Pass it Forward: America Helping Americans

06/27/2012

Our thoughts are with the families who have lost their homes from the horrible wildfires in Colorado. The local Denver news this morning told the story of people having less than 10 minutes to evacuate their homes. Please make sure you have family emergency plans established!

05/21/2012

Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed Joplin, MO - and also the anniversary of PassItForwardAHA. We're looking back on our first year:
Joplin, MO
Minot, ND
Bastrop, TX
Keene / Ausable Forks / Jay, NY
Henryville, IN
Please take a minute to read a great story about the American resolve and how these kids pulled together in the face of tragedy.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — It was a label they sought both to embrace and avoid, a refrain overheard in whispers or uttered bluntly at soccer games, summer camps and national academic competitions: Here come the tornado kids from Joplin.

03/07/2012

EF4 Tornado

03/07/2012

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03/05/2012

The war zone of Henryville, IN.

03/05/2012

Our Disaster Aid Relief Team is on site in Henryville, IN. The storms left this town devastated. More updates to come.

03/04/2012

Henryville, Indiana will be our first stop. An EF4 tornado, 150 yards wide, destroyed everything in its path for 52 miles...Henryville included.

03/02/2012

We are deploying our team to the Midwest to assist those families who lost their homes from the spring storms that have devastated many communities. Veteran volunteers John Dodge and Gordon Lewis will accompany our founder John Cahalin on our first aid mission of 2012. Stay tuned for updates.

02/29/2012

Deadly and destructive tornadoes have ripped through the Midwest. Please keep those families in your thoughts and prayers.

10/20/2011

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-691099?hpt=hp_bn2

I am honored and proud to have put this piece together. It’s a great human interest story that transcends...even if you don’t live in tornado territory. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts' "On the

10/08/2011

These are all the letters received from families to date. We wish them luck in rebuilding or where ever their path takes them.