Because of a surge in COVID-19 cases, the United Way of the Pennyrile has postponed its end-of-campaign celebration. The event had been planned for Thursday, Jan. 13.
“We have decided to postpone this event and will reschedule it to a time that we can all get together comfortably,” Betsy Bond, executive director, said in an email. “We are so grateful to our donors and our volunteers who, each year, give of themselves to help those in our community whose needs are great.”
The campaign kicked off in early September with Dan Kemp, former Hopkinsville mayor, and Brooke Jung, local tourism director, as co-chairs. They set a $750,000 goal.
“We still have a few campaigns that have not been completed so we haven’t announced a campaign total, yet,” Bond said.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
