I am not certain if everyone knows that the midwestern states of the U.S. have undergone some horrible flooding over the past few days. It rained like nobody's business in states such as Missouri, Iowa and the farm belt. Apparently a levee broke in an area that borders southern Illinoise.
I been praying for a way to help because it sucks to lose everything you worked for and whoa and behold, in my inbox tonight is an email from Willie Nelson's farm aid.
A donation doesn't have to be much, but if everyone just donated even $25.00, what a difference it would make for these people..
Quote:
Severe weather in nine Midwestern states is devastating family farmers. Disastrous floods in Iowa and Wisconsin have hit farmers especially hard--more than 30 counties in Iowa alone have already been declared federal disaster areas. More areas are expected to be threatened by rising flood water in the next few weeks.
Farm Aid is working now with local farm groups, churches, and rural organizations to get emergency funds out quickly to flooded farmers. Today we made our first grant of $10,000 to a local Iowa farm organization to provide emergency assistance to farmers in need right now.
Farm Aid has a long history of helping farm families survive disasters -- but we need your donation to do it. Can you help by making a tax-deductible donation of $25, $100, $500, or $1,000?
When major disasters like this strike, desperate farmers and farm organizations call Farm Aid. With your help, Farm Aid can help by providing emergency funds for families to buy food and cover living expenses and by supporting emergency hotlines and organizations that provide legal, financial and emotional counseling to farm families in need.
Please make an emergency contribution to Farm Aid’s Family Farm Disaster Fund right now and we will rush your funds to the stricken area.
Stay Strong and Positive,
Willie Nelson
P.S. Disasters like this bring people together, and right now family farmers need your help. Your gift goes a long way toward helping a flooded farm family.
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In loving concern....
19th June 2008, 11:44 AM
Midwest Flooding (U.S.A.) 
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