{"id":29116,"date":"2012-03-07T08:48:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T13:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shilohwalker.com\/website\/?p=29116"},"modified":"2012-03-07T08:48:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T13:48:57","slug":"tornado-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shilohwalker.com\/website\/2012\/03\/tornado-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado relief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve had several people ask me if I’m going to be anything charity\/drive wise for the tornado victims in my area.<\/p>\n

I want<\/em>\u00a0to. \u00a0I’m checking to see what I can do without making matters worse, but I also want to make sure whatever I do will go right into the communities that were hit so hard. \u00a0This literally hit too close to home.<\/p>\n

There is a park in Henryville where the guy and I sometimes take the kids. \u00a0He and I used to hang out there when we were dating. \u00a0We’ve got friends in New Pekin, friends in Henryville and a friend right near the area that was devastated by the Marysville tornado. So if I do anything, I want to make sure that it’s going to help my neighbors, my community.<\/p>\n

But the problem with any disaster-and I know this for a fact-is that sometimes the best of intentions can only cause problems. First responders, cops, emergency workers of any kind will tell you this. \u00a0Whether people are there to help or there to gawk, if you aren’t trained, it’s too easy for you to add to the misery.<\/p>\n

The same can happen when it comes to trying to help. \u00a0Even if you have the best of intentions. You can rush in when they are still trying to figure just what their needs are and that only adds to the chaos. \u00a0It’s sheer devastation in those areas now…they don’t need more chaos.<\/p>\n

So I’m waiting.<\/p>\n

I have reached out and asked a few questions, but the people I’ve contacted do have their hands full and I’m just a rung down on a very full ladder. \u00a0I don’t want to add to their crazy days.<\/p>\n

If you do want to help, a few things that I do know:<\/p>\n

Shirts that are being sold with the proceeds going to the relief efforts:<\/p>\n