KRCC busy with final plans for annual telethon March 21 and 22

Elijah Pobst, 3, puts together a puzzle with the help of occupational therapist Jenna Thomas at the Kenny Rogers Children's Center on Friday. The Center is gearing up for its annual telethon, which helps it to provide services free of charge to children in the bootheel area. (Michelle Felter, Staff)

SIKESTON -- The annual Kenny Rogers Children's Center Telethon is a month away, but phones are already buzzing with event plans and volunteers seeking donations.

"If the phone starts ringing, don't be surprised," said Michelle Fayette, executive director of the KRCC. "We are already calling and soliciting donations."

This year's telethon is March 21 and 22 at the Sikeston Field House.

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