Friday, July 23, 2010
Information You Can Use
KENTUCKY...
Your health:
The Pike County Health Department has set up tetanus
clinics at Community Funeral Home in Zebulon, Community Trust Bank at the mouth of Marrowbone at Millard and at Millard Middle School.
Tetanus shots are also available at the health department
in Pikeville and Belfry. Fact sheets on proper clean-up procedures to follow after a flood are also available at these locations.
Tetanus shots are good for at least five years. Contact: 606-437-5500.
Special medical needs:
People who have special medical needs and are in need of shelter or other things, should call the Pike County Health Department at 606-437-5500.
Conserve water:
Flooding affected water service for 25,000 Pike County customers.
Officials are asking local residents whose water service
has not been affected to help alleviate additional service problems by conserving water.
Water distribution points:
Clean water will be distributed from fire departments at
Feds Creek
Ferrells Creek
Millard
Lookout
Marrowbone
Johns Creek
Elkhorn City
Kimper
Phelps
Grapevine
Shelters:
Pike County Central High School for families and individuals
People with special medical needs should contact the health department.
WestCare Emergency Homeless Shelter
Cedar Bottom Church at Kimper
Shelters for pets:
Members of the Appalachian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals have agreed to temporarily house and care for cats and dogs that have been displaced due to flooding. Contact: 606-213-SPCA.
Showers:
The Pikeville YMCA, located at Bob Amos Park in Pikeville, is allowing flood victims to take showers at the facility.
To report flood damage to homes, businesses:
•Take pictures of all of the damage
•Take notes about everything damaged, lost
•Call 606-432-0210 or 606-437-4126 to report damage
Donations:
•The Pike Ministerial Association, Pikeville Medical Center and East Kentucky Broadcasting are hosting the “Flood Aid” radio-thon at 1 p.m. on July 25 to raise funds for flood victims. The radio-thon will be broadcast live on nine East Kentucky Broadcasting stations. All donations will be distributed by the Pike County Ministerial Association to agencies that are helping flood victims. A truck will also be available in the hospital’s parking lot so that people can donate cleaning supplies, non perishable food items and other items needed by flood victims.
Locations that are accepting and have clothes available for flood victims:
•First Presbyterian Church, 508 Cedar Creek Road, Pikeville; 606-437-0229
•Thankful Hearts, 1645 Adams Branch Road, Pikeville; 606-437-6221
•United Helping Hands of Pikeville, 925 North By-Pass Road, Pikeville; 606-432-1349
•Church of Christ Zebulon, 4627 Zebulon Highway, Pikeville; 606-432-3214
•Elkhorn Senior Citizens Center, 1035 West Russell Street, Elkhorn City; 606-754-8936
•Pikeville Senior Citizens Center, 134 Bank Street, Pikeville; 606-432-4250
•Community Closet, 16999 State Route 80 E, Elkhorn
City. Not accepting donations, only distributing clothes. Proof of flooding required.
Families in need of diapers or who wish to donate diapers:
Appalachian Pregnancy Care Center, 193 Main Street, Pikeville; 606-433-0700
Locations that will accept and have non-perishable food items for flood victims:
•Hope of Pikeville, 850 Collins Highway, Pikeville; 606-432-4673 or 606-835-4539
•Thankful Hearts, 1645 Adams Branch Road, Raccoon; 606-437-6221
•First Presbyterian Church, 508 Cedar Creek Road, Pikeville; 606-437-0229
•Donations of non-perishable food items (and foods that don’t require heat to be eaten), cleaning supplies, diapers and other items may be dropped off to the Red Cross’s distribution center at the Pikeville Fire Department Training Center on Chloe Road in Pikeville.
•Carpet World of Pikeville and Belfry accepts non-perishable food items for all flood victims. Donations accepted at both locations and the store will hand-deliver items to flood victims. Contact: 606-437-9969 or 606-437-7383.
•The Big Sandy American Red Cross needs monetary donations to help victims. Contact: 606-339-5911 or drop donations off at the Pikeville Fire Department Training Center on Chloe Road in Pikeville.
•The Christian Appalachian Project is in need of monetary donations to help flood victims. Contact: 606-308-9234.
•Donations of clothing may be taken to Goodwill in Pikeville and designated to the Big Sandy American Red Cross. For every pound of clothing donated, Goodwill will provide the Red Cross with clothing
vouchers that may be supplied to flood victims. Contact: store located in Weddington Plaza at Coal Run, 606-432-3113; contact Red Cross for clothing vouchers: 606-339-5911.
•Donations of food, cleaning supplies, baby supplies, furniture and other items may be sent to UNITE’s regional
offices in Prestonsburg 606-889-0422; Hazard 606-330-1400 and Somerset 606-677-6179.
•Famine Time Ministries, located at 240 East Russell Street in Elkhorn City, is providing free used clothing
to flood victims. Some furniture also available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact: 606-754-3056
Volunteers needed:
Volunteers are greatly needed to answer phones and provide services with the Emergency Management office. Contact: 432-0210.
Your health:
The Pike County Health Department has set up tetanus
clinics at Community Funeral Home in Zebulon, Community Trust Bank at the mouth of Marrowbone at Millard and at Millard Middle School.
Tetanus shots are also available at the health department
in Pikeville and Belfry. Fact sheets on proper clean-up procedures to follow after a flood are also available at these locations.
Tetanus shots are good for at least five years. Contact: 606-437-5500.
Special medical needs:
People who have special medical needs and are in need of shelter or other things, should call the Pike County Health Department at 606-437-5500.
Conserve water:
Flooding affected water service for 25,000 Pike County customers.
Officials are asking local residents whose water service
has not been affected to help alleviate additional service problems by conserving water.
Water distribution points:
Clean water will be distributed from fire departments at
Feds Creek
Ferrells Creek
Millard
Lookout
Marrowbone
Johns Creek
Elkhorn City
Kimper
Phelps
Grapevine
Shelters:
Pike County Central High School for families and individuals
People with special medical needs should contact the health department.
WestCare Emergency Homeless Shelter
Cedar Bottom Church at Kimper
Shelters for pets:
Members of the Appalachian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals have agreed to temporarily house and care for cats and dogs that have been displaced due to flooding. Contact: 606-213-SPCA.
Showers:
The Pikeville YMCA, located at Bob Amos Park in Pikeville, is allowing flood victims to take showers at the facility.
To report flood damage to homes, businesses:
•Take pictures of all of the damage
•Take notes about everything damaged, lost
•Call 606-432-0210 or 606-437-4126 to report damage
Donations:
•The Pike Ministerial Association, Pikeville Medical Center and East Kentucky Broadcasting are hosting the “Flood Aid” radio-thon at 1 p.m. on July 25 to raise funds for flood victims. The radio-thon will be broadcast live on nine East Kentucky Broadcasting stations. All donations will be distributed by the Pike County Ministerial Association to agencies that are helping flood victims. A truck will also be available in the hospital’s parking lot so that people can donate cleaning supplies, non perishable food items and other items needed by flood victims.
Locations that are accepting and have clothes available for flood victims:
•First Presbyterian Church, 508 Cedar Creek Road, Pikeville; 606-437-0229
•Thankful Hearts, 1645 Adams Branch Road, Pikeville; 606-437-6221
•United Helping Hands of Pikeville, 925 North By-Pass Road, Pikeville; 606-432-1349
•Church of Christ Zebulon, 4627 Zebulon Highway, Pikeville; 606-432-3214
•Elkhorn Senior Citizens Center, 1035 West Russell Street, Elkhorn City; 606-754-8936
•Pikeville Senior Citizens Center, 134 Bank Street, Pikeville; 606-432-4250
•Community Closet, 16999 State Route 80 E, Elkhorn
City. Not accepting donations, only distributing clothes. Proof of flooding required.
Families in need of diapers or who wish to donate diapers:
Appalachian Pregnancy Care Center, 193 Main Street, Pikeville; 606-433-0700
Locations that will accept and have non-perishable food items for flood victims:
•Hope of Pikeville, 850 Collins Highway, Pikeville; 606-432-4673 or 606-835-4539
•Thankful Hearts, 1645 Adams Branch Road, Raccoon; 606-437-6221
•First Presbyterian Church, 508 Cedar Creek Road, Pikeville; 606-437-0229
•Donations of non-perishable food items (and foods that don’t require heat to be eaten), cleaning supplies, diapers and other items may be dropped off to the Red Cross’s distribution center at the Pikeville Fire Department Training Center on Chloe Road in Pikeville.
•Carpet World of Pikeville and Belfry accepts non-perishable food items for all flood victims. Donations accepted at both locations and the store will hand-deliver items to flood victims. Contact: 606-437-9969 or 606-437-7383.
•The Big Sandy American Red Cross needs monetary donations to help victims. Contact: 606-339-5911 or drop donations off at the Pikeville Fire Department Training Center on Chloe Road in Pikeville.
•The Christian Appalachian Project is in need of monetary donations to help flood victims. Contact: 606-308-9234.
•Donations of clothing may be taken to Goodwill in Pikeville and designated to the Big Sandy American Red Cross. For every pound of clothing donated, Goodwill will provide the Red Cross with clothing
vouchers that may be supplied to flood victims. Contact: store located in Weddington Plaza at Coal Run, 606-432-3113; contact Red Cross for clothing vouchers: 606-339-5911.
•Donations of food, cleaning supplies, baby supplies, furniture and other items may be sent to UNITE’s regional
offices in Prestonsburg 606-889-0422; Hazard 606-330-1400 and Somerset 606-677-6179.
•Famine Time Ministries, located at 240 East Russell Street in Elkhorn City, is providing free used clothing
to flood victims. Some furniture also available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact: 606-754-3056
Volunteers needed:
Volunteers are greatly needed to answer phones and provide services with the Emergency Management office. Contact: 432-0210.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:00 PM 
