EF-5 TORNADOES - Oklahoma City Area July 1 - 7, 2013 EF-4 SHAWNEE TORNADO - May 19, 2013 An EF-4 tornado touched down May 19 near Shawnee, Oklahoma causing severe damage to an area known as Steelman Acres. It damaged or destroyed about 95% of the homes. Several agencies rushed in to give aid. The very next day an EF-5 tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma and all agencies rushed to Moore, leaving Steelman Acres with no support. A motorcycle group known as U.S. Defenders, came to their rescue and set up a tornado relief center known as Camp Ironhorse. Scouts from Troop 33 helped with cooking meals, cleaning up areas, unloading trucks, moving tables, helping to tear down a house, and set up a shelter for a family of four. EF-5 MOORE TORNADO - May 20, 2013 We were assigned to scout for projects in three neighborhoods in Moore, Oklahoma. We would drive down each street past each house looking for residents in need of volunteer labor. We had literature from SaveMoore.com to hand out.. At the Serve Moore volunteer HQ in Moore, Oklahoma, scouts unload a truck at their warehouse. EF-4 EL RENO TORNADO - May 31, 2013 Troop 33 Scouts delivered bottled water to the Ture Light Baptist Church near Midwest City, OK. The area was flooded by rains of the EF-5 tornado of May 31 and still suffer from unsafe water. Nearby a giant sinkhole was created on 23rd St.

WASHINGTON ILLINOIS TORNADO RELIEF EFFORTS AN EF-4 TORNADO HIT WASHINGTON, ILLINOIS ON NOVEMBER 17, 2013. On Nov. 17, a tornado with winds estimated at 190 mph traveled through Tazewell, Woodford, LaSalle and Livingston counties. It reached its maximum intensity in Washington, a city of about 15,000 people near Peoria. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado destroyed 633 homes, seven businesses, and seven apartment buildings and inflicted major damage on 280 homes, two businesses and a school in the city. DECEMBER 2013 We spent two days after Christmas, December 26,27, 2013 in Washington, Illinois where we helped clear church properties, collected debris along a roadway, sorted clothing at a donation center, and removed debris from a residential neighborhood. We stayed overnight in Washington, Illinois and worked through Bethany Community Church as a source for work projects. Along with Troop 33, there was also Troop 13 DeKalb and Troop 18 Sycamore working in Washington. MARCH 2014 More than 150 local Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scout leaders from Kishwaukee District, representing 15 Scouting units traveled to Washington, Ill. to help with tornado recovery. It may have been the first time so many different Scouting groups from our local district made a disaster relief trip together. Scout units arrived on Friday and spent the weekend in Washington. Scouts and leaders were hosted by the Roanoke United Methodist Church in the nearby town of Roanoke, which provided dinner and a place to sleep. Trinity Lutheran Church of Roanoke provided breakfast, and Bethany Community Church in Washington fed them lunch and provided work projects, supplies, bags for debris with trash bins and dump piles. Troop 33 spent Friday and Saturday nights in Roanoke and in Washington collected debris along a section of business highway 24 Washington Road, a portion of Hillcrest Country Club and at several homes in an assigned neighborhood. On Sunday we visited the Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington for service and a tour of their building, and also met with some tornado victims. We later attended the Methodist Church in Roanoke for their service and spent social time at their church afterwards. PARTICIPATING KISHWAUKEE DISTRICT UNITS DEKALB - Pack 131, Pack 173, Troop 13, Troop 32, Troop 33, Crew 32 KIRKLAND - Troop 26, Crew 426 SYCAMORE - Pack 141, Pack 822, Troop 16, Troop 18, Troop 40, Troop 2810 WATERMAN - Pack 339 Troop 33 participated with a work crew of 19 people. We stayed three days April 28-30. In addition to work projects, we represented Scouting and talked with tornado survivors on Sunday at church services in both Washington and Roanoke. One of our Scouts, Keegan Donnelly, was featured in the November 2015 issue of Boys Life magazine in an article, "Doing a Good Turn", regarding the spring tornado effort. Click Here Boys Life - Nov 2015 OCTOBER 2014 Washington, Illinois is a place we worked in December and March. We returned on October 25 to do additional work. There were still projects that needed to be done.� Projects for this day involved installing silk fences to control soil erosion�at unrestored damage sites and reworking a drainage area in a residential area.� It was a one-day service event. We drove down early in the morning, worked a full day, then returned home. The spirit of service is all about caring. We did our best to help those in need. NOVEMBER 2014 On Sunday, Nov. 16, Bethany Community Church in Washington, Illinois�did some special things during their service�in�remembrance of�the one year anniversary of the F-4�tornado that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes. We were invited to join them. We attended their 10:30 a.m. service and were recognized, along with many others, as volunteers of the disaster relief effort. This is the church that sponsored the majority of disaster relief effort in Washington. Joining them in that event helped us�to complete�a circle of what we were involved in.� After the service we were treated to a fine luncheon at a Chinese buffet restaurant. The final part of the day was revisiting areas we had worked during December 2013, and March and October 2014.��The F-4 tornado struck on Sunday December 17, 2013.� We saw�a great deal of�progress that had been made from nearly a year ago. Some new homes had been�recently�built and�were beautiful, some homes were�still under construction, and then there were�some places still�untouched from the disaster. OVERVIEW OF 12 WASHINGTON PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS December 26, 27, 2013 1. Helped clear church properties. 2. Worked sorting clothing at a distribution center. 3. Removed debris along a roadway. 4. Cleared debris at houses at an assigned neighborhood. March 28, 29, 30, 2014 5. Removed debris along a roadway. 6. Cleared debris at houses at an assigned neighborhood. 7. Talked with tornado survivors Sunday at churches. October 25, 2014 8. Installed silk fences to control soil erosion.� 9. Reworked a drainage project in a residential area. November 16, 2014 10. One year observation at Bethany Community Church service. 11. Attended luncheon with church members. 12. Revisited disaster sites where we had worked.

FAIRDALE ROCHELLE ILLINOIS TORNADO RELIEF PROJECTS The F-4 tornado struck on April 9, 2015. April 12, 2015 Our first relief project took place April 12 within 72 hours of the disaster at the Schabacker farm on Hemstock Road northwest of Rochelle. The farm was directly hit by the tornado, leveling all the barns, destroying everything but the farmhouse. The tornado scattered debris from damaged homes immediately south of the farm covering its acreage. Fields were covered with rafters, beams, roofing and just about anything else you can imagine. With the owner�s permission, we worked walking fields and removing debris. More than a hundred other volunteer workers also removed debris that day. It was a project immediately crucial before any planting could be done. Our Scouts worked an area covering 140 acres. We walked the fields collecting debris which were placed together in large piles. Tractors pulled hay wagons to load and carry the debris away. The debris collected filled several hay wagons. Boys Life featured our effort and video in the online version of their magazine. Click Here April 26, 2015 Our second project took place northwest of Kirkland on Wheeler Road where a wooded property lost more than 300 trees downed by the tornado. There to help clear downed trees, adults manned chain saws, older Scouts used hand saws, while younger Scouts carried wood. From the downed trees, stacks of cut wood and brush piles were created. D Ryan Tree Service donated a Bobcat and operator to move giant logs. Hard work during that day made a visible difference. May 23, 2015 To raise money for the Fairdale tornado survivors we operated a food booth on May 23, Saturday in the parking lot of RP Lumber�on Sycamore Road in DeKalb. The menu included funnel cakes,�BBQ pork, brats, dogs, chips, and cold drinks. Gift cards were also collected. We�received donations of�$10 gift cards from Walmart, Target, and Lowes.� A lot of people worked hard to make a difference.� We raised about $1300 in cash donations for prepared�food. May 24, 2015 We returned to the second project site northwest of Kirkland on Wheeler Road. We wanted to continue working on trees downed by the tornado. As we approached a thunderstorm poured down rain. We continued on to the small town of Chana hoping to use the donation center as a rainy day workplace. Unfortunately they were closed for the Memorial Day weekend. By the time we arrived in Chana the storm had passed and it was sunny again. We drove by some of the damaged areas northwest of Rochelle, including the farm we had worked at earlier, to see what progress had been made. Then a second storm came through. With the unpredictable weather and the time factor, we returned to DeKalb. June 13, 2015 Our next disaster relief effort took place in the town of Fairdale.� One this project date we worked at the old Fairdale School, now a residence, which was heavily damaged by rainwater during the storm. A basement area was saturated and mold had damaged the area. We worked to remove drywall and insulation in the area that was water damaged. On this day our Scouts from Troop 33, Troop 26 Kirkland, Troop 18 Sycamore, and Troop 40 Sycamore also worked on Fairdale projects. OVERVIEW OF FAIRDALE TORNADO PROJECTS April 12, 2015       Debris removal at farm fields northwest of Rochelle. April 26, 2015       Project working with downed trees on Wheeler Rd. May 23, 2015       Operated a food booth in DeKalb to raise money. May 24, 2015       Attempted project to work with downed trees on Wheeler Road. June 13, 2015       Gutting partial area of the old school building in Fairdale.