Trent Noah is trying to help provide needed essential supplies to tornado victims. (Vicky Graff Photo)
No matter how much help there is for those devastated by tornadoes in London and Somerset last weekend, it’s not going to be enough.
Two well-known Kentucky athletes — basketball player Trent Noah of Harlan and football player Jager Burton of Lexington — are leading a drive to assist victims with LEX18, UK Sports and Campus Marketing also assisting with the effort.
Donated supplies can be dropped off today and Friday at the Kroger Field Blue Lot adjacent to Alumni Drive. Today donations will be accepted from the public from 4-8 p.m. On Friday, donations will be accepted again from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Essential supplies are needed to support relief efforts and these items are especially needed:
— Rakes and shovels
— Trash bags
— Cleaning supplies
— Paper goods (toilet paper, paper towels)
— Flashlights and lanterns
— Non-perishable foods
Those interested in making monetary donations can consider giving to Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund at TeamKYStormReliefFund.ky.gov.
4 Responses
Kentucky sure does help its own. We are ‘one’ when disasters happen. I am so proud to be a Kentuckian. God bless all the Kentuckians who have lost love ones, their homes and their possessions. I hope other non-Kentuckians help us. We sure are in need. Thank you.
God bless Kathy.Well said
Thanks Burton and Noah for all your contributions!
It seems like the state of Kentucky just can’t catch a break with the weather over the last 2 years. Tornados in Mayfield, Bowling Green, Louisville, and London along with major flooding in eastern Kentucky and along the Kentucky, Green, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers. And this happens at a time when FEMA is out of money and Trump threatening to close that relief agency. To make matters worse, many insurance companies are denying claims due to the catastrophic nature of these calamities. Maybe it’s time to start taking climate change seriously, looking at more regulation of insurance companies, and figuring out where help is going to come from when disasters hit.