The Kings Center City of Angels Update June 2025

City of Angels Update June 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.

City of Angels Update June 2025

Kay Scott 502-395-1516.