Coalition Information
Hooked On Fishing
Students from Paintsville Elementary School and Paintsville Middle School participated in the Paintsville 21st Century Hooked On Fishing-Not On Drugs program June 21-24 and June 28-July 1 at Thelma Pay Lake. The program averaged 12 students (ages 3-12) and 6 adults each day, including Paintsville Elementary Principal Bryan Auxier and Coalition Chair Dip Stafford. Also participating were the Paintsville and Johnson County emergency service providers. For details contact UNITE Service Corps member Lisa Cantrell from Paintsville Elementary.
Anti-Drug Swim Team
The Paintsville Anti-Drug Swim team began practice during the last week of June at Paintsville City Swimming Pool. It’s not too late to be part of this exciting group. Last season approximately 110 students and 90 adults participated throughout the summer months. The program, which provided a fun, healthy activity for youth of Johnson and surrounding counties, also included information about drug prevention. In August 2009 the students won several awards in a state swim competition.
Jonathan Creek Camp
Two youth from Johnson County were selected to participate in an exciting, fun-filled week of summer camp with Operation UNITE at Crossings Ministries’ Jonathan Creek camp on Kentucky Lake June 20-25. This is the second year for the program.
UNITE Clubs
Three Johnson County schools had registered UNITE Club in 2009-10 school year – Central Elementary, Paintsville Elementary and Paintsville High.
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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 More23 youth attending J-Creek camp
Twenty-one youth from three counties have been selected to participate in an exciting, fun-filled week of summer camp with Operation UNITE. The youth, along with five adults are spending June 20-25 at Jonathan Creek Camp on the shores of Kentucky Lake. The camp is operated by Crossings Ministries. Attending from Clay County are Mariah Brown, Oliver Clavano, Whitney Couch, Hanna Fultz, Jason...
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...
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