KU group to aid tornado-ravaged Alabama

Monday, May 9, 2011

Aaron White reckons he’s part of a group apt to volunteer in tornado-ravaged Alabama — storm chasers.

“Anybody can help out,” he said. “We just feel a kind of connection — we forecast the weather, so maybe we should try to help out when it goes bad.”

White and about a dozen others in the atmospheric science department are in the midst of fundraising for a trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., a town still reeling from an April 27 record-breaking tornado system that killed at least 41 people and injured hundreds more, according the Associated Press. Members of the KU chapter of the American Meteorological Society say they plan to make the almost 800 mile trip on May 23.

David Huber, a graduate student from Lee’s Summit, Mo., has been one of the major organizers of the fundraiser, which he says has netted about $750 so far. The group hopes to raise $2,000 in all for travel expenses and then to give any extra to Samaritan’s Purse, a religious not-for-profit that has been helping in the massive cleanup efforts throughout the south.

Many in the town, the home of the University of Alabama, are still without fresh water, food and clean clothes. In addition to providing and distributing these supplies, Huber said the group plans on helping with clearing roadways and homes of debris.

“We’re very happy to help and happy that the people down there are happy for us to help,” he said.

Students wanting to donate can find more information on the Facebook group “Help send KU meteorology students to Alabama” or at their tabling events, including one in front of Wescoe Hall this Thursday afternoon.

— Edited by Dave Boyd

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