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SUMMER 2023
LEGACY C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N RESPONDS TO TORNADO DISASTER
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The evening of Friday, March 31, 2023, changed the lives of hundreds of residents within our service area. That night, an EF-3 tornado carved a path through Sullivan County – killing three and destroying or damaging more than 150 homes. As the day began to break, Sullivan County and City o昀케cials were overwhelmed by the extent of the devastation, yet moved by the outpouring of support in terms of food, water, essentials, volunteer assistance and 昀椀nancial contributions. Harmony Walsh, Engagement O昀케cer for Sullivan County, arrived on site in the early morning hours to relay information to and from the Community Foundation regarding immediate needs. By 2:00 PM on April 1, the Community Foundation had launched the “Help Sullivan Recover Fund” on its website and had received the 昀椀rst donation on its online giving platform. Donations rapidly poured in from across the state and nation to support those a昀昀ected by the tornado. As of the date of this publication, the fund has received over 900 contributions from more than 32 states totaling
more than $950,000. The Help Sullivan Recover Fund will serve to provide the funding for the Sullivan County Long-Term Tornado Recovery Coalition, or LTR Coalition, to respond. “The Community Foundation has been working closely with Mayor Lamb and other Sullivan City and County o昀케cials regarding the Help Sullivan Recover Fund,” said Beth Tevlin, President & CEO of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation. “These storms deeply impacted our Sullivan County community, which is why we have waived all administrative and processing fees typically associated with a fund held at the Community Foundation. We can assure donors that 100% of the gifts given to the Help Sullivan Recover Fund will go directly toward the long-term recovery e昀昀orts in Sullivan County.” Residents of Sullivan, relying upon guidance from the Indiana Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster (“INVOAD”) and direction from the Internal Revenue Service on providing funding to individuals for disaster relief, have volunteered their time to form the LTR Coalition with the Community Foundation serving as the Fiscal Sponsor. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 >
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