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 MoreShoot Hoops coming to Estill
IRVINE – A free basketball camp featuring former University of Kentucky star Jeff Sheppard is coming to Estill County on Monday, June 28. The interactive camp program, open to all school-age youth, tips off at 4 p.m. at Estill County High School. Participants are asked to arrive about 30 minutes early to register. Sponsored by WestCare Kentucky through an ARC mini-grant from the Estill-Powell...
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...
Read MoreSchools receive AmeriCorps members
Sixteen elementary schools in eight Eastern Kentucky counties are receiving additional assistance during the 2009-10 school year through Operation UNITE’s Service Corps. Provided in conjunction with the state AmeriCorps program, UNITE Service Corps members teach the “Too Good for Drugs” curriculum, tutor students in mathematics, and help set up and coordinate an anti-drug UNITE Club at...
Read MoreInterstate drug trafficking crackdown
(11-2-09) Operation UNITE detectives targeted more than 100 individuals from 10 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties as part of last week’s crackdown on interstate drug trafficking. The drug roundup, the largest in state history, was called “Operation Flamingo Road” because of the thousands of prescription pills being obtained in Florida and brought back to the state for distribution. A...
Read MoreUNITE Clubs of the Year announced
Nine schools were honored with Excellence Awards for being named UNITE Clubs of the Year during the regional Operation UNITE “Piercing the Darkness of Drugs” Youth Summits held September 15-18, 2009. Honored as UNITE Clubs of the Year from the Kentucky River region were: Carr Creek Elementary (Knott County), Whitesburg Middle School (Letcher County) and Wolfe County High. Honored as...
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