Red Bird Mission Work Camp

06/19/2026

She’s been coming from Casselberry, Florida for six years now because her pastor challenged her to do an “adult mission trip” at Red Bird. Read more about Cindy Martz's volunteer journey at Red Bird by following the link to this week's Friday Finish.

Read how 3 Red Bird Christian School 7th Graders spent the week coding and creating robots at STEM Explorer Camp by clicking the link to this week's Friday Finish - https://www.redbirdky.org/post/the-friday-finish-mountains-to-battle-bots-local-law-volunteer-people-bring-her-back-free-wa

06/12/2026

Don Mecomber brings his personal experience serving as a volunteer at Red Bird Mission Work Camp to his full time staff position of Volunteer Coordinator. In just his second week on the job... Click the link to read the rest of the story in this week's Friday Finish.

Click the link to open this week's Friday Finish to read how our new Work Camp Volunteer Coordinator and his family answered a call to Red Bird plus news about Farmers Market opening, Grow Appalachia canning, passing of a former staff member and more.
https://www.redbirdky.org/post/the-friday-finish-serving-lasts-longer-farmers-market-opening-roots-tradition-and-a-seat-sa

06/05/2026

Rev. Bill Allen and his son had made the long, 12 ½ hour journey down from New York State, bringing a powerful reminder of how connected we all really are. Click the link to read the full story and the good news about the broadband grant in this week's Friday Finish.

Read the news of a transformative broadband grant, passing the generosity torch to the next generation, and more by following/clicking the link below to this week's Friday Finish.
https://www.redbirdky.org/post/the-friday-finish-1-9-million-for-broadband-like-mamaw-s-quilt-giving-hearts-don-t-retire-d

05/30/2026

She first came as a Work Camp team member, but decided to come back as an individual volunteer to help sort and prepare the loads of clothes and donated items for sale in the RBM Community Store... Read how Hope Duke made a difference at Red Bird in this week's Friday Finish. Click the link to read.

This week's Friday Finish is packed with news about connecting the elderly with fresh veggies grown locally, rising enrollment, a floor scrubber, legal success and remembering the unsung veterans that returned to serve the mountains. Click this link - https://www.redbirdky.org/post/the-friday-finish-elders-eating-local-enrollment-rising-scrubber-needs-to-retire-appalred-he

05/23/2026

Red Bird was in a similar mode since last week celebrating commencements across the campus that draw our families and community together to mark the accomplishments of our children and youth during the 105 years of education at the Red Bird Mission. Click the link to read the full story and more in this week's Friday Finish -
https://www.redbirdky.org/post/the-friday-finish-do-not-despise-small-beginnings-kindergarten-proud-preschool-graduation-ma

05/16/2026

I went to my first ever “Silver Games” this week at the DeWall Senior Center in Beverly, and I’ll be honest– I wasn’t ready for all the fun.
The theme this year was “Wild West,”... Read the rest of the story in this week's Friday Finish.

The final week of class, the Silver Games, an historic Board of Directors, Region track championships and more in this week's newsy Friday Finish. https://www.redbirdky.org/post/the-friday-finish-tuition-eliminated-bright-side-finishes-6th-these-pests-rob-us-talent-fr

05/13/2026

"Thank you so much for helping everyone in need. God bless yall."
"We are very grateful to you guys."

We can't think of a better way to express gratitude to everyone that stepped in yesterday to help brighten life for the families served by Red Bird Mission and Red Bird Clinic. These heartfelt expressions of gratitude speak so much to what you have done. Your giving to Red Bird on Kentucky Gives Day brought in $23,000 to help us fight hunger, enable people to have healthy lives, create healthy home environments, and give opportunities to our youth and young adults.

The online giving by Red Bird friends also shone a light to the rest of Kentucky with a 6th place finish on the Kentucky Gives Day Leaderboard among the 303 nonprofits participating. Altogether, 3,817 donors gave 853,218 at the close of the day and the total is still rising.

The giving page is still open today (5/13/2026) until midnight for those that still want to make an impact. If you want to be a part of the generosity, go to our Kentucky Gives Day page - https://www.kygives.org/organizations/red-bird-mission - and make your contribution online that will be used to brighten life for those we serve. If you'd prefer to mail a check to be counted in the Kentucky Gives Day campaign for Red Bird, mall your check labeled "KY Gives Day" in the memo line to Red Bird Mission, Inc., 70 Queendale Ctr, Beverly, KY 40913-9607.
https://www.kygives.org/organizations/red-bird-mission