I woke up this morning to heartbreaking news from Alabama that just seems to keep getting worse as death tolls rise:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/28/severe.weather/index.html?hpt=T1
I'm fortunate that all of my family and friends are safe, and the storms never went to my side of Birmingham. My heart goes out to the thousands of people affected by the tornadoes. Many of the communities are small, rural towns with folks living on very low incomes. Communities surrounding Birmingham were also affected, and then there's Tuscaloosa, which seems to have been hit the hardest. It's going to take some time to recover from this one. If you are able, please make an instant $10 donation by texting REDCROSS to 90999 or go to www.redcross.org to help with relief efforts. You can also go to http://www.handsonbirmingham.org/ if you are able to volunteer at shelters or with cleanup work. Go here: http://magiccitypost.com/2011/04/27/tornadoes-kill-dozens-across-alabama-now-is-the-time-to-help/ for a more comprehensive list of ways to help.
I'll let you know if I find out anything else. It's one thing when tragedy strikes in Japan, quite another when it's at home. The outpouring of support and desire to help from all over is evident even this far from home. This is an awful tragedy, but seeing Alabamians pull together so quickly just adds to my faith in humanity.
Sending so much love to my beautiful Alabama!
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