The Rebuild Tuscaloosa group continues to work tirelessly to help our community recover from the Aprill 27 storm. Its leader, Leah Bromley, chronicles her journey on Facebook. Be sure to check out that page. She came by the Chamber office recently to drop off a $2000 check for the Tuscaloosa Disaster Relief Fund, proceeds from T shirt sales! Click here to buy one; there are may clever designs to choose from.
Rebuild Tuscaloosa Donates $2000 to GT Fund
WTUG and Steve Brown Raise Money For Tornado Relief
During the T-town Brews and Blues Festival at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, comedian Steve Brown made a spontaneous decision to take up an offering to benefit those who were affected by the April 27th tornado. With the assistance of WTUG, Brown raised over $1200, delivered to the Chamber’s Donny Jones by WTUG’s Jade Nicole.
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Arbor Day Foundation Launches Campaign to Bring Trees Back to Tornado-Battered Alabama
(Nebraska City, Neb., July 5, 2011) — In the wake of the devastating tornadoes that battered Tuscaloosa and communities throughout north Alabama, the Arbor Day Foundation, in collaboration with the Alabama Forestry Commission, launched a new campaign to bring trees to families throughout the area.
The new Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign has been launched in response to proactive efforts of the Alabama Forestry Commission to spearhead recovery of the area’s trees and forests and the requests of concerned Arbor Day Foundation members and supporters across the country.
While the cleanup and rebuilding will continue for years to come, people can help the healing process now. Anyone can help with an online donation at www.arborday.org/Tuscaloosa. For every dollar donated, the Arbor Day Foundation will deliver a tree to an Alabama resident affected by the April tornadoes.
The Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign aims to help families restore their homes and neighborhoods. The new trees bring beauty, healing, and hope. With people’s support to the Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign, the tree-lined streets, shaded parks, and beautiful neighborhoods that have always been part of Alabama can return.
The Arbor Day Foundation will deliver native trees selected to thrive in the area at the best time for planting. Distribution of the trees to awaiting Alabama families and communities will be coordinated by the Alabama Forestry Commission in February 2012.
“The Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign is an important effort to distribute trees to Alabamians who had homes destroyed in the April tornado outbreak,” said Governor Robert Bentley. “This campaign will help restore our communities and I am appreciative to the Alabama Forestry Commission and Arbor Day Foundation for coming together on this project.”
“The trees lost in the recent tornado outbreak provided millions of dollars in environmental, economic, and social benefits,” said Linda Casey, the Alabama State Forester. “This campaign can go a long way toward putting our communities and surrounding areas on the path to recovery.”
The Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign is the newest initiative in the Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America program. Other initiatives include delivering more than 120,000 trees to Gulf Coast families who were victims of Hurricane Katrina, and replanting more than 20 million trees in national forests devastated by disease and fire.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit conservation and education organization with more than one million members nationwide. More information about the Foundation and its conservation programs can be found at www.arborday.org.
The Alabama Forestry Commission is a state agency committed to protecting, conserving, and increasing Alabama’s forest resource. For more information, visit www.forestry.alabama.gov.
Bank of Tuscaloosa Donates $40,000 to Tornado Relief Efforts
Bank of Tuscaloosa, First Commercial Bank, First Commercial Bank of Huntsville and First Bank of Jasper, all divisions of Synovus Bank, recently announced a collective $100,000 donation to support local groups working to help victims of recent storms in our state.
The donation is being made through the Synovus Foundation with funds being allocated to various agencies in the markets served. Bank of Tuscaloosa will distribute $40,000 to the United Way of West Alabama, The American Red Cross, the West Alabama Chamber Foundation, Focus on Senior Citizens, Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama and Temporary Emergency Services of Tuscaloosa Co.
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