Urban Challenge 2004 succeeded because of the generous support of these sponsors:

• National City
• The University of Kentucky
• Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
• John's Family of Shoe Stores

And these partners:

• Third Street Stuff
• Sayre School
• Ace Magazine
• Nougat Magazine
• The Downtown Development Authority
• Video Editing Services
• Doyle Water Distributors

We are deeply grateful for the allies who have helped us make progress since 1998:

The Living Arts and Science Center, 362 North Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, which hosts our monthly meetings and lends its building and grounds for barbeques, yard sales, and holiday parties. The LASC believed in us even before we believed strongly in ourselves. Thank you, director Marty Henton and the LASC staff and board.

Shiloh Baptist Church, 237 East Fifth Street, which supported our huge volunteer playground building project at historic Duncan Park with volunteer workers and lots of great food.

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, which funded the equipment and site preparation for our Duncan Park playground project, gave us a Neighborhood Action Match Grant to support neighborhood improvements, and helped fund the renovation of a former problem house into the Miller House, a handsome, solid duplex providing excellent housing for two families.

Former Mayor Pam Miller, who jump-started the MLKNA by asserting "You have five people -- that's enough to start a neighborhood association. Now get going!" And since that time she has never missed an opportunity to support improvements in the MLKNA. Her latest contributions include partial funds for Miller House renovations at 454 Silver Maple Way.

Councilmember George Brown, who has shared his Neighborhood Development Funds with us several times to help with rebuilding historic Duncan Park and holding the annual 3-on-3 Duncan Park Basketball Tournament there.

Donna Elder and the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, who chose to invest in our neighborhood by purchasing and renovating the historic Brand-Barrow house at the corner of Fourth and North Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

Kiddy Biddy Project, Inc. founders Tobey and Debra Gray, who give love, order, knowledge, and discipline to our young neighbors who enter the Duncan Park 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament each summer.

The Urban League of Lexington, 148 DeWeese Street, which is bringing historic DeWeese Street back to life and helps with our renovation of Miller House.