 Appalachian Wireless has a plan to make your life simpler. It's called forward pay. No contract. No credit check. No problem. Plans start in 1999 a month and include unlimited talk and text or ticket to the max with unlimited data plus for only 89.99 which has 50 gig of high speed data because we are you. We are Appalachian Wireless. The East Kentucky Rising Benefit concert concluded Friday night. The benefit was held to assist struggling families who lost their homes following catastrophic flooding last month. With over five hours of music, people from all over the state called in to offer their hands in support. So a group of friends and I we sat down and decided that something else needs to be done. This flood is going to be much more than cleaning supplies, clothing and hygiene supplies. People are going to need things for months to come. They're going to need drywall. They're going to need sheetrock. They're going to need flooring and sub flooring and that's where that kind of stuff is usually not shipped on semis. So that's where the dream center wants to step up and help. If your eyeglasses washed away in the flood I want to be able to say you know what we'll pay for those for you. So that's where these funds are very important. The community really came together Friday night. We had a lot of great sponsors. We had a lot of great great talented musicians that just came together to see what we do and support what we do. We don't have a final total yet on that event but it's upwards of 20,000 and that was just in sponsorship alone. So we'll get a count on that you know it's just going to stay here in eastern Kentucky. A lot of people say what are you guys going to do with that money? We're already doing with that money. Everybody comes in and says hey I need this. Let us give you a Lowe's gift card to get that. So the impact of this flooding is like I said it's not going to go away tomorrow. It's not going to go away two weeks from now. It's going to be months down the line. And that's where we want to say yes we'd love to help. During the concert the east Kentucky dream center took it upon themselves to help one family following the destruction of their home and the birth of a newborn baby. One of the big things that we did in Friday night's event was we chose a family. We took nominations for a family that we wanted to bless. We found a marine and his wife and two children and they live in the Vergey area. Everything they had was lost. She delivered a baby four days after the flood so everything she got for a shower and from family and friends was washed away. We donated them a thousand dollars. We also had a family step up and privately say I want to donate money for all of their hookup fees and their first month's rent when they find a new place. So that was very special to come from the event and I like to say that was just a highlight of the things that the dream center can do when you put your support with us. In support of those families 10 artists rocked the mountaintop media stage till nearly 11 p.m. Following the concert the east Kentucky dream center hopes to continue helping families with a back to school give away this Tuesday August 16th. Kathy and her team from the pipe will community kitchen. Our team with the east Kentucky dream center last year we we blessed the area with a back to school giveaway in the city park this year things are hectic but we also can't forget about our own we still have those families that were already in need before the flood and now their need is even greater so we teamed up with the city of Pikeville I think Domino's and Walmart there's a few other other partners and we're giving away free school supplies free snow cones free pizza free hot dogs free clothing and then some we've got some grocery bags from the dream center and then free hygiene items that we just want to bless the community with. Everybody is so worried about a neighbor about a friend we want to team together and and make Tuesday evening just an event to say let us make your worries a little less the school supply giveaway will be held at the Pikeville city park at 5 p.m. Tuesday August 16th for donations or other supplies you can drop them off at any east Kentucky dream center location for mountaintop news I'm Joel Horschel.