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May 23, 2011
Helping Victims of Tornados in the Region
Students and faculty at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Virginia Campus (VCOM) travelled to Glade Spring, VA to assist the victims of the tornadoes that hit the area this past Sunday. Students and faculty provided medical assistance and prescriptions to eight families and assisted over 30 others. The VCOM team distributed over $3,000 from the school’s outreach fund to individuals. Additional students and faculty will be returning to the area as more assistance is needed.
The greatest need according to VCOM’s Dean Dixie Tooke-Rawlins who lead the team last Sunday is money for those who were left homeless so they can secure temporary housing. To that end, VCOM is collecting monetary contributions – all of which will go 100% to victims of the tornados. Money will be given directly to those individual by a VCOM student or faculty member.
If you would like to contribute to this effort, please stop by VCOM and provide your contribution to Kelly Varelos at the main desk in the lobby of the main VCOM building.
VCOM collected items for those affected by the tornadoes in Pulaski, Virginia last week and was able to provide many items through the generosity of those who donated. While VCOM’s efforts will continue to focus on Southwest, Virginia, a contingency will be going to Alabama this weekend to provide medical and humanitarian relief and food/water/toiletries are being collected for Greene County, TN this week. So, if you would like to donate any of these items instead of cash they be dropped off in the lobby of the VCOM main building. At this time, clothing items are no longer needed.