How you can lend a hand to those in need!
Dozens of tornadoes ripped through Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois on Friday, December 10th and left behind mass destruction in their wake. Reports suggest that these storms may have produced some of the strongest and deadliest tornadoes on record.
Fortunately, we were mostly spared here in the Wabash Valley, but others weren’t quite as lucky.
Here’s how you can lend a hand for those hit the hardest as they try to rebuild.
Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has established the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund to assist those impacted by the tornadoes and the severe weather system on December 11, 2021.
To donate to the Relief Fund, click here:
Red Cross Relief Efforts
Local Red Cross units are already on the ground in Kentucky and many of effected areas of destruction.
At this time, the Red Cross encourages any who are able to make an appointment to give blood.
Appointments can be made in the following ways:
According to Red Cross officials, financial donations are the quickest and best way to get help to those who need it most, which give people the flexibility to purchase what they need. Monetary donations can be made in the following ways:
- Online donations for those specifically affected by the recent tornados can be made here.
- Checks are also being accepted at this time. If you would like to donate via check, please write “Southern and Midwest Tornadoes” in the memo line of a check and mail it to the SW Chapter at 29 S Stockwell Road, Evansville, IN 47714.
- To make a monetary donation to the Red Cross as a whole, you can do so by texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 gift.
For those interested in helping people specifically affected by the recent tornadoes, please write “Southern and Midwest Tornadoes” in the memo line of a check and mail it the SW Chapter at 29 S Stockwell Road, Evansville, IN 47714.
For more information on the Red Cross relief efforts and how you can help, click here:
Volunteers to Collect Donations 12/16-12/18
Local volunteers are collecting non-perishable items, water, cleaning supplies, and other essential items.
Their goal is to fill two trucks full of supplies at the Big Lots South location before heading out.
Items needed include:
- Bottled water
- Gatorade
- Non-perishable food items
- Cleaning supplies
- Paper products
- Trash bags
- Gloves
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Candles
- Matches
- Rain ponchos
- Blankets
- First aid kits
- Totes with lids
- Rakes, shovels and brooms
- Duct tape
- Tarps
