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Tornado Disaster Relief, March, 2023

People from around the world donated to our District’s Tornado Relief Efforts in Rolling Fork MS.

Thank you to everyone for your generosity and cooperation in this effort to rebuild Rolling Fork!

Learn more about the place and disaster impact.

An EF4 tornado hit Rolling Fork, Miss., at around 8:00 pm on March 24.
Rotarians from across middle Mississippi’s District 6820 were in Rolling Fork on the morning after the tornado.
District 6820 funded two skid loaders and a mini-escavator to dig out homes from the rubble and move it to the street.  Labor is being provided for free by a local farmer, who has also brought in all his own equipment.
Water, food and sanitation supplies were packed and distributed by Rotarians.
Rotary District Governor Mark DiBiase coordinated relief efforts and helped cleanup.
GOVERNOR TO GOVERNOR — Rotary District Governor Mark DiBiase confers with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves.
Past Rotary District Ed Thurmond was onsite helping with supply logistics.
By Saturday afternoon, March 25, the Starkville Rotary Club had delivered and unloaded a ton of water and soft drinks at the Greenville Main Fire Station relief staging site.
Disaster Relief Chair Danny Brunt delivered District 6820’s prepacked relief trailer on March 25.

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