The Corbin Rotary Club has announced the first 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, $10,551 has been donated.
Donors and the amounts given for the week ending Nov. 11 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 Empty Stocking Fund will hand out gifts and other items on Dec. 21 at Immanuel Baptist Church.
Last year, the Empty Stocking Fund spent over $35,000 buying gifts for about 630 children, and with inflation, organizers think they will need about $42,500 this year.
