Facebook Memory

 

This is the Eastern Kentucky Hollywood doesn’t mention in their scathing documentaries about my birthplace… the beautiful Eastern side of our state is often shown to be inhabited by poor, helpless, down on our luck do nothings who are in constant need of saving by outsiders.

Well here’s one part of the Appalachian mountain side of our beautiful Commonwealth that Hollywood won’t show you… our giving spirit and our ability to do for ourselves and for others.

Yesterday, those “poor do nothing” Appalachians were part of a collective of KY counties responsible for delivering some one hundred buses and trucks from Eastern KY school districts, all loaded with clothes, supplies and toys to our western KY neighbors in need.

This is Kentucky helping Kentucky. This is my Appalachia- we are more than Hollywood would have you believe. Appalachian Proud.

Source: Facebook - Gen Coleman [originally published December 21, 2021]

This came up in my FB memories today and as I read it again I became somewhat emotional, a tiny lump building in my throat. I am most definitely Appalachian Proud! I will always be proud of my heritage.