UK Athletics, WLEX will host tornado relief telethon on Tuesday
Kentucky Men’s Basketball head coach John Calipari told us on Saturday that a tornado relief telethon was coming this Tuesday, and now we have the ironed-out details.
UK Athletics and WLEX-TV announced on Monday that the two organizations will host a joint telethon called “Kentucky United for Tornado Relief”. The event will run on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. EST with the proceeds going to the American Red Cross. The cause will help the communities of Western Kentucky decimated by record-breaking tornados that struck Friday night and into Saturday morning.
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According to UK’s press release, members of WLEX will host the telethon out of the Kroger Field Recruiting Room starting at 4 p.m. Then from 7 to 8 pm. the telethon will be broadcast in its entirety live on WLEX. Various Kentucky coaches and student-athletes are expected to participate throughout the evening, as well.
The “Kentucky United for Tornado Relief” telethon phone number will be 833-510-0030.
For those looking to donate directly to relief efforts, you can do so by clicking the link here. KSR has partnered with the Kentucky Chamber Foundation to create a fund to help the rebuild. As of the time this post was published, over $45,000 has already been donated.
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