PHOTOS: Leadership Clark County’s Amazing Race 2025

Leaders from Clark County connect with and serve their communities through the Leadership Clark County's Amazing Race on September 11, 2025.

Community Leadership Academy participants add mulch around gardens and greenhouses.
Andy Grimm – Community Leadership Academy participants add mulch around gardens and greenhouses.
Community Leadership Academy participants are asked to demonstrate what they learned from nursing students.
Andy Grimm – Community Leadership Academy participants are asked to demonstrate what they learned from nursing students.
Nursing students demonstrate abdominal thrusts on a choking patient for Community Leadership Academy participants.
Andy Grimm – Nursing students demonstrate abdominal thrusts on a choking patient for Community Leadership Academy participants.
Community Leadership Academy participants are asked to demonstrate what they learned from nursing students.
Andy Grimm – Community Leadership Academy participants are asked to demonstrate what they learned from nursing students.
Community Leadership Academy participants work with Springfield-Clark CTC Culinary Arts students to make a sweet dessert topping.
Andy Grimm – Community Leadership Academy participants work with Springfield-Clark CTC Culinary Arts students to make a sweet dessert topping.
The orange team deciphers the clue to their next location on the Amazing Race.
Andy Grimm – The orange team deciphers the clue to their next location on the Amazing Race.
The orange team deciphers the clue to their next location on the Amazing Race.
Andy Grimm – The orange team deciphers the clue to their next location on the Amazing Race.
H.A.R.D. Acre farm owner Jennifer Hardacre welcomes the race to her farm and assigns tasks. The farm is a workplace for developmentally disabled who chose a more "rural" workplace experience.
Andy Grimm – H.A.R.D. Acre farm owner Jennifer Hardacre welcomes the race to her farm and assigns tasks. The farm is a workplace for developmentally disabled who chose a more "rural" workplace experience.
H.A.R.D. Acre farm owner Jennifer Hardacre welcomes the race to her farm and assigns tasks. The farm is a workplace for developmentally disabled who chose a more "rural" workplace experience.
Andy Grimm – H.A.R.D. Acre farm owner Jennifer Hardacre welcomes the race to her farm and assigns tasks. The farm is a workplace for developmentally disabled who chose a more "rural" workplace experience.
Amazing Race participants pick up tree limbs.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race participants pick up tree limbs.
Amazing Race participants pick up tree limbs.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race participants pick up tree limbs.
Amazing Race participants pick up tree limbs.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race participants pick up tree limbs.
Race members were given a gnome and told to guard it.
Andy Grimm – Race members were given a gnome and told to guard it.
Amazing Race participants spread mulch in a picnic area.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race participants spread mulch in a picnic area.
Amazing Race participants spread mulch in a picnic area.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race participants spread mulch in a picnic area.
Amazing Race participants spread mulch in a picnic area.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race participants spread mulch in a picnic area.
Working together, Amazing Race participants strip picnic tables of old paint and apply a new coat of paint.
Andy Grimm – Working together, Amazing Race participants strip picnic tables of old paint and apply a new coat of paint.
Amazing Race participants strip picnic tables of old paint and apply a new coat of paint.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race participants strip picnic tables of old paint and apply a new coat of paint.
Working together, Amazing Race participants strip picnic tables of old paint and apply a new coat of paint.
Andy Grimm – Working together, Amazing Race participants strip picnic tables of old paint and apply a new coat of paint.
Community Leadership Academy participants add mulch around gardens and greenhouses.
Andy Grimm – Community Leadership Academy participants add mulch around gardens and greenhouses.
Participants strip old paint off of picnic tables.
Andy Grimm – Participants strip old paint off of picnic tables.
Participants strip old paint off of picnic tables.
Andy Grimm – Participants strip old paint off of picnic tables.
An Amazing Race participant paints the exterior of a greenhouse.
Andy Grimm – An Amazing Race participant paints the exterior of a greenhouse.
Community Leadership Academy participants add mulch around gardens and greenhouses.
Andy Grimm – Community Leadership Academy participants add mulch around gardens and greenhouses.
Bob of H.A.R.D. Acre Farms assigns more tasks to participants.
Andy Grimm – Bob of H.A.R.D. Acre Farms assigns more tasks to participants.
Amazing Race Participants work to level stairs at H.A.R.D. Acre Farms.
Andy Grimm – Amazing Race Participants work to level stairs at H.A.R.D. Acre Farms.
Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms
Andy Grimm – Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms
Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms
Andy Grimm – Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms
Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms
Andy Grimm – Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms
Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms
Andy Grimm – Animals from H.A.R.D. Acre Farms

The Amazing Race serves as a kickoff event for Leadership Clark County’s annual Community Leadership Academy. Each year, around 40 individuals join the academy and attend monthly sessions focused on the history of Clark County, as well as the needs of the community and leadership development.  

This year, 11 teams competed through eight hours of challenges across Clark County.  

Hub Photographer Andy Grimm caught up with the participants for a portion of the Amazing Race event. 
 

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