The Corbin Rotary Club has announced the latest round of donations for the 2024 Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund (SEKESF) Christmas program to benefit children in need throughout the tri-county area.
So far, $19,001 has been donated.
Donors and the amounts given between Nov. 12-25 include:
- Jen and Tom Shelton (In memory of Dirk Shelton) – $200.
- Michael Haggard and Debra Haggard – $100.
- West Corbin Christian Church – $100.
- Owen (no last name listed) – $100.
- Steve and Betty O. Surmont – $100.
- Mallory Davis Insurance Agency Inc. – $200.
- Community Trust Bank Inc. (Pikeville) – $1,000.
- Whitaker Bank (Lexington) – $500.
- Forcht Bank (Lexington) – $500.
- Pratt’s Landscaping – $4,000.
- Don Estep and Judy Estep – $400.
- Special Friends of God’s Children – $300.
- Greg and Suzanne Razmus – $250.
- Rebecca Myers – $200.
- Cumberland Valley National Bank (London) – $300.
- David C. Birch and Brenda K. Birch – $100.
- Joan Barton – $100.
Previously listed donors include:
- Patil Foundation Inc. – $1,000.
- Walmart Store Number 1259, Corbin – $4,000.
- Rotary Foundation District 6740 – $1,500.
- Rotary Club of Corbin, Ky. – $750.
- Sudhir and Shobhana Patel – $251.
- Pam Razmus – $100.
- Paul Jones (in memory of Shirley Jones) – $100.
- Joe and Lola Caldwell (in memory of Shirley Jones) – $100.
- David Hoskins – $500.
- Joan Black – $300.
- Marr, Miller & Myers PSC – $100.
- Jerry and Verdie Chadwell – $50.
- Frances Chadwell – $50.
- June C. Martin and Laurel Beth Clifton – $300.
- The Forest Corp. (in memory of Dennis Lynch) – $200.
- Wallens Towing & Recovery Since 1933 – $250.
- Dylan Wallen (Wallens Towing Four Generations) – $100.
- Jerry and Helen Rickett – $200.
- Corbin Flower Shop – $100.
- J.R. and Rhoda Woods – $100.
- Harold and Jan Huddleston – $100.
- Norvex Supply – $100.
- Susan Levine Living Trust – $200.
- Hamlin and Kersey – $100.
The 37th Annual Empty Stocking Fund party will be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, at Immanuel Baptist Church.
The program started in 1988 as a non-profit community project of the Rotary Club of Corbin.
This year will mark 37 consecutive years of service to nearly 20,000 children. The first-year the fundraiser provided a Christmas present for approximately 80 children. The program increased substantially until 2007 when it peaked with more than 800 children from 300 families signed up.
Last year the club collected $35,231.34 in cash donations in addition to several in-kind donations, and helped nearly 200 families and about 630 children.
This year’s budget is $42,500 that will include about $4,500 for bicycles, said Empty Stocking Fund President Joe Caldwell.
Donations may be mailed to:
Southeast Kentucky Empty Stocking Fund
P.O. Box 1747
Corbin, KY 40702
The Empty Stocking Fund is a 501c3 non-profit. Donations are tax deductible.
