Tuesday, January 26, 2010
UNITE Receives Major Pledge
KENTUCKY....
Kentucky River Properties LLC, which owns about 250,000 acres in Eastern Kentucky that it leases to coal companies, has pledged the largest single private donation in Operation UNITE's history since it was formed in 2003. Kentucky River has pledged to donate $500,000 over five years for substance-abuse treatment. UNITE will use the money for treatment vouchers for low-income people in Perry, Knott, Leslie and Letcher counties and to support drug courts.
Kentucky River Properties LLC, which owns about 250,000 acres in Eastern Kentucky that it leases to coal companies, has pledged the largest single private donation in Operation UNITE's history since it was formed in 2003. Kentucky River has pledged to donate $500,000 over five years for substance-abuse treatment. UNITE will use the money for treatment vouchers for low-income people in Perry, Knott, Leslie and Letcher counties and to support drug courts.