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Front-line workers create Kentucky 'glamp-site' getaway, need support

Front-line workers create Kentucky 'glamp-site' getaway, need support
Three of the founders are Louisville nurses
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Updated: 6:22 AM EDT Mar 22, 2021
Three of the founders are Louisville nurses
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Updated: 6:22 AM EDT Mar 22, 2021
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FOUNDERS. >> THE FOUR FOUNDERS ARE FRONT LINE WORKERS, THREE ARE NURSES IN LOUISVILLE. >> WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING COVID AS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND JUST AS INDIVIDUALS FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. AND WE ARE TIRED. >> NICOLE, THE C.E.O. , JOINED ME VIA VIDEO CHAT ON HER BREAK WHILE SHE HELPED COVID-19 PATIENTS IN MACON, GEORGIA. >> WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY EXPERIENCE IN HEALTHCARE OUTSIDE A WAR ZONE. >> THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 HAS AFFECTED EVERYONE. THE FOUNDERS SAY THAT IS WHY THEY ARE OPENING THIS LUXURY CAMPGROUND IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. >> I'M A MENTAL HEALTH WORK PRACTITIONER. OUR SUICIDE RISK INCREASED. >> ANGELINA FOUNDER OF BLACK PRACTITIONERS OF LOUISVILLE OVERSEES THE FINANCES. SHE SAYS THEY ARE EXCITED TO OFFER WAYS TO EASE YOUR STRESS, PADDLE BOATS, HIKING TRAILS, FISHING LESSONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE TINY HOMES MADE FROM SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND ALL SORTS OF KENTUCKY PROUD EXCURSIONS. THOSE INCLUDE BOURBON TASTINGS AND HORSE BACK RIDING. >> WE WANT IT TO BE A PLACE TO REJUVENATE AND ENJOY NATURE. >> HAVING A PLACE TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES AND WE CAN EXPERIENCE NATURE AND BREATHE WITHOUT BEING IN AN N95 MS CAN IS WHAT IT IS FOR US AND WHAT WE KNOW WHAT IT WILL BE FOR A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. >> THE IMPACT OF THIS GLAMP GROUND IS FAR REACHING. A LOT OF THE MONEY RAISED WILL SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL MISSION WORK. THEY ALSO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH KENTUCKY NON-PROFITS INCLUDING FUN FOR THE ARTS AND BLACK SOIL. >> TO SUPPORT BLACK FARMERS AS THEY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FARMERS THAT COME IN. WE HAVE A PROPERTY WHERE WE WILL HAVE AN ACTUAL FARM FUNCTIONING FARM ON THE PROPERTY, ALL OF THE PRODUCE AND CROPS WILL GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT FOOD DESERTS AND SO CAM BESPOKE ISN'T AN ENTERTAINMENT HOSPITALITY. IT IS A TRUE DO GOOD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. >> WHEN CAN YOU BOOK YOUR GET AWAY? THEY PLAN TO OPEN CAMP BESPOKE IN PHASES. BUT AFTER INVESTING THEIR SAVINGS AND RAISING FUNDS TOTALLING TO $700,000, THEY ARE STILL SHORT ABOUT $65,000 TO COMPLETE THE FIRST PHASE. THEY'VE APPLIED FOR LOANS AND GRANTS UNSUCCESSFULLY AS THEY TRY TO MAKE A HALF MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF ADDITIONS. >> WE KNEW THAT AT THE START UP WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THOSE CHALLENGES. NOT JUST BEING A START UP BUT BEING MINORITY WOMEN AND BEING MINORITY WOMEN IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, AND OPERATING IN THIS HOSPITALITY SPACE. >> NATIONAL RESEARCH DONE IN 2020 SHOWS 1% OF OWNERS IN THE HOSPITALITY AND LODGING INDUSTRY ARE MINORITIES. ONLY A FRACTION OF THAT 1% ARE WOMEN. THESE FOUR FACES HOPE TO CHANGE THAT WHILE RAISING MONEY TO CONTINUE HUMANIT

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