UNITE/PRIDE helping Pike flood victims
Operation UNITE and PRIDE staff members are accepting donations of items to assist Pike County residents victimized by flash flooding over the weekend. “Everything is needed right now – from baby wipes to furniture,” said Karen Engle, UNITE director. “Several rural communities have been devastated and thousands of families affected. Many people have lost everything they own.” Anyone...
Read MoreBasketball with a message
HINDMAN – Learning how to play and working together as a team to conquer adversity comes in many forms. Winning is much more than merely being the biggest, the fastest, or having the highest score at the end of a game. That message was delivered with the precision of a last-second buzzer-beater during Operation UNITE’s final Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp of the year, held Thursday,...
Read More122 attend Pike SHND camps
PIKEVILLE – Doubling up on the fun to reach as many youth as possible, Operation UNITE brought two Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps to Pike County on Tuesday, June 29. The free interactive program tipped off at Phelps High School then, after a brief cross-county intermission, was repeated at East Ridge High School. Former University of Kentucky basketball star Jeff Sheppard told...
Read More2 Pike Shoot Hoops camps
PIKEVILLE – Two free basketball camps featuring former University of Kentucky star Jeff Sheppard are coming to Pike County on Tuesday, June 29. These interactive camp programs, open to all school-age youth, tip off at 11 a.m. at Phelps High School and 4 p.m. at East Ridge High School. Participants are asked to arrive about 30 minutes early to register. Presented by Phoenix Products, the...
Read MoreUNITE Clubs complete Leadership Program
PRESTONSBURG – Approximately 300 students representing UNITE Clubs at 20 schools in the Big Sandy region completed the second phase of a new UNITE Youth Leadership Program Monday. This was one of three regional programs to train middle and high school youth to be catalysts for helping their peers make positive life choices by demonstrating leadership skills within their home...
Read MoreWestCare gives back to community
PIKEVILLE – Residents at WestCare Kentucky’s facilities in Pike County provided 3,050 volunteer man-hours of service for community service projects and in support of Operation UNITE’s youth initiative during 2009. Clients of the residential substance abuse treatment facility in Ashcamp and the homeless shelter and community involvement center in Pikeville were instrumental in park litter...
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