Kentucky Rising benefit raises $2.5M to aid flood victims
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 – The "Kentucky Rising" benefit concert, held last night in Lexington, Ky., raised more than $2.5 million for flood relief in eastern Kentucky from the storm in late July.
The sold-out event held at Lexington's Rupp Arena featured performances from eastern Kentucky-natives Chris Stapleton, Dwight Yoakam and Tyler Childers as well as special surprise guests Patty Loveless, Ricky Skaggs, S.G. Goodman and University of Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops.
The concert, which culminated in a group finale of John Prine's "Paradise," is available for on-demand viewing for the next 48 hours via Veeps.
The money will benefit the "Kentucky Rising Fund" to support flood relief in eastern Kentucky. Working with the Blue Grass Community Foundation, the "Kentucky Rising Fund" will use all of the those funds to support both immediate needs and long-term recovery projects.
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