Groups in Madison County are holding a drive to help out victims of last week’s tornadoes.
Madison County Commission 2 and Liberty Middle School are collecting donations this week. They’re specifically asking for items like cleaning supplies and storage containers. All donations collected in the drive will be sent to the Pelham Recreation Center and distributed throughout Shelby County.
Steve Haraway is the Madison County Commissioner for District 2. He said Madison County wasn’t severely affected by last week’s storms.
“We didn’t have any tornadoes that came through and just completely destroyed homes and businesses and things like that. We were to the point where we were in good shape and we could handle what we had from the minor flooding. So we decided to go and help these folks in Shelby and some of the other outlying counties down around Birmingham,” he said.
Haraway also discussed the help Madison County received from throughout the state after the 2011 tornado. He said it’s important for Alabamians to pay it forward.
“Well, in 2011, Madison County was hit pretty hard by a lot of really devastating tornadoes, and we had people that came from all over the state of Alabama to help us. We want to try to do the same for our neighbors throughout the state," he said. "Anytime we can help out, we want to do that.”
Madison County’s drive goes through this Friday. Donations can be dropped off at the Madison County Commission 2 Office or Liberty Middle School.
