 Pot County Schools' JAG classes are making a difference during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week by organizing the first ever Shelter Hour community walk. Us as young adults, we're taking action. We're going on a walk. And we want everyone to join us, not just schools, all the people out there that are watching this or have heard about it. Come join us, take a walk, donate something. Participants are encouraged to bring a small donation to benefit the West Care Emergency Shelter. You can donate a dollar or you can bring a non-perishable food item or a hygiene product. The residents at the shelter use everything that you and I use every day in our homes. The homeless shelter just needs that times 30. You want to save money and Appalachian Wireless gets that. Right now you can get up to $650 off select devices including the latest and the greatest on the advantage and limited plan with a trade-in. Did y'all hear me? Up to $650 off select devices including the latest and greatest with a trade-in. I'm not a math whiz but this deal it's amazing and you'll be on the region's premier network. We are you. We are Appalachian Wireless. This initiative sheds lie on a crucial issue that often goes unnoticed. According to the last national count, 7% of homeless individuals reside in rural areas. This was just a good time for them to get involved with some community service with our local homeless shelter. You know we don't see a whole lot of homeless people on the street in East Kentucky. Not like they do in larger cities in Fayette and Fayette County, Lexington, Jefferson County, Louisville, Northern Kentucky. You're going to see a whole lot of street people. We don't see a whole lot of street people in East Kentucky. We have homeless people in Eastern Kentucky. We certainly do. The walk scheduled for Thursday, November 16th will commence at the Transportation Cabinet on Lorraine Street. Registration opens at 9 a.m. and continues until 9 25 a.m. The walk will conclude at the downtown Parkville Double Quick. People in Eastern Kentucky take care of each other. That's what we do and so we're just starting with the kids. Hopefully this will be something that the kids will continue to do after they graduate high school and they're on with their adult lives that they will continue to be aware of homelessness and hunger and that it does exist and it is a problem in Eastern Kentucky. We're going to be doing this, hopefully making it a yearly thing to let people know that we do have a shelter in that we need the shelter to help our community. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Ethan Miller.