Leadership Holmes County raises $6,325 for park improvements

The Leadership Holmes County Class of 2026 finished its community service project with $6,325 raised for improvements at Legacy Point Park and Sacred Ground, turning a year of leadership training into direct help for two recognizable Holmes County places. The money will land in spots residents already know, one a county park in Millersburg and the other a service organization based in Berlin.

Leadership Holmes County is the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce’s yearly leadership-development program, built to increase the number of local leaders through training and skills development. Chamber materials say classes generally run from the first Thursday in September through May, include about eight day-long sessions and are made up of 15 to 20 people selected to balance ages, gender, occupations, interests and place of residence.

Legacy Point Park gives the project an immediate public face. The Holmes County Park District says the park opened in 2025 at 6601 Township Road 326 in Millersburg and is open daily from dawn to dusk. It features more than 5 miles of primitive trails, making it one of the county’s newer recreation assets and a place where even a modest infusion of support can have a visible effect. The Holmes County Chamber promoted a grand opening for the park on June 5, 2025, underscoring how new it remains in county life.

Sacred Ground adds a different kind of county payoff. Founded in 2017 after a Holmes County group identified a need for more faith-based, holistic support and care for individuals and families impacted by disabilities, Sacred Ground says its mission is to create spaces where people with special needs and their families can thrive. The Chamber says the program provides services and support to individuals with special needs and their families from Grace Church in Berlin.

Together, the two beneficiaries show how the class chose practical, local targets rather than a broad fundraising theme. One side of the project strengthens a public park that families and visitors can use right away; the other supports a human-services effort aimed at households dealing with disability needs. That makes the $6,325 more than a class total. It is a small but concrete county investment, carried by a Leadership Holmes County program designed to leave behind more than networking and classroom time.