Joplin virtually destroyed by tornado

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Please post any ways you can donate/give relief to the people in need in Joplin.

DONATE BY PHONE:

You can send $10 to the Red Cross relief efforts by texting "REDCROSS" to 90999

or

Send $10 to the Salvation Army Disaster relief efforts by texting the word “JOPLIN” to 80888

RED CROSS - Volunteer, donate to disaster victims, donate to a blood drive

http://www.redcross.org/

UNITED WAY - Donate to relief efforts

http://www.uwheartmo.org/

COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER LOCATIONS - Give blood for those in need

Administration Offices & Donor Center
4040 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
toll free: 1-888-647-4040
816-753-4040

Blue Springs Center
1124 W. 40 Highway
Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-224-0728

Gladstone Center
7265 N. Oak Trafficway
Gladstone, MO 64118
816-468-9813

St. Joseph Center
3122 Frederick
St. Joseph, MO 64506
toll free: 1-800-725-6791
816-232-6791

Overland Park Center
Times Square Shopping Center
10568 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-383-6800

Olathe Center
1463 E. 151st St.
Olathe, KS 66062
913-829-3724

Topeka Center
800 SW Lane
Topeka, KS 66606
toll free: 1-800-279-5943
785-233-0195

http://www.savealifenow.org/services...-locations.php

VOLUNTEER IN PERSON - Volunteer efforts are being coordinated through Missouri Southern State University.
Many people have contacted the City of Joplin to volunteer assistance to the victims of the storm. ALL citizen volunteers should report to the Recreation Center at Missouri Southern State University. Volunteers’ services are appreciated, but to be effective, will need to be coordinated through this centralized location. Citizens are reminded that the American Red Cross, in cooperation with the City, has set up a shelter at Missouri Southern State University in the Leggett & Platt Center.

http://www.joplinmo.org/article.cfm?AID=966

Relief coordinators Facebook page - Get the word out on fundraisers:

Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery--
If you are coordinating a fundraiser in your area, please send information to joplintornadorecovery@gmail.com so that it can be posted as an event [on the Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery page on facebook]. Remember to include date, time and location, along with any images.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/joplinmo?sk=wall

Columbia area blood donors needed:

A blood drive will be held 2-6 pm at Achieve Balance Chiropractic in Columbia at 3901 S. Providence. If you are wanting to help Joplin, this is a great way to do it.

Here's some info I got from my work e-mail

Message relay from Troop F @ 2120 hours:

In reference to the SEMA Incident the command post is currently operational in the Troop D Joplin area. Due to an overwhelming number of Volunteers, SEMA officials are not currently requesting any further outside assistance until further notice.

More relief organizations:

Missourians interested in volunteering to assist should call (800) 427-4626 or 2-1-1. Those with medical skills interested in volunteering should go to: https://www.showmeresponse.org

Missourians wishing to make donations to help with the relief effort can go to http://www.sema.dps.mo.gov/recover/donations.asp or call (800) 427-4626 or 2-1-1.

Residents affected by the tornado who wish to notify their friends and family that they are safe should go to: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php. Friends and family who would like to check on their loved ones in the affected area can use the same site.

Missourians who need disaster information, shelter information or referrals are urged to call 2-1-1. The United Way's 211 service number is now available for most areas in Missouri. In areas where the 211 number is not operational, citizens can call 800-427-4626.

United Way of the Ozarks in Springfield is waiting to hear plans from the American Red Cross – Greater Ozarks Chapter regarding mobilizing volunteer efforts. As soon as it has confirmation on how and where to volunteer, it will release that information.

If you would like to help with a monetary donation, please send your checks to United Way of the Ozarks, 320 N. Jefferson Ave., Springfield, MO 65806, marked JOPLIN TORNADO DISASTER RELIEF and all funds received will be distributed to the United Way of Southwest Missouri (Joplin).

Emergency blood drive this afternoon - Monday 5/23

The Greater Kansas City chapter of the American Red Cross will hold an emergency blood drive this afternoon to provide blood for those injured in the tornados over the weekend.

The blood drive will be from 2 to 7 p.m. in the Cass County Room at 211 W. Armour Blvd.

Meanwhile, the Community Blood Center is requesting area residents to donate blood this week to help support the rescue efforts in Joplin.

The blood bank has shipped 15 units of blood to the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks. Local hospitals are performing surgeries on some of the victims and the need for blood will increase as the rescue efforts continue.

To find a mobile blood drive, go to www.safealifenow.org or call 1-888-647-4040. Donors can also go to one of Community Blood Center’s seven Neighborhood Donations Centers.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/23...afternoon.html

Chiefs to hold bottled water drive at Arrowhead - Tuesday 5/24 and Wednesday 5/25

In response to the tragic tornadoes that touched down in Joplin, Mo. and Reading, Kan. this weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs will contribute $35,000 to disaster-relief efforts. Additionally, they and their media partners are teaming with the Salvation Army – Midland Division to hold a bottled-water drive at Arrowhead Stadium for individuals in Kansas City to assist victims in the tornado-ravaged areas. The Chiefs will also be accepting financial donations for Heart-to-Heart International.

Bottled-water donations will be accepted in Lot C on the east side of Arrowhead Stadium Tuesday from noon until 7 p.m. and Wednesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Those wishing to provide donations of bottled water may use any entrance to the stadium and may learn more from Chiefs broadcast partners KCTV5, 101 The Fox KCFX and Sports Radio 810 WHB, who have joined the Chiefs in supporting this important effort.

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...9-fc840ea9fece

Springfield school district fundraiser and donation drive:

Springfield Public Schools students are finding ways to raise money and collect supplies to assist local charities with relief efforts for families in Joplin who were affected by the May 22 tornado. A Joplin school nurse has shared with SPS staff that there is an urgent need for water, toothbrushes, toothpaste and food.

http://springfieldpublicschoolsmo.or...id_Joplin.aspx

Other resources for those looking to contribute:

The following charities are accepting donations of money and relief items:

American Red Cross
United Way
Skaggs
Greater Ozarks Red Cross
Dillons
Springfield Jaycees
OTC
Springfield Public Schools
Springfield Paper Company
Edward Jones
Salvation Army
Great Southern
Area banks
Habitat Springfield
Community Blood Centers

http://www.news-leader.com/article/2...relief-efforts

Originally Posted by luv

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?not...17118671706061

Great page to go to in order to see what faundraisers and collections are going on in your area (in Missouri anyway).

Originally Posted by luv

Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery:
The City has established the following phone numbers for people interested in donating their time or items to aid in the recovery effort:
Individual volunteers wanting to donate their time should call 417-625-3543
Volunteers wanting to donate items can call 417-625-3542
Volunteer groups (churches, businesses, etc.) should call 314-623-9991

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Apparently the guy who got chased off wasn't actually from WBC, for what it's worth.

http://www.joplinglobe.com/tornadoma...ent-at-service

What this demonstrates is that tensions were sufficiently high. WBC made a good decision not to show.

[luv]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

What this demonstrates is that tensions were sufficiently high. WBC made a good decision not to show.

Weird. I heard they did and ten people got arrested. Who knows.

[JOhn]

Originally Posted by luv

Weird. I heard they did and ten people got arrested. Who knows.

Link?

I've read 3-4 articles so far that say they never showed up
Link

2nd link

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by JOhn

Link?

I've read 3-4 articles so far that say they never showed up
Link

2nd link

I'm going to need 8-10 links before I believe it.

[JOhn]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I'm going to need 8-10 links before I believe it.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by luv

Weird. I heard they did and ten people got arrested. Who knows.

There's an incredible amount of misinformation out there. Probably a product of the lack of infrastructure there at the moment. During the day yesterday, I read people on twitter who said they had heard that WBC members were shot, tear gassed, beat up, arrested, and more.

In reality, they never showed up. They may or may not have been prevented from getting there by some truckers. (That seems to be a common story, but I haven't seen anything about that on any actual news site.) All we really know for sure is that they didn't show, and a lone guy who had no affiliation with WBC got chased away by the crowd.

[RNR]

Originally Posted by DaFace

There's an incredible amount of misinformation out there. Probably a product of the lack of infrastructure there at the moment. During the day yesterday, I read people on twitter who said they had heard that WBC members were shot, tear gassed, beat up, arrested, and more.In reality, they never showed up. They may or may not have been prevented from getting there by some truckers. (That seems to be a common story, but I haven't seen anything about that on any actual news site.) All we really know for sure is that they didn't show, and a lone guy who had no affiliation with WBC got chased away by the crowd.

Sadly this was not true~

[Monty]

I heard nothing after I was told about the trucker story and still don't know how accurate it was, but it came from legitimate sources and that's why I shared it. It was very orderly on campus after Obama left as well. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I was glad to see the focus where it needed to be.

[Halfcan]

I was in Joplin today. You can watch videos of it and look at pics, but when you see first hand the damage it is beyond words.

Cars crushed like beer cans, semi trucks ripped to shreads, buildings and houses on top of other houses. Mountains of debris, giant piles of metal twisted and wrapped around poles.

The death toll will be over 500 when they are done.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

I was in Joplin today. You can watch videos of it and look at pics, but when you see first hand the damage it is beyond words.

Cars crushed like beer cans, semi trucks ripped to shreads, buildings and houses on top of other houses. Mountains of debris, giant piles of metal twisted and wrapped around poles.

The death toll will be over 500 when they are done.

That part doesn't seem possible unless there's something weird going on with the numbers. There are "only" 146 confirmed dead by the morgue, and the missing list is down to 29. Not that (as many as) 175 dead is any less depressing.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/30/mis...nado/?hpt=Sbin

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

The death toll will be over 500 when they are done.

Really? How can that be? The death toll right now is at 139 confirmed dead. Only 29 people (yes, twenty nine) are on the missing person's list.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by DaFace

That part doesn't seem possible unless there's something weird going on with the numbers. There are "only" 146 confirmed dead by the morgue, and the missing list is down to 29. Not that (as many as) 175 dead is any less depressing.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/30/mis...nado/?hpt=Sbin

There is actually a warehouse with hundreds of dead that are trying to be identified.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

There is actually a warehouse with hundreds of dead that are trying to be identified.

Theyre taking their sweet time IDing people so there aren't any mishaps. Considering where the storm hit it seems unlikely to me that it's that low. If it hit during school hours, or even after school'd be out, it would've easily touched 1000 and possibly gone higher.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Really? How can that be? The death toll right now is at 139 confirmed dead. Only 29 people (yes, twenty nine) are on the missing person's list.

They are not releasing all the details of all the dead yet because of the families. Some bodies are so bad they can only be identified by dna.

My girlfriend is the manager of an ambulance district and many of their emts went to help but were turned away. They stated it was a huge warehouse with bodies.

Seeing the destruction I am suprised over a 1000 were not killed. It looks like it was carpet bombed for a week.

[Rukdafaidas]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

I was in Joplin today. You can watch videos of it and look at pics, but when you see first hand the damage it is beyond words.

Cars crushed like beer cans, semi trucks ripped to shreads, buildings and houses on top of other houses. Mountains of debris, giant piles of metal twisted and wrapped around poles.

The death toll will be over 500 when they are done.

I thought the same thing. The death toll should be over 1,000. There were 8,000 homes and 1,000 businesses destroyed, including places like Wal Mart, Home Depot, Academy Sports, etc, that were leveled and we're only at 140 deaths is unbelievable. But, I know a lot of people in this town and I've only personally known 3 people that died. I find that amazing.
I don't know how many stories I've heard of people riding it out in bath tubs or by clutching toilets or water heaters. Then you look at their house and those were the only remaining structures.