How you can help the people of Joplin, MO

I'm sure many of you have heard about and seen the devastation in Joplin, MO after a monster tornado measuring 3/4 of a mile wide ripped through the town this last weekend. It was one of the deadliest storms to hit in the US in the last 50 years.

Joplin, MO after the tornado

Our fellow TAAN member, Brent Beshore, CEO of MediaCross, is working tirelessly to try to raise donations to support the recovery efforts for Joplin. This is Brent’s hometown. Many of his friends and family live in this area. 

Please read his email we received below and please help if you can. 

Although I have not met you all, I can't tell you how grateful and proud I am to be associated with such a fine group of people.  My hometown has been devastated. I've had friends killed and others with homes destroyed.  If you and your staffs could share the links below through social media it would help tremendously.  My staff has shut down our offices and are focused on it full time. We have 133,000 people on the FB page and have raised $125,000 in 36 hours through this effort. Please join us and help those who desperately need it. My sincerest thanks for your efforts.

Brent 

Below are some of the links he has created to help with this effort. Please blog, tweet, post on Facebook and do whatever you can to spread the word through your social networks.

• FACEBOOK
  Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery
  http://www.facebook.com/joplinmo
• DONATION WEBSITE
  The Heart of Missouri United Way
  http://www.uwheartmo.org
• MOBILE PHONE DONATION
  Text “JOPLIN” to 864833 to make a $10 donation to the Joplin Tornado Relief Fund.
• TWITTER
  Tweet with the hastag: #JoplinMidMO

Thank you for your help and support.