Volunteers helping restore and return photos and heirlooms lost in Menasha tornado

Volunteers helping restore and return photos and heirlooms lost in Menasha tornado

Volunteers and nonprofit leaders in the Fox Valley are turning their attention to rebuilding community as tornado recovery continues. The post Volunteers helping restore and return photos and heirlooms lost in Menasha tornado appeared first on WPR.

Menasha groups rally to aid refugee families displaced by July tornado

Some of those impacted by the tornado in Menasha are part of the immigrant and refugee community.

Volunteers helping restore and return photos and heirlooms lost in Menasha tornado - KFIZ News-Talk 1450 AM

By Lorin Cox When an EF-3 tornado tore through parts of Menasha and Appleton on July 27, Julie Llewellyn knew she needed to help. Her part of Appleton avoided serious damage, but her former neighborhood on Doty Island between Menasha and Neenah took a direct hit. “This is my community,” Llewellyn told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “I wanted to do something that wasn’t giving them another Facebook page to look at. I wanted to do something specific.” S…