The 29th Annual Kenny Rogers Children's Center Telethon is this Saturday and Sunday at the Sikeston High School Field House. KFVS12 is scheduled to WebCast the final two hours of the telethon on Sunday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m EST.(WebCast is scheduled to be live from 3:00 to 5:00 on Sunday EST)
Kenny Rogers Children's Center opened its doors in September of 1974 at the Sikeston Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled at One Plaza Drive in Sikeston. At that time it was called the Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid Counties United Cerebral Palsy Center.
In 1977, country music legend Kenny Rogers was the featured performer at the 25th annual Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. He was so impressed with the services that were being delivered with very limited funding that he donated an Arabian stallion valued at $25,000 to the Center. The stallion was sold for $75,000. On February 19, 1978 Kenny teamed up with Dottie West for a benefit concert in Sikeston which netted a whopping $74,000. The Rogers-West duo returned in January of 1979 for a second benefit concert, which raised over $72,000. Mel Tillis followed in April of 1979 and the Gatlin Brothers in April of 1980 with very successful concerts which also benefited the Center.
Today, the Center serves nearly 300 children with special needs from birth through 21 years of age at no cost to the families involved. Services provided include physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. The staff is comprised of physical therapists, a physical therapist assistant, occupational therapists, an occupational therapist assistant, speech and language pathologists, secretary/receptionist, an office manager and an executive director.
In 1977, country music legend Kenny Rogers was the featured performer at the 25th annual Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. He was so impressed with the services that were being delivered with very limited funding that he donated an Arabian stallion valued at $25,000 to the Center. The stallion was sold for $75,000. On February 19, 1978 Kenny teamed up with Dottie West for a benefit concert in Sikeston which netted a whopping $74,000. The Rogers-West duo returned in January of 1979 for a second benefit concert, which raised over $72,000. Mel Tillis followed in April of 1979 and the Gatlin Brothers in April of 1980 with very successful concerts which also benefited the Center.
Today, the Center serves nearly 300 children with special needs from birth through 21 years of age at no cost to the families involved. Services provided include physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. The staff is comprised of physical therapists, a physical therapist assistant, occupational therapists, an occupational therapist assistant, speech and language pathologists, secretary/receptionist, an office manager and an executive director.
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