Coalition Information
Shoot Hoops coming to Knott
A free basketball camp featuring former University of Kentucky star Jeff Sheppard is coming to Knott County on Thursday, July 15. This interactive camp program, open to all school-age youth, tips off at 11 a.m. at the Knott SportsPlex. The camp will last until 3 p.m. and feature former UK basketball players to help Jeff with the skills instruction. Because of the nature of this program participants are asked to arrive at least 30 minutes early to register.
Camp Promise
The Knott Drug Abuse Council participated in Camp Promise, June 22-24, through a partnership with the Perry County Drug Court program.
Dad’s Day Out
The annual “Dad’s Day Out” program for families was held May 22. The event included fishing, archery, games and food. The program was used as a recruitment tool to educate attendees on KDAC activities. There were 32 children and 41 adults in attendance.
Underage drinking
The coalition sponsored a town hall meeting May 20 on underage drinking at Knott Central High School. Students presented the MADD Alco-Pops program and KDAC members with UNITE Substance Abuse Counselor Lisa Cox fielded questions. Approximately 50 people attended.
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Knott County News
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 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 More$500,000 pledged to Foundation
HAZARD – Kentucky River Properties, LLC, has pledged $500,000 to the Operation UNITE Foundation over the next five years to provide substance abuse treatment. The first $100,000 installment was formally presented to UNITE Director Karen Engle and Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers during a dinner held at Hazard Community and Technical College on January 25. “We are proud to...
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...
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