Hello folks -
I'm feeling a bit contemplative today, and not quite so peppy. Three years ago this month, many of our own lost their homes due to flooding. Because of your generosity, we were able to issue emergency grants at that time and it made a huge difference.

In the past weeks we have seen several communities around the country greatly damaged by unusually violent storms.   The entire town of Joplin has been totally devastated by the vast destruction of the recent tornado, and it will be many years before this town and its residents recover—if ever.  How do you recover after experiencing such a huge loss?   The weather does not discriminate – people from all walks of life have been left homeless.   

Many of these people will live with family until  other arrangements can be made—they have the resources to rebuild their lives.  Think about those without the same resources—no family to help them and no resources to fall back on in a time of need.

These people are the newest faces of homelessness in this country. Keep these folks in your thoughts, and know that if disaster strikes central Indiana, your Foundation will do everything possible to help the recovery process along.