Tornado: Donate & volunteer

Area pools ready for plunge; Schifferdecker opening still to be announced

Though this week’s mild temperatures may not signal swim season, most area pools are ready anyway. And, the mercury should rise a little this weekend to help those anxious to dive in. Highs will be in the low 80s today and Sunday. There is a chance for isolated thunderstorms on Monday, but the thermometer should hit 82 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Tornado: Donate & volunteer

DONATE: Bright Futures receives donation
PCS Phosphate Co. has donated $35,000 to the Joplin School District’s Bright Futures program.

July 21, 2011
DONATE: Food pantry supplier calls for help
Volunteers at St. Peter’s Outreach House are seeing their supply of food diminish, but there is no drop in need. “We are starting to see deficiencies in some of our foodstuffs,” said St. Peter’s volunteer Marge O’Brian.

July 20, 2011
DONATE: Ray’s Boathouse nets money for Joplin; Seattle chefs have ties to Joplin
When news of the May 22 Joplin tornado reached Peter Birk and Mike Chase, they knew they had to do something. Both men are Joplin natives who now work as chefs in Seattle, Wash. Birk is the executive chef at Ray’s Boathouse in Seattle, and Chase works for a catering company called Tuxedo and Tennis Shoes.

July 20, 2011 1 Photo
DONATE: Freeman donates $25,000 each to Joplin public, Catholic schools
Freeman Health System has donated $25,000 apiece to the Joplin School District and Joplin Area Catholic Schools as they each prepare for a new school year.

July 14, 2011
DONATE: Branson benefit raises more than $200,000
A live concert and telethon staged Sunday night by Branson entertainers took in $208,000 for Joplin tornado relief. More donations are expected, organizers said Monday.

June 27, 2011
DONATE: Branson performers plan telethon for tornado victims
About a year ago, friends and family of Branson performer Carrie April Tillis suffered property damage when the banks of the Cumberland River could not hold the river’s surging waters. The resulting flood waters killed 21 in Tennessee, destroyed homes and businesses, and saturated legendary Nashville attractions, such as the Grand Ole Opry House.

June 24, 2011 1 Photo
DONATE: California school donates to JHS
A small, informal meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the south parking lot of the demolished Joplin High School illustrated just how far-reaching the devastation of the city — and the school in particular — has been.

June 22, 2011
DONATE: Fundraising effort announced to spur Joplin business growth
Former U.S. senator and diplomat John Danforth on Monday unveiled an effort to raise $10 million for a fund to restore and expand Joplin’s business community, which was devastated by the May 22 tornado.

June 20, 2011 1 Photo
DONATE: Creating and donating
Be it a tie-dyed wristband, a hand-stamped necklace or a heartfelt country song, local residents are flexing their creative muscle when it comes to rebuilding tornado-scarred Joplin.

June 19, 2011 1 Photo
DONATE: Relief organizations establish separate funds for Joplin tornado victims
Donations ranging from bake sale proceeds to $1 million checks from Fortune 500 corporations have flowed in to support the Joplin area and its residents after the devastating May 22 tornado.

June 18, 2011 1 Photo
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