From an AM2 Follower and resident of Joplin. How can you help? Read on....
On May 22, 2011 an EF5 tornado devastated my hometown of Joplin, Missouri.
When I say “my hometown” – Joplin is the place where I went to school from elementary through my Bachelor’s Degree. It is where I currently work and own a home.
When I say “devastated”, it is not an over statement. It was the deadliest recorded tornado in U.S. history. One-third of my hometown was leveled in just a few minutes. The tornado tore through residential and business areas and destroyed our main hospital. I drive down the streets and don’t know where I am because there are no street signs, no landmarks, and no recognizable houses – there are just piles of debris. The grief is nearly unbearable and I was one of the luck ones. We did not lose our house and our close friends and family are safe.
I am contacting you because I am asking for your help. Hundreds of families lost everything including many of our friends who lost their homes, their belongings, and their jobs.
I am asking each of you to make a donation. Big or small – whatever you can afford.
Here are some good organizations to consider:
Children’s Haven – emergency shelter for children
http://www.childrenshaven-swmo.org/
Independent Living Center – organization that helps people with disabilities
http://www.ilcenter.org/
Joplin Humane Society – currently providing temporary shelter & vet services for displaced animals
http://www.joplinhumane.org/
Joplin Habitat for Humanity – rebuild houses
http://www.joplinhabitat.org/
American Red Cross (Make sure you designate Joplin if you donate to ARC)
http://www.redcross-ozarks.org/
If you want to collect and send items rather than give a monetary donation, you can mail it to the above organizations or to me and I will get the items out. If you and your workplace or church would like to sponsor a specific family, I can get you the names and info for that too.
Thank you,
Kimberly Fisher
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