In July 2022 Lost Creek, Kentucky suffered a devastating flood. Torrential rain flooded from the hilltops down into the valleys. Forty-three people lost their lives in this disaster.  Entire homes were washed away, and many others were destroyed, unable to be restored. Many people lost everything. This is a former mining town where families have lived for generations. Even after the mines closed, people stayed. Losing their homes many people had to resort to living in tents. Being resilient, hard-working people, they quickly gathered to help each other out. They set up food pantries, shower trailers, health clinics, clothing giveaways and helping hands.

The only playground and ballpark that existed were at the Riverside Christian School. Kids in the community would gather to play ball, soccer or just have fun on the small playground or large grounds. The flood took all of that away. It will take time for the community to rebuild and restore.

Make A Smile volunteers want to help Lost Creek by restoring the park and install a new playground.  When you experience such a disaster, restoring a park is often at the bottom of the list after rebuilding homes and communities.

We hope to restore the ball parks with new fencing, dugouts, goals, and grass. Perhaps a picnic shelter and add new improvements This will take a lot of manual work aided by machinery.  We will build and install a new and safe playground. We will first however meet with members of the community.

This is an ambitious project that will take many hands to build and a lot of fundraising to purchase the supplies that will be needed.  Will you Help?