The Kings Center City of Angels Update August 2025

City of Angels Update August 2025

Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero. It's easier to build

strong children than to repair broken men and women. (Frederick Douglass)

You angels are indeed modern-day heroes. Your constant influence in children's lives

through your resources, cards of encouragement, prayers, and gifts are helping to build

strong children in South Frankfort. I have been quite nostalgic recently as I have been

going through old newsletters and pictures of my fifteen years at the Kings Center. We

are creating a new website, and I have found cute pictures of our graduates who are

now solid citizens of our community. Some are teachers, some work in the health field,

some for the State, while others have started their own businesses. It's so exciting to

see our children become strong adults.

Recently, Dr. Leanne Hadley, FUMC Associate Pastor, led a drum making workshop

and a drumming worship experience at the Kings Center. She was accompanied by the

FUMC Youth and a dozen FUMC adults. It was a raucous time in spite of the 90 plus

temperatures! I hope you can watch the video on our Facebook page. It's all about

love.....everybody is loved! After they decorated their drums and practiced the

drumming chant (faster and faster) everyone enjoyed a popsicle and a bit of Karaoke.

The kids enjoyed a great summer building new Lego creations, riding bikes, exploring

Frankfort on the Trolly, playing in the FUMC gym, and learning about Shakespeare at

the Grand Theatre. They also used the new grill donated by SFPC to cook hotdogs and

burgers. A special cooking experience was making deviled eggs. It was a bit of a mess

but the outcome was delicious!

Thank you to all who sent your yearly donation/school supplies check. I was able to give

out over fifty $50 Walmart cards to families to help them get ready for school. The

parents were very grateful and the kids liked picking out their own backpacks and

clothes. I wish I had gone to the school on Friday morning to take pictures of all the

excited faces.

Our new floor is beautiful and now safe, thanks to a generous donation! The

downstairs is full of wonderful game boards, tables and books. There is a new chalk

wall that the creative kids love to decorate. It is a cozy yet active play area that comes in

handy during all kinds of weather!

On another issue, the Kings Center is looking for community individuals to join our

Active Board and our Advisory Board. You all are very active and committed angels but

if you'd like to increase your influence, please let me know. 2026 will be our thirtieth

anniversary and we would like input and help in spreading the word about the Kings

Center.

Thanks again for helping to build strong children and letting them know they live in a

caring community. Kay Scott 502-395-1516.

City of Angels Update August 2025