Who We Are

Mission Statement • To serve our communities through the enhancement of the quality of life for youth, especially those with special needs, by the delivery of a memorable camp experience by caring individuals, and to enable others to use our camp and retreat facilities to serve the larger communities’ humanitarian needs. Camp Crescendo Goals • To continue to support music education by providing a location for bands to hold their summer camp. • To ensure that special-needs children in Kentucky have an opportunity to participate in the enriching experience and lifetime camping memory of attending camp, regardless of the ability to pay. • To expand our services to include other special population groups who are under-served within the state of Kentucky, including seniors. • To continue to offer affordable facilities to other nonprofit groups (i.e. churches, schools, youth groups and other organizations). • To develop programs for younger children to spark their interest in desirable activities. • To optimize utilization of Crescendo facilities in the most efficient manner to minimize operational costs so that the facilty debt can be reduced at the fastest pace possible. Administration • Lion Billie J. Flannery, Administrator         Officers 2019 • PDG Cecil Warner, Chairperson • Lion Tracy Cerise, Vice-Chairperson • PDG Evelyn Vaughn,  Secretary   •  PDG Howard Cook, Treasurer • PCC Joe Westerman, Immediate Past Chairperson Past Chairpersons • PDG Howard Cook (1996 - 97) • PDG Robert Heightchew (1998)* • PDG Ches Wheeler (1999) • PDG Marty Mills (2000) • PDG John Picklesimer (2001 - 02) • PCC Claude Yates (2003)* • PCC Mel Gilbert (2004)* • PCC John Jenks (2005) • PCC Jack Conte (2006) • PCC Joe Westerman (2007) • PDG Jim Pettit (2008)* • PDG Donald Thompson (2009) • PDG Evelyn Vaughn (2010) • PCC John Jenks (2011) • PCC Paul Witten (2012) • Lion Cebert Gilbert (2013) • PDG Major Wheat (2014) (2015) • PCC Joe Westerman  (2016 - 17)

2019 Board Meetings Begins at 2PM • March, 24, 2019 • May 19, 2019 • July 28, 2019 • October 6, 2019 • December 8, 2019