The sunny side of the tornado...more info
NAFA Rescues Animals from
Marmaduke Storm Zone
APRIL 5, 2006 - Posted at 12:27
p.m. CST
MARMADUKE, AR - Ten
volunteers with Jonesboro-based
Northeast Arkansans For Animals
(NAFA) spent most of the day in
storm-ravaged Marmaduke
yesterday, to help search for and
rescue animals who were lost or
left homeless following Sunday's
tornado in the Greene County
community.
The volunteers took vacation days
or personal days from their jobs in
order to do so. More than a dozen
animals were rescued and
reunited with their owners. Other
pets that were rescued are now in
the care of NAFA until their owners
can relocate to new homes.
NAFA took more than 1,000
pounds of pet food, along with dog
houses, bottled water and other
pet supplies for tornado victims.
Saturday, NAFA will conduct an
Animal Relief Drive for
Marmaduke from 1 to 4 p.m. at
the Petco store in Jonesboro.
NAFA hopes to collect pet food,
cat litter, litter boxes, blankets, dog
houses, carriers or crates,
leashes and collars, and pet toys.
Monetary donations will also be
accepted to help with vet and
medical expenses for rescued
animals.
All donated materials will be
delivered to Marmaduke on
Sunday morning.
........................................................
Good Neighbors Give Tornado
Displaced Family Home
April 5, 2006 – Posted at 6:52 p.m.
CST
GREENWAY, AR -- It's
unfortunate that it takes the worst
of times to bring out the best of
people, but that's often the case.
After tragedies like Sunday's
tornadoes, good neighbors can be
found helping those in need.
The Priest family has lived at 505
N. 3rd Street in Marmaduke for
the last 35 years. Now, after the
damage caused by Sunday's
storms, they face the challenge of
rebuilding their lives, one step at a
time.
“It's really tiresome you know,
we’re just give out. But you can't
quit, you just have to go on,” said
tornado survivor Donald Priest.
It was the home in which they
raised their children and now it's
nothing more than a memory. But
Donald and Alla Jean Priest are
working on creating a new life, in a
new home. One that has been
donated to them.
“I was shocked!” said survivor Alla
Jean Priest, “I couldn't believe that
anybody would do that. And we've
never even been down this road.”
“If I was in that situation I would be
hoping somebody would help me.
Luckily, I had a house available
and was glad to be able to do it,”
said Neil Morgan.
Morgan and his family lived at the
rural Greenway home for 18 years
before they moved last fall. The
house sat vacant until he and his
cousin Mike Morgan decided to
make the priest family neighbors.
“Neil said we could stay here for
as long as we wanted...and you
can't beat that!” smiled Alla Jean
Priest.
“I think we gained a good neighbor.
They are right here with us now
and we've got a good neighbor and
we got a good neighbor here now,”
said Mike Morgan.
And understandably, it's hard to
express so much gratitude.
“I will always be grateful for what
Neil and Mike have done for us. I
told him that I would make him a
big coconut cake...and he loves
that!” laughed Alla Jean Priest.
As the Priest family moves
forward with the next chapter of
their lives, they say it wouldn't be
possible without the help and
support of their good neighbors
.......................................................
Volunteers Working To Make A
Difference in Marmaduke
......................................
House Approves Disaster Grants
for Region 8 Storm Victims
APRIL 5, 2006 - Posted at 11:35
a.m. CST
LITTLE ROCK, AR - The House
quickly approved a number of
items today, including aid for
victim's of Sunday's tornadoes.
The House approved $6 million in
additional funding for disaster
grants to help northeast Arkansas
tornado victims. The vote was
98-to-0.
April 5, 2006 – Posted at 6:39 p.m.
CST
MARMADUKE, AR -- Total
devastation...after losing
everything on Sunday many
Marmaduke residents are
deciding where to start their
post-tornado lives. As they begin
to put their lives back together,
many residents need help with
even their basic needs like food
and water...that's when volunteers
become crucial.
No food, no water, no home, no
problem. That has been the motto
for the volunteers who have come
to aid the people in Marmaduke
who have nothing.
“With God's help we made it, and
we were all lucky,” said resident
Narine Ransom, “All the Red
Cross workers have been helping
us so much and we appreciate the
help.”
Since Sunday's tornado,
organizations like the American
Red Cross, the Salvation Army
and the Southern Baptist
Convention Disaster Relief Team
have mobilized to help those like
Ransom who have lost everything.
“We bring in volunteers from the
region. From Texas, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and
Louisiana,” said American Red
Cross volunteer Deborah Weaver.
Volunteers from across the
country, taking time out of their
busy schedules to help people
they have never met.
“They are my neighbors just like
people next door to me,” said Red
Cross volunteer Jenaldie Bond.
“I was once in a situation where the
Red Cross helped me, so I wanted
to return the gift,” said Weaver.
Whether it is passing out food,
water, and supplies or just offering
a kind word of encouragement,
volunteers are making a difference
with the residents of Marmaduke.
“This is what life is about, just
helping people,” said Bond.
The Red Cross is passing out
roughly 4,000 meals a day and
that doesn't include snacks and
water. For the volunteers, who
don't get paid a dime, it’s just
another reason to help out.
“Their faces light up and a smile
comes to their face and that
makes me feel so good inside and
that's what it is all about,” said
Bond.
“It’s God's work, we just praise
God,” said Ransom, “They are out
here helping, not even getting paid
for it, just volunteers. You can't
find very many people out there
who will help someone they don't
even know.”
For residents who are rebuilding
their lives, just the site of a
volunteer has made a difference
for them.
“I just thank everyone for helping
us,” said Ransom.
The Red Cross says the biggest
need in Marmaduke is for financial
donations. Those donations can
be dropped off at the Jonesboro or
Blytheville chapters of the
American Red Cross.
Marmaduke Storm Zone
APRIL 5, 2006 - Posted at 12:27
p.m. CST
MARMADUKE, AR - Ten
volunteers with Jonesboro-based
Northeast Arkansans For Animals
(NAFA) spent most of the day in
storm-ravaged Marmaduke
yesterday, to help search for and
rescue animals who were lost or
left homeless following Sunday's
tornado in the Greene County
community.
The volunteers took vacation days
or personal days from their jobs in
order to do so. More than a dozen
animals were rescued and
reunited with their owners. Other
pets that were rescued are now in
the care of NAFA until their owners
can relocate to new homes.
NAFA took more than 1,000
pounds of pet food, along with dog
houses, bottled water and other
pet supplies for tornado victims.
Saturday, NAFA will conduct an
Animal Relief Drive for
Marmaduke from 1 to 4 p.m. at
the Petco store in Jonesboro.
NAFA hopes to collect pet food,
cat litter, litter boxes, blankets, dog
houses, carriers or crates,
leashes and collars, and pet toys.
Monetary donations will also be
accepted to help with vet and
medical expenses for rescued
animals.
All donated materials will be
delivered to Marmaduke on
Sunday morning.
........................................................
Good Neighbors Give Tornado
Displaced Family Home
April 5, 2006 – Posted at 6:52 p.m.
CST
GREENWAY, AR -- It's
unfortunate that it takes the worst
of times to bring out the best of
people, but that's often the case.
After tragedies like Sunday's
tornadoes, good neighbors can be
found helping those in need.
The Priest family has lived at 505
N. 3rd Street in Marmaduke for
the last 35 years. Now, after the
damage caused by Sunday's
storms, they face the challenge of
rebuilding their lives, one step at a
time.
“It's really tiresome you know,
we’re just give out. But you can't
quit, you just have to go on,” said
tornado survivor Donald Priest.
It was the home in which they
raised their children and now it's
nothing more than a memory. But
Donald and Alla Jean Priest are
working on creating a new life, in a
new home. One that has been
donated to them.
“I was shocked!” said survivor Alla
Jean Priest, “I couldn't believe that
anybody would do that. And we've
never even been down this road.”
“If I was in that situation I would be
hoping somebody would help me.
Luckily, I had a house available
and was glad to be able to do it,”
said Neil Morgan.
Morgan and his family lived at the
rural Greenway home for 18 years
before they moved last fall. The
house sat vacant until he and his
cousin Mike Morgan decided to
make the priest family neighbors.
“Neil said we could stay here for
as long as we wanted...and you
can't beat that!” smiled Alla Jean
Priest.
“I think we gained a good neighbor.
They are right here with us now
and we've got a good neighbor and
we got a good neighbor here now,”
said Mike Morgan.
And understandably, it's hard to
express so much gratitude.
“I will always be grateful for what
Neil and Mike have done for us. I
told him that I would make him a
big coconut cake...and he loves
that!” laughed Alla Jean Priest.
As the Priest family moves
forward with the next chapter of
their lives, they say it wouldn't be
possible without the help and
support of their good neighbors
.......................................................
Volunteers Working To Make A
Difference in Marmaduke
......................................
House Approves Disaster Grants
for Region 8 Storm Victims
APRIL 5, 2006 - Posted at 11:35
a.m. CST
LITTLE ROCK, AR - The House
quickly approved a number of
items today, including aid for
victim's of Sunday's tornadoes.
The House approved $6 million in
additional funding for disaster
grants to help northeast Arkansas
tornado victims. The vote was
98-to-0.
April 5, 2006 – Posted at 6:39 p.m.
CST
MARMADUKE, AR -- Total
devastation...after losing
everything on Sunday many
Marmaduke residents are
deciding where to start their
post-tornado lives. As they begin
to put their lives back together,
many residents need help with
even their basic needs like food
and water...that's when volunteers
become crucial.
No food, no water, no home, no
problem. That has been the motto
for the volunteers who have come
to aid the people in Marmaduke
who have nothing.
“With God's help we made it, and
we were all lucky,” said resident
Narine Ransom, “All the Red
Cross workers have been helping
us so much and we appreciate the
help.”
Since Sunday's tornado,
organizations like the American
Red Cross, the Salvation Army
and the Southern Baptist
Convention Disaster Relief Team
have mobilized to help those like
Ransom who have lost everything.
“We bring in volunteers from the
region. From Texas, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and
Louisiana,” said American Red
Cross volunteer Deborah Weaver.
Volunteers from across the
country, taking time out of their
busy schedules to help people
they have never met.
“They are my neighbors just like
people next door to me,” said Red
Cross volunteer Jenaldie Bond.
“I was once in a situation where the
Red Cross helped me, so I wanted
to return the gift,” said Weaver.
Whether it is passing out food,
water, and supplies or just offering
a kind word of encouragement,
volunteers are making a difference
with the residents of Marmaduke.
“This is what life is about, just
helping people,” said Bond.
The Red Cross is passing out
roughly 4,000 meals a day and
that doesn't include snacks and
water. For the volunteers, who
don't get paid a dime, it’s just
another reason to help out.
“Their faces light up and a smile
comes to their face and that
makes me feel so good inside and
that's what it is all about,” said
Bond.
“It’s God's work, we just praise
God,” said Ransom, “They are out
here helping, not even getting paid
for it, just volunteers. You can't
find very many people out there
who will help someone they don't
even know.”
For residents who are rebuilding
their lives, just the site of a
volunteer has made a difference
for them.
“I just thank everyone for helping
us,” said Ransom.
The Red Cross says the biggest
need in Marmaduke is for financial
donations. Those donations can
be dropped off at the Jonesboro or
Blytheville chapters of the
American Red Cross.
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