Hand in Hand tornado relief in Eastern Kentucky

Hand in Hand volunteers and staff are providing tornado relief in areas devastated by Friday's tornadoes.... » read more

Hand in Hand volunteers and staff are providing tornado relief in areas devastated by Friday's tornadoes. Staff from Hand in Hand's Auxier Center have been in the Salyersville area where St. Luke's church was destroyed along with many homes where they have been part of search teams, clean-up and more for those affected by the storms.

Monday morning update

Our focus is going to be on tornado relief in Salyersville and Magoffin County - areas we have worked in since 2005. St. Luke's Church was destroyed Friday afternoon by a tornado that also destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes in the area. There were 7 neighbors who had taken refuge from the storm in the basement of the church and were trapped by debris until rescued (unharmed) about an hour after the storm.

Helen Penningtong ran St. Luke's Open Door food bank and clothes closet. It is the only food bank serving Magoffin County. With a 23% unemployment rate in Magoffin County, the food bank was vitally important to the area. Fr. Bob Damron, the pastor of St. Luke's, has already announced plans to rebuild, but it is going to take a long time.

Hand in Hand volunteers had renovated St. Luke's several years ago and continued to provide clothing, food and other items to the food
bank. Hand in Hand is helping set up a temporary replacement and is in
emergency need of bottled water, non-perishable foods and canned
goods. We also need cleaning supplies, diapers, pull-up diapers, adult
diapers and personal care items.

We have enough clothes from previous donations and need to focus on
the items listed above.

We have also been inundated with requests for home repair and are
working on scheduling trips to help as many people as we can. Needless
to say, our budget for home repair did not include response to this
natural disaster and we donations to help as many people as possible.

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Tornado Relief underway in Eastern Kentucky

March 7 Update

The Hand in Hand staff has been "swamped" at the relief station set up in the Riceville/Denver area near Auxier. We're serving hot food, giving out supplies and drinks as people stop in. Gloria said that people are very appreciative of the warm meals they're getting. She said we're almost out of beef stew and that some people have come back for seconds on her homemade bean soup! One man gave her a hug yesterday and told her she deserved and extra "thank you" for what she's doing. We will continue as long as supplies hold out.

Saturday, March 3

Our focus is going to be on tornado relief in Salyersville and
Magoffin County - areas we have worked in since 2005. St. Luke's
Church was destroyed Friday afternoon by a tornado that also destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes in the area. There were 7 neighbors who had taken refuge from the storm in the basement of the church and were trapped by debris until rescued (unharmed) about an hour after the storm.

Helen Penningtong ran St. Luke's Open Door food bank and clothes
closet. It is the only food bank serving Magoffin County. With a 23%
unemployment rate in Magoffin County, the food bank was vitally
important to the area. Fr. Bob Damron, the pastor of St. Luke's, has
already announced plans to rebuild, but it is going to take a long
time.

Hand in Hand volunteers had renovated St. Luke's several years ago and continued to provide clothing, food and other items to the food
bank. Hand in Hand is helping set up a temporary replacement and is in emergency need of bottled water, non-perishable foods and canned goods. We also need cleaning supplies, diapers, pull-up diapers, adult diapers and personal care items.

We have enough clothes from previous donations and need to focus on the items listed above.

We have also been inundated with requests for home repair and are
working on scheduling trips to help as many people as we can. Needless to say, our budget for home repair did not include response to this natural disaster and we donations to help as many people as possible.

Legacy Breakfast adds 32 new Legacy Society Members!

The eighth annual Legacy Breakfast was held in Louisville, Kentucky at The Olmsted. Once again nearly 400 friends and supporters joined many new faces in celebrating the accomplishments of Hand in Hand. Arelys, a young Hand in Hand Scholarship student, travelled from Nicaragua to thank those attending for giving her a chance she would never otherwise have at a better life. Connie came from Appalachia to talk about how much more Hand in Hand has meant to her. Their stories left all attending with a new appreciation of how Hand in Hand makes a difference in the world.

Hand in Hand is proud to announce 32 new friends joined the Legacy Society, pledging financial support for 5 years, allowing long-range planning for the programs in Appalachia, Belize and Nicaragua.

Find out how you can make a difference

Join us for an informal one-hour introduction to Hand in Hand Ministries, which we call “Lend a Hand” gatherings. Learn more about our work and talk to volunteers about their experiences while gaining a feel for our trips and organization.

The sessions are relaxed, and guaranteed to last no more than one hour and. . .
No one will ask you for money.

Please see the Events Calendar for dates

All sessions are held at the Hand in Hand Ministries office
2225 Steier Lane, Louisville, KY 40218

Please call 502.459.9930 or email libbey@myhandinhand.org to make a reservation.

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