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November 23, 2020

Two Local Charities to Benefit from the Generosity of Local Hardware Store’s Customers

Louisville, KY - Brownsboro Hardware’s customers and fans love the store’s annual charity event called Eggfest. However, they love two local charities even more, and just in time for the holidays.

Thanks to their generosity, more than $27,500 in donations will be split among Kentucky Harvest and A Recipe to End Hunger.

Even through the Eggfest was canceled this year due to COVID19, customers donated some $6,750 online, and the Butch Bickel family held a private Eggfest event, raising nearly $800. Brownsboro Hardware and Paint’s owners, Jim and Marilyn Lehrer, donated $20,000 and will present each charity with a check for $13,752.

“Because of our inability to have the Eggfest event, we felt as though this was an opportunity to give back to the community because charities have been so challenged during COVID to raise money. Thanks to our customers, more people will be getting the food they need,” said Jim Lehrer, co-owner of Brownsboro Hardware & Paint.

“This is a blessing for Kentucky Harvest,” said Heather Stewart, executive director of Kentucky Harvest. “Our trucks pick up and deliver food 365 days a year. This money will help keep our trucks running and the food going to where it’s needed most.”

“100 percent of these funds raised by Jim and Marilyn Lehrer will go right back into the community and into the bellies of those in need, just like all of the money we raise,” added Dawne Gee, founder of “A Recipe to End Hunger. “We thank Brownsboro Hardware & Paint for being a company that strives to be successful in our community but then turns right around and tries to make a difference in that same community by giving back.”

The annual Eggfest is a cooking competition using a ceramic charcoal barbecue cooker called, “The Big Green Egg,” sold at Brownsboro Hardware. More than $150,000 has been raised from previous Eggfests. The annual event has been scheduled for August 6-7, 2021.

For more information on Kentucky Harvest or to make a donation, visit kyharvest.org.

For additional information on A Recipe to End Hunger or to donate, visit arecipetoendhunger.com.

Known for its product quality and tremendous service, Brownsboro Hardware & Paint recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. Earlier this year, a national hardware magazine, HBS Dealer, awarded the store its “Superstar” recognition for being the top hardware store in Kentucky over the past decade.

Brownsboro Hardware & Paint has two locations - 4858 Brownsboro Road in Louisville, and 9521 US 42 in Prospect.

*For more information, contact Jim Lehrer at (504) 396-0150