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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 10, 2021) “It takes a village” is a common saying, but in the case of a natural disaster, it can take an entire state. University of Kentucky students and staff stepped up when they recognized the need to help their fellow Kentuckians who are victims of the recent Eastern Kentucky floods.
A group of 19 UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment students from the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity spent March 5-6 volunteering in Beattyville and Manchester. They helped businesses and individuals like Robbie McKinney clean up from the flood.
McKinney is the Lee County Farm Bureau agent and has an office on Main Street. At the height of the flood, his office was filled with 4.5 to 5 feet of water and he lost nearly everything. Fraternity members helped McKinney remove furniture, cabinets and flooring. Their work will help him begin the rebuilding process sooner.
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