“I have seen devastation as bad from tornadoes, but I have never seen such widespread damage.” Americans across the country are pitching in to help after last week’s tornadoes ravaged the South and Midwest.
More than 100 of them take time to rest and eat at the First Baptist Church in Murray, about 25 miles away from Mayfield. Barbecue, beans, pies and other meals are prepared for them at the church, and for first responders and storm victims in Mayfield, where there is currently no water or power.
Smith, 68, says she continues to do this work to help in whatever way she can. She is still recovering from COVID-19 herself, after contracting it in October of 2020. But she says she doesn’t feel its ill effects when she’s helping others. Not long after the emergency alerts blared on her phone and she emerged from taking shelter, Rawls says she and her fellow students realized the urgent need for help for people in the affected towns. Rawls herself was spared, but she said her grandmother was staying with her because her home across town lost power.
Donations for Rawls’ appeal have come in as far away as the United Kingdom and Canada. The effort is entirely student run, but the university administration signed off on the medical students using the college’s name in the post.Requests for supplies are coming into her inbox about two to three times an hour, she estimated, and supplies have already gone out to people.
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