Dr. Robert Fisher said the following about the situation with their fellow Tennessee university…
As I’m sure you all know, our friends at Union University were hit by a devastating tornado last evening that has destroyed much of the campus housing and damaged several academic buildings. Thankfully, no lives were lost and injuries appear to not be life-threatening.
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We envision that the recovery needs will be both immediate and long-term.
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We often feel helpless when confronted with such devastation and feel as if there is nothing we can do. I hope we will push past that response to realize that there is always some helpful action that we can take if we are willing. Please pray for the people of Union University along with all the others that were impacted by these storms.
I have been pondering the idea of having some kind of blogger volunteer drive in which we could collect donations of items or money to benefit those in need when disasters like this come up.
I’d love to hear your input on if you think this is feasible or not…
Generally, money is best.
This is a great idea.
We talked about Union University a lot yesterday over in the IT department. The needs across their campus will be a challenge for months to come. It is good to see that Belmont’s students and administrators are stepping up to help.
You need to take a minute to read the comments on the post “Leave Important Messages Here” over on Union’s emergency blog (over 100+ comments on that one post):
http://uuemergency.blogspot.com/