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UK athletics, police collect donations for flood victims

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Donations poured in Wednesday evening outside of Rupp Arena for Kentucky flood victims."We're looking for in kind donations or physical items like paper towels, cleaning supplies, nonperishable food items and water," said Dani Jaffe with the university.Helping to collect the donations were members of the UK football team - led by new quarterback transfer Zach Calzada. UK Athletics and UK police partnered to make the drive happen."The community d…

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Floyd Chronicle & Times

Flood victims dealing with trauma, loss, but looking to future

The previous week’s flooding was devastating, as some families throughout the county lost most of their belongings, and in some cases, everything.

3 days ago·Prestonsburg, United States

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Commonwealth Journal

Donations being collected for eastern Kentucky flood victims

Several organizations are banding together to gather cleaning supplies they hope will help the victims of the recent Kentucky flooding.

4 days ago

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Lex18 NBC

Local organizations raise funds to help Eastern KY flood victims

It's been three days since the overpowering floods washed through Southern and Eastern Kentucky, making some cities unrecognizable, and the support of Kentuckians has been beyond positive.As Eastern Kentucky rebuilds from the heartbreaking aftermath of the floods, several organizations across the Bluegrass are stepping up to help. The fallout from the floods is still a reality for Eastern cities. Fleming-Neon, in Letcher County, experienced a mu…

4 days ago

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ABC 36 News

UK student helping Eastern Kentucky hometown

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — University of Kentucky student Madison Mitchell recalls being here in Lexington waiting to hear from her family when the floods took over her hometown of Leslie County. “They lost power, they lost water, and they couldn’t reach out to me whatsoever and I was terrified,” Mitchell said. She adds these floods were worse than the last. “I posted on Facebook, ‘somebody please let me know that anybody’s okay,’ becaus…

2 days ago·Lexington, United States

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Nation of Blue

UK working to help flood victims in Kentucky - Nation of Blue

UK is working to help those impacted by flooding across the state of Kentucky. Fans can donate supplies outside of Rupp Arena on High Street (in between Rupp Arena and the Hyatt) before tonight’s UK Men’s Basketball game from 4:30-7:30 p.m. ET. Here are details and video messages from UK men’s basketball and football: Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by the storms and flooding across our Commonwealth. To learn more about ways to…

3 days ago

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The Bourbon County Citizen

God’s Pantry Food Bank Activates Disaster Response Protocol for Eastern Kentucky Flooding

God’s Pantry Food Bank Activates Disaster Response Protocol for Eastern Kentucky Flooding Lexington, KY – God’s Pantry Food Bank has activated our disaster response protocol to support Kentuckians during this crisis. We are working closely with The American Red Cross – Bluegrass Chapter and coordinating efforts with Feeding Kentucky and National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) to ensure that food and essential supplies reach th…

4 days ago·Paris, United States

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