Owsley County Anti-Drug Council
Coalition Meetings
6 pm on the 3th Thursday of every month at Action Place, 66 Old Highway 11, Booneville (next door to the library).
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 997, Booneville, KY 41314
UNITE Coalition Coordinator
Carl Varney – cvarney@centertech.com, 606-330-1406 (work), 606-594-8144 (cell)
Coalition Officers
- Chair – Cale Turner
- Vice-Chair – Diana Wilder, diana.bennett@live.com
- Secretary/Treasurer – Molly Turner, 606-593-7296 (w), mturner@owsleycountykentucky.org
Committee Chairs
- DFC Project Coordinator – Randy Bryant, 606-593-8199, xrbryantx@yahoo.com
- Court Watch/Judicial Review – Julema Wilson, 606-593-5110 (h)
- Grant Writing/Fundraising – Molly Turner, 606-593-7296 (w), mturner@owsleycountykentucky.org
- HOFNOD – Brett Burns, 606-593-5185 (w), jacobtradecenter@yahoo.com
- Youth Activities – Jo’e Short, 606-593-5864 (w), jshort@owsleycountykentucky.org
Support groups
The coalition sponsors Celebrate Recovery on Friday evenings at Sugar Camp Baptist Church in Booneville and Narcotics Anonymous meetings twice each month at Booneville United Methodist Church.
Owsley County News
USC: ‘Above and Beyond’
PRESTONSBURG – Four members of the 2015-16 UNITE Service Corps were recognized with going “Above and Beyond” during a year-end celebration program June 9, 2016. Shon Gray, Benji Hammons, Bethany Rockrohr and Kenna Spears were honored for “demonstrating passion and ingenuity in service to the youth of southern and eastern Kentucky,” said Nancy Hale, president/CEO of...
Read MoreSHND Camps begin June 14
Five free regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps conducted by former University of Kentucky all-star Jeff Sheppard will be conducted June 14 through June 23. All school-age youth are invited to participate in any of the camps, hosted by Operation UNITE, at the following dates and locations: Week 1 • Tuesday, June 14, at Martin (Warfield) Middle School in Warfield. • Thursday, June...
Read More23 awarded ‘I Am UNITE’ scholarships
Twenty-three high school seniors have been selected to receive 2016 “I Am UNITE” scholarships totaling $34,500 for being champions for anti-drug efforts. Each scholarship is worth $1,500 toward post-secondary expenses. Funding for the scholarships comes from proceeds of the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit – the largest annual collaboration of professionals and advocates in the...
Read MoreScholarship deadline extended
LONDON – Operation UNITE has extended the deadline for seniors to apply for “I Am UNITE” scholarships to Friday, April 8. “The initial deadline was March 31, but with the number of school closings due to weather and sickness we wanted to make sure students had an opportunity to submit an application,” explained Debbie L. Trusty, UNITE’s Education and Treatment Director. Application...
Read MoreSupport UNITE on #GivingTuesday
Operation UNITE is one of hundreds of nonprofit organizations across Kentucky participating in the third annual Kentucky Gives online fundraising event on Tuesday, December 1. UNITE’s focus for this year’s Kentucky Gives event is to raise funds for youth prevention and education initiatives – specifically Camp UNITE, school anti-drug UNITE Clubs, and the “On The Move!” mobile education...
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