Owensboro Health on Tuesday announced partnerships with the City Of Owensboro and the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum to sponsor three major upcoming community events — the Owensboro Air Show, the Downtown ROMP Air Show After Party and ROMP Fest.
“Events like these are good for our mental health as well as a healthy economy,” said Mark Marsh, Owensboro Health President and CEO. “We’re committed to supporting Owensboro as we all recover from the past year. Owensboro Health is ready to help our community get back to normal in a healthy way.”
OH officials said the sponsorships demonstrate Owensboro Health’s commitment to being a strong community partner, with the financial support for these three events totaling more than $52,000.
The 2021 Owensboro Air Show is set for Aug. 13-15.
“We are thrilled to build on a great relationship with Owensboro Health and value their partnership with the 2021 Owensboro Air Show,” said Public Events Director Tim Ross. “Signature events like the Air Show that entertain tens of thousands of people in our community and bring visitors from throughout the country to our city are not possible without key community partners.”
Immediately following the Air Show on Aug. 14, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum will host a Downtown ROMP Air Show After Party.
The partnership will continue for ROMP Fest, scheduled for Sept. 15-18 at Yellow Creek Park. ROMP Fest is a bluegrass-centric roots music festival with attendance exceeding 25,000 each year.
“Much like Owensboro Health, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum focuses on the impact we have on our community, and ROMP events are a powerful gateway for people to discover ‘Music with a Mission,’ said Hall of Fame Executive Director Chris Joslin. “Working with Owensboro Health on programming that engages people creatively, physically, and cognitively while promoting the music that is so closely linked to our culture and heritage is very energizing. It’s who we are as an organization, and it’s great to live this out together as a community.”
“Owensboro Health’s mission is to heal the sick and to improve the health of our community — a mission lived in recent days by treating COVID-19 patients, offering convenient ways to get tested and providing more than 85,000 vaccines to the community,” a release from OH reads. “However, healing goes far beyond traditional medicine, and that’s why Owensboro Health has placed a priority focus on ‘Arts in Healing.’”
