LOUISVILLE,
Ky. (AP) — A donation fund run by the state that offers help during the
coronavirus outbreak has raised nearly $2 million, with more than half
coming from an Kentucky Colonels contribution.

The
Team Kentucky Fund has received funding from about 7,000 donors, Gov.
Andy Beshear said Wednesday. The fund offers financial aid for people
adversely affected by the pandemic.

The
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels’ commanding general, Hal Sullivan,
said the group’s board of trustees approved an immediate $1 million
contribution to the fund this week.

“Just think how many that’s going to help,” Beshear said during a daily briefing announcing the gift this week.

The Colonels are a charitable giving group.

“Demands are great and the time is now to step forward,” Sullivan said in a release.

The Team Kentucky Fund has a website for donations.

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