Authors, writers, book bloggers and the publishing community are coming together to help raise funds for those devastated in the South from last week’s turbulent and shocking storms. The destruction desecrated homes and left our brothers and sisters below the Mason Dixon line grappling for a way to begin to put the broken pieces back together.
“Over the past two weeks, record-breaking storms have killed over 300 people and destroyed countless homes, neighborhoods, and towns. Tornadoes tore across the south, fires raged across Texas and Oklahoma, and flooding continues to affect communities all over the country. The writing community has rallied before to raise funds for many worthwhile causes, and we're hoping you'll show your support for the areas affected by one of the worst weeks in national weather history.”
"More than half of the country has been affected by this continuous band of damaging weather, disrupting people’s lives from North Dakota to the East Coast.... More than 1,600 people sought refuge in 65 Red Cross shelters Wednesday night as the storms forced them from their homes. Red Cross shelters are open in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas."
- Thursday, April 28, 2011 press release from the American Red Cross
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