Freezer Pops for Kids – The Lexington Police Department received a semi truck full of freezer pops.

Freezer Pops for Kids

The Lexington Police Department got a sizable head start on their freeze pop collection Monday, May 21, 2018.

On their Facebook Page saying that Fla-Vor-Ice delivered a semi full of pops.

The post reads:

Thank you for this generous donation to our freeze pop drive!? Who’s next? Please help us make positive connections with kids this summer. You can drop off pops at any Lex Police location. 

The Freeze Pops for Kids fundraiser will run until May 25.

This cool treat led by Officer Ryan Holland, a Neighborhood Resource Officer assigned to Central Sector, the idea is simple: connecting police and young people while sharing a frozen treat on a hot summer day. The freeze pops are taken to summer camps, city pools and other youth events.

The police department sought out donations of freezer pops to hand out to the children. During the week of May 18-25.

Last year they had a tremendous success, which saw residents, businesses and organizations donate more than 72,000 pops. This year’s goal is 100,000 freeze pops.

Freeze pop donations can be dropped off at any Lexington Police roll call or Police Headquarters during regular business hours. For ease of storage, the department prefers unfrozen pops packaged in boxes, however any type of unfrozen pop will be accepted.

Monetary donations can be made online to the Lexington Police Foundation at https://www.lexpolicefoundation.org. The department asks the public to indicate “freeze pop fundraiser” in the comment section of the donation page.

This year is almost over, but you can still give for next year!

No word on how many freezer pops were collected for 2018! If you know feel free to share in the comments below.

Does your police department do this?

I want to hear from you. Feel free to share in the comments below.

Source:

• Lex18
• Lex18
• Kentucky.com

Papaleno’s Restaurant Review (Berea, KY) – Do you like Italian food? Then this Italian Restaurant is a sure place to stop while you are in Berea.

Papaleno’s Restaurant Review (Berea, KY)

This weeks Travel Thursday takes us to a place that I believe has the the best lasagna. I cannot wait to be back up in that area again to enjoy more Papa Leno’s lasagna. Oh yea, the break stick is yummy too! You can tell it is homemade and smothered and wading in some yummy garlic butter. They inside seems a little tight, but it is a nice place! This is not a fast food joint, it is a sit down! They bring the meal to you, but you get your own drink refills.

Located near Berea College in Berea, KY.

One bad thing about this place in my opinion is they serve beer. Another thing is parking is not that pleasant either.

Not sure when they opened. But, I heard it was started by local Berea College students.

Learn more at:

papalenos.com

However, the website is just plain one page website at the time of this review. It could use an update with the menu and other facts about the restaurant.

I highly recommend you visit Papaleno’s and get the lasagna.

I wasn’t given anything for this review. I did this review on my own.

Camp Hope of East Tennessee is FREE – Does your child(ren) love camping? How about sending them to a FREE Christian Camp! This camp is located in Hawkins County of East Tennessee.

Camp Hope of East Tennessee is FREE

Right in the area that I live … East Tennessee is a Christian camp that is complete free of charge to children and youth! You cannot beat that parents! This camp was founded in 2012. Each year around 1,000 campers get to experience this Christian camping experience.

For an entire week each year, the children and youth who attend Camp Hope are happy to trade in all of the distractions and chaos of modern daily life for the relationships, adventure, and excitement that camp brings.

Churches are also welcome to use Camp Hope as well!

Their Mission:

Camp Hope has a purpose higher than just keeping kids entertained during the summer. The main mission and the driving force behind every decision that is made at Camp Hope is to grow so many Children and Youth into Christ-likeness that our culture is dramatically impacted for the glory of God.

Completely Free

Yes, Camp Hope of East Tennessee is completely free! It won’t cost the campers or the families any money! Funding comes from the congregation of Hope Community Church of East Tennessee. Plus, financial donations from businesses and individuals.

The Vision

The Bible, Psalm 29:18, says the people without a vision will perish. This camp had a vision and is sticking to it. Their vision was to have a camp offered to the community that will be totally free. They followed with it and won’t retreat from it either.

Activities

• Horseback Riding
• Hiking
• Archery
• River Tubing
• Ziplining
• Arts and Crafts
• Swimming
• Octoball
• Dodgeball
• Kickball
• Team buildin
• And more.

New activities added each year! Camp Hope will always be provided FREE of charge for EVERY camper no matter the number of activities they may add in the future.

20178 Camping Dates

• Youth Camp (Grades 6th-12th) June 6 – 10, 2018
• Kid’s Camp (Grades 1st-5th) June 13 – 17, 2018 
  
• Kid’s Day Camp (Grades 1st-5th)  July 10 – 13, 2018
• Youth Camp (Grades 6th-12th)  July 18 – 22, 2018
• Kid’s Camp (Grades 1st-5th) July 25 – 29, 2018
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Registration!

All camp registration has been handled through the online registration form. Camping is limited to first come, first served basis. Camper is limited to one camp session per season. Other restrictions may apply.

Volunteers

They are always looking for volunteers to come and help out at the camp!

More Info

For more info or to register your child(ren) visit: Camphopetn.com

Kindness Rocks Painting Tips. This is a user imputed list of tips how to paint Kindness Rocks.

Kindness Rocks Painting Tips

Do not poach or steal rocks! Buy your rocks! Taking rocks for lakes and parks is illegal and considered poaching. Old rule of thumb in parks, take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but feet prints.

There are some submitted painting tips for Kindness Rocks. If you have any, feel free to share and I will add to this list.

• Spraying clear glaze tips. Joy Houp Chester County
• Priming the rocks with white or black (myself)
• Use a light gray or light colored fine tip marker to do your outline and then paint. (Myself)
• Allow paint or markers etc to dry before applying clear coat
• Get a 5 gallon pickle bucket at Firehouse Dubs for $2. Money goes to local fire fighting funds (myself)
• Surplus Sales get bigger landscaping rocks by filling a 5 gallon bucket for $5 (myself)
• Paint positive sayings on rocks Tiffany-John Gimmell of Bristol Rocks (Virginia)
• For fine details, add water to acrylic paint to make it smoother and use a fine tip paint brush. Lisa Cornwell Greeneville
• I use a quality paper plate and use the lip to test the constancy. I will also make it very watery for things like fog or sunset. Lisa Cornwell Greeneville
• Styrofoam is waterproof but that paper with the waterproofing actually reacts much the way a rock would, soaking in the paint a bit. I didn’t like the Styrofoam because of that… I also have plastic pallets I don’t use. But these are only tips, everyone works differently. Lisa Cornwell Greenville
• 50¢ craft acrylic paints from Wal-Mart work fine. Lisa Cornwell Greeneville
• We used everyday acrylic but sealed them with polycrylic. They held up for a few months, but some of the colors faded. Steven Cregger Bristol Rocks (Virginia)
• Some rocks are very porous and absorb the paint on the base coat. I often wet the rock and then spread on the base coat. Or mix water with the paint to base coat. Darlene McCliesh Greeneville
• We use paint markers, acrylic paints, and a sealer if we leave it in a spot it could get rained on. Tiffany-John Gimmell of Bristol Rocks (Virginia)
• Cheep paint bushes and sponges do the trick. Tiffany-John Gimmell of Bristol Rocks (Virginia)
• A bag of rocks from lows is like 12 dollars for 100 rocks!! Tiffany-John Gimmell of Bristol Rocks (Virginia)
• Anything you want to paint, after all it’s all about fun and believe it or not its relaxing to paint
• We started out with riddles where we hid rocks (thought it was fun and a little different). Marika Pyle Hamblen & Jefferson County

Supplies

• Paints
• Primer
• Permanent Markers
• Sealants
• Modpage or Glue
• Rocks

Other Tips or Supplies?

Feel free to contact me or share in the comments any other tips you have on painting Kindness Rocks.

I will be glad to add to this list.

Kindness Rocks

Why I still need Jesus. The main reason is because I can’t do it on my own. He is the one that is there for us and never leaves us or forsakes us.

Why I Still Need Jesus

We will always need Jesus because our Great Shepherd. We must totally depend and trust in Him. We cannot do it, but He can! Because of that is is why I will always need Jesus. Christ knows what we want before we even ask. He knows what is best for us. As a sinful person, we do not know what we need. Our sinful nature keeps us from the things of God.

I cannot imagine living this life without Jesus. It is comforting to know that He will never leave me or forsake me. He always providers and protects. He is all we need! He is the one that gives life! Eternal Life that is! He also brings comfort. Jesus also gives us wisdom if we only ask. He knows our heart and what we need.

Man will fail us! They will also leave us and forsake us. Man cannot provide for all of their means without Christ. Nor can we give our self eternal life. We are totally depraved.

Why do you still need Jesus?

Feel free to share in the comments below!

Make Christ Great Again – Christ is first! We must seek the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. When we do that, we can make America Great Again!

Make Christ Great Again

In order to make Christ great again we must put Christ first. We must seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. (Matthew 6:33). This begins with us, our self that is. If we want to see other people change we must let Christ change us. That change only can come through Christ Himself. It is nothing that we can do. Remember only good things come from the Lord. What man means for evil, God has good to come out of it.

President Donald Trump kept saying Make America Great Again during his election campaigns. However, if we truly want to make America Great Again, we must first make Christ Great Again. Christ is first! So lets seek the Kingdom of God AND His righteousness. Notice it is a two fold part. See the word “and”. We must first seek His Kingdom. Seek the things of God. Then we must also seek the His righteousness. Our righteousness is what God sees, not ours. We don’t have any righteousness.

Matthew 6:33 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will beadded to you.