Thank you to everyone who participated in the first annual Oxford/Lafayette Community Field Day!! We are thrilled with the amount of community involvement and can’t wait to host another event in the future!!
A special thank you to YAC, to the Lafayette and Oxford Public Library, the Oxford Community Garden Association, to the Oxford Fire Department, to Magnolia Rental, Chicory Market, to North Mississippi Primary Health Care, to BlackJack Sailing, our instructors Liz Dixon, Lydia Siniard, and Gabby Lott, as well as to all of our Board Members, volunteers and to the 2019-20 Grantees who were able to participate.
“Move On Up hopes to create an inclusive community-wide event that celebrates the mission of our foundation and and provides and active/healthy activity for our children through the Oxford-Lafayette Community Field Day. We hope to bring people together from all walks of life in our community for an event that used to be central to summer gatherings in small American towns nationwide.“
– John Currence
Move On Up, Mississippi Founder
Oxford Bourbon Festival & Auction
Thank you to everyone who made the 2019 Bourbon Festival and Auction a success! It was a weekend full of food, music, bourbon, dancing, and fundraising. With the help from our donors, sponsors and attendees, Move On Up was able to raise over $140,000! With this money, Move On Up will be able to continue our mission to fund educational youth initiatives focused on health, well being and physical activity. A special thanks to our sponsors: Ben E Keith, Bulleit Bourbon, Cathead Distillery, Visit Oxford, Garden & Gun, First National Bank of Oxford, Red Truck Rural Bakery, and The Splinter Group. We can’t wait for next year!
GRANT APPLICATIONS
Grant Applications for 2019-20 have closed. If you are a nonprofit organization working to address health and wellness in Lafayette County and interested in applying for funding, please check back here for our next application cycle and contact us with questions.