KY natives Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers helping flood victims in Eastern Kentucky
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Flooding in Eastern Kentucky
“Catastrophic” flash flooding hit parts of Eastern Kentucky July 28, 2022.
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Country music stars from Kentucky are looking to do their part to help Eastern Kentucky flood victims.
Lexington native Chris Stapleton is raising money for the victims and taking donations through his Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation. The fund will send money raised to the Kentucky Red Cross and Appalachia Crisis Fund to support flood victims.
Donations can be made via credit card and check. Checks should be made to the Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation and sent to the Blue Grass Community Foundation.
“Our hearts are with Eastern Kentucky & everyone who has been affected by the devastating floods throughout the region,” Stapleton said in a Facebook post over the weekend.
The Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund is a charitable fund owned by Stapleton and his wife, Morgane Stapleton. It supports a variety of causes that are close to their heart, according to their website.
Stapleton was also spotted in Eastern Kentucky helping and assisting flood victims directly. Knott County Schools said Stapleton was helping Kentucky State Police and Knott County sheriff’s deputies move items out of homes in the area.
Tyler Childers, who was born in Lawrence County, was also spotted in Hazard helping flood victims.
Childers also encouraged people to donate to the Hickman Holler Appalachian Relief Fund, which will says it will send money to undetermined organizations.
The fund was created in 2020 by Senora May and Tyler Childers. It’s meant to bring awareness and financial support for philanthropic efforts in the Appalachian Region.
This story was originally published August 2, 2022 at 1:41 PM.
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