, socially and vocationally.
The Point has been a saving grace for our family. Our brother Marc was diagnosed with intellectual disabilities as a young child. Marc has been a resident in a group home The Point for the over 20 years. The house Marc currently lives in was donated to The Point by our parents, and Batoray founders, David “Skip” and Marty Egbers. It is staffed 24/7 with employees from The Point who assist Marc and two other special needs residents with food preparation, cleaning, and other things associated with daily life. Marc works for BATORAY and attends many of The Point’s social functions throughout the year. Without the help of The Point, Marc’s life would be dramatically different than it is today.
Please visit their website to learn more about this worthwhile organization http://thepointarc.org/
LOCAL VENUES TO VISIT WHILE IN THE AREA:
Northern Kentucky has the feel of both a small town and a large city. The region is conveniently positioned on the Ohio River directly across from downtown Cincinnati while also bordering Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Whether you enjoy the outdoors, sports or the arts, you can find amazing places to tour and explore throughout the year.
For nature lovers, walk the trails at Devou Park, see the bison at Big Bone Lick State Park, or boat on the Ohio, Licking or Kentucky rivers. Travel a little further south and you will find hiking adventures in the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Big South Fork National Recreation Area or boating on Lake Cumberland.
Sport enthusiasts can catch a Cincinnati Bengals or Cincinnati Reds game. We are also a hotbed for college basketball with many top NCAA Division 1 teams within 100 miles of Ludlow, Kentucky: Northern Kentucky University Norse, University of Kentucky Wildcats, University of Louisville Cardinals, University of Cincinnati Bearcats, Xavier University Musketeers, Indiana University Hoosiers, Butler University Bulldogs, University of Dayton Flyers and the Ohio State University Buckeyes.
The region offers an abundant art and music scene. Visit the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati Art Museum, The Carnegie in NKY, Cincinnati Music Hall, The Aronoff Center for the Arts and Taft Theatre. Kentucky is the home of bluegrass music and many famous country music artists including Bill Monroe, Tom T. Hall, Ricky Skaggs, Bobby Osborne, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dwight Yoakam, John Conlee, Grandpa Jones, Patty Loveless, John Michael Montgomery, Loretta Lynn, The Judds, Keith Whitley, Montgomery Gentry, The Kentucky Headhunters, Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton and Carly Pearce.