Knowing that the will of God will not take you where the grace of God cannot protect you, believe that pain and peace can co-exist. Out of unexpected tragedy can come great gifts and blessings if you believe that life is eternal and that every being, no matter how long we have held them in our arms, has a legacy which will live in our hearts
forever.
This website was crafted in honor of one whose spirit lives on in the lives of others and to memorialize the inspiration that we have received out of these God given gifts.
-BJ and Bill Barnhill, parents of Kevin Christopher Barnhill
To parents who have lost a child.
Our Vision
To plant seeds of opportunity for communities and their youth by recognizing exemplary outcomes in the areas of scholarship, sportsmanship, and faith-based community service
Our Mission
To build a legacy in Kevin’s name that creates and financially participates in local and
international ministries that honor work in promoting scholarship, faith-based community
service improving quality of life, and the spirit of sportsmanship and competition.
How have we achieved the goals of our Mission:
Since 2006,
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Fulfilling Kevin’s wishes, partnered with Community Tissue Services and the Lions Eye Bank of West Central Ohio to harvest his bodily gifts for the benefit of those in need.
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Partnering with the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund designed, built and maintained the Kevin C. Barnhill Championship Field now in its 18 th season.
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Carrying his passion for basketball forward, created the Kevin C. Barnhill Coaches Basketball Showcase which has created funding for Little Miami High scholarships.
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Created the Kevin C. Barnhill Coaches Baseball Classic to showcase the Championship Field and fund Kings High School scholarships.
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Created the Kevin C. Barnhill Memorial Golf Outing as an event to fund scholarship endowment programs and to personally showcase annual scholarship award winners.
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In partnership with the Sycamore Presbyterian Church Deacons Ministry co-founded and facilitated 20 bi-annual sessions of Grief Share, assisting 212 participants.
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Created a scholarship endowment program with the PCEA Nanyuki Academy in Nairobi, Kenya benefitting students living in the destitute rural areas of Nairobi.
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Highlighting the value we place on wildlife conservancy and habitat protection we are funding programs with the Galapagos Conservancy and Sheldrick Wildlife Trust of Africa.
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Regularly participate in and fund local faith-based ministries including Matthew 25 Ministries, and the Northeast Emergency Services Foodbank.
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Identifying a community need, we will partner with the Countryside YMCA to manage the ‘Heart Strong’ program focusing attention on diagnostic measures to prevent fatal heart attacks.