41st Annual Steak & Burger Dinner

Featuring Guest Speaker: Randy Embry

Join us! One of our most uniquely crafted events, 41st Annual Steak & Burger Dinner, will be held on Monday, September 23, 2024. Our unmatched fundraising event sponsored by Independence Bank is one you will want to mark in your calendars ASAP! Our honorable guest speaker, Randy Embry, is excited to bring together our Club members and uplifting, inspiring community leaders for one special night. 

The event will be a great experience for all attending. We promise you a fantastic meal provided by LongHorn Steakhouse and a night to remember with one of our own Hometown Heroes! Funds raised from our event will be used to provide Academic Success and Healthy Lifestyle programs and activities. Investing in the youth of our community is the first step in preparing our next generation of leaders for Great Futures! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Randy Embry Bio

Our 41st Annual Steak & Burger Dinner guest speaker is Mr. Randy Embry: one of “Our Hometown Heroes”, KY Mr. Basketball, KY Hall of Fame Coach, and legendary NBA Scout for the Miami HEAT!

On the Court: Randy Embry, a hometown native, attended Owensboro High School where he was a star baseball and basketball player. He was chosen to the basketball All-State Teams his junior and senior year in 1960 and 1961. He would be crowned Mr. Basketball in 1961 his final year for the Red Devils. After graduation, Embry would play 4 seasons for the University of Kentucky on both their basketball and baseball teams (1961-1965). In his basketball career, he played under the legendary head coach Adolph Rupp and one of his teammates was Pat Riley (later to be the HEAT president). He was named captain of the team during his senior year and All-SEC on the baseball field.

Off the Court: After graduation, Embry would join the coaching staff at Daviess County High School from 1967-1980. He helped lead them to a KY State Championship in 1971. Then in 1980 he would transfer to his alma mater as the head basketball coach for Owensboro High School and teacher until 1999. Here he would go to win 445 games, lead his teams to 3x Final Four appearances in the KY State Basketball tournament, and 8 regional titles. Embry joined the HEAT in 1999 as a regional scout. His duties included evaluating prospective players who were competing in other professional sports leagues, colleges and AAU tournaments in the eastern and southern region of the U.S. During his tenure in Miami, the franchise has won 3 NBA championships so far. (2006, 2012, 2013) In his personal life, Randy and his wife, Luann, have 3 children and several grandchildren that they love and enjoy.

Event Registration

Here are some fantastic ways that you can support our youth at the Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club Mike Horn Unit for this year’s Steak & Burger Dinner! See below for all of our opportunities and ticket info:

1) Attend the event by purchasing individual tickets. Individual ticket(s) are $100 each for guests. All PAST players of Coach Embry may buy an individual ticket at $65 per ticket! We would love to have any and all past players join us to help honor one of our hometown legendary coaches. 

2) Attend the event by purchasing a corporate table. (1) table that seats 4 guests is $350. (2) tables that seat 8 guests total (4 guests/table) is $700. 

3) Make a donation to the Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club Mike Horn Unit. Click here to see all the ways you can donate today!

• $15 will provide 1 youth with a full year membership to the CHBGC Mike Horn Unit

Check out our event brochure below for further details and how to register. If you are interested in attending our Dinner or have any questions please contact Kalie Winkler, our Director of RD & Marketing.

Office #: (270) 685-4903 Email: kaliewinkler@chbgc.org 

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