Anna/Westminster Updates
I'm here at the New Covenant Church in Anna where they have setup a benefit for the victims and rescuers. One of their members has setup a website to accept donations via PayPal: http://tornadoaid.org
You can also send a check or more importantly Gift Cards for the victims to:
New Covenant Church
c/o Tornado Aid
PO Box 1032
Anna, TX 75409
The Dallas Chapter of the American Red Cross is also setup to take online donations. CLICK HERE to donate.
In addition, the VFW Post in Van Alstyne is accepting donations and now asking for gift cards and monetary donations instead of clothing items. Channel 5 News was there, so that should be on the news tonight and hopefully some detailed info for donating there.
I was able to help with recovering some personal momentos today in one of the open fields near Pilot Grove at the end of the tornado's path. We didn't find much, but with all of the neighbors searching their fields as well, some precious sentimental items are being recovered. It seems like the cleanup efforts have enough volunteers and equipment to go around. I'm not hearing of any requests for help in that area as of now.
I spoke with a couple of the neighbors in Pilot Grove whose homes were immediatly southa nd southeast of the tornado's final path. They heard the tornado coming and instead of trying to find cover in a ditch or jumping in the bathtub, they got in their vehicles and traveled NORTH towards Whitewright directly into the path of the tornado....completely oblivious that they were doing so. They thought they were driving away from it. I told them both just how lucky they are to be alive. I don't think they realized the error of their ways until I told them. I took a picture today of a car which was mangled and wrapped around a tree. The lesson here is DO NOT GET INTO YOUR VEHICLE TO FLEE A TORNADO!!!!! Please get a battery operated weather radio and listen to that for the most instantaneous warnings...faster and more reliable than our broadcast media. It will likely give you that extra couple of minutes to seek proper shelter.
You can also send a check or more importantly Gift Cards for the victims to:
New Covenant Church
c/o Tornado Aid
PO Box 1032
Anna, TX 75409
The Dallas Chapter of the American Red Cross is also setup to take online donations. CLICK HERE to donate.
In addition, the VFW Post in Van Alstyne is accepting donations and now asking for gift cards and monetary donations instead of clothing items. Channel 5 News was there, so that should be on the news tonight and hopefully some detailed info for donating there.
I was able to help with recovering some personal momentos today in one of the open fields near Pilot Grove at the end of the tornado's path. We didn't find much, but with all of the neighbors searching their fields as well, some precious sentimental items are being recovered. It seems like the cleanup efforts have enough volunteers and equipment to go around. I'm not hearing of any requests for help in that area as of now.
I spoke with a couple of the neighbors in Pilot Grove whose homes were immediatly southa nd southeast of the tornado's final path. They heard the tornado coming and instead of trying to find cover in a ditch or jumping in the bathtub, they got in their vehicles and traveled NORTH towards Whitewright directly into the path of the tornado....completely oblivious that they were doing so. They thought they were driving away from it. I told them both just how lucky they are to be alive. I don't think they realized the error of their ways until I told them. I took a picture today of a car which was mangled and wrapped around a tree. The lesson here is DO NOT GET INTO YOUR VEHICLE TO FLEE A TORNADO!!!!! Please get a battery operated weather radio and listen to that for the most instantaneous warnings...faster and more reliable than our broadcast media. It will likely give you that extra couple of minutes to seek proper shelter.
posted by Steve Miller TX at 5/13/2006 01:55:00 PM
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