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.

Join @UKAthletics and @LEX18News as we host the "Kentucky United for Tornado Relief" telethon tomorrow from 4 to 8 PM.

The telethon will be broadcast on WLEX from 7 – 8 PM.

Proceeds will go to the American Red Cross to benefit victims of the tornadoes that hit Western KY.🤍 pic.twitter.com/0ehiKzGjDU

— Kentucky Athletics (@UKAthletics) December 13, 2021

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.