Airstream Raises $40,000 and Donates Disaster Relief Supplies to Kentucky Tornado Victims

Ai rstream partners, dealerships, and providers contribute catastrophe relief materials and over $40,000 to help the victims of the disastrous December twisters in Kentucky.

When a violent twister ripped throughout Western Kentucky on December 10, 2021, it left an apparently limitless course of damage in its wake. The twister was among the longest-tracked twisters in history, and ruined many houses and organizations as it took a trip over 165 miles throughout the state. The storm system that produced this significant twister impacted 5 states and included lots of smaller sized twisters throughout 2 days.

In action to the damage and the heartbreaking images coming out of the impacted neighborhoods, a group of Airstream associates formed a charity drive to gather materials and raise funds to send out to catastrophe relief companies in the impacted locations. Led by Executive Administrative Assistant to the President CEO, Christine McKenzie, the group rallied Airstream partners and connected to numerous Airstream dealerships and providers requesting contributions of infant wipes, formula, diapers, nonperishable food, garbage bags, extensions cables, and other needs to assist homeowners reconstruct and return on their feet.

The action was frustrating.

” We heard over and over from partners who saw the images of the damage and recognized how fortunate all of us are– that it might have been us, it might have been anybody in the course of that twister,” stated Christine. “Everybody wished to make an effect in whatever method they could. The profusion of assistance was unbelievable.”

The group had the ability to fill 4 pallets with materials, and the financial contributions from Airstream, Inc., 6 Airstream dealers, and 10 Airstream providers amounted to over $40,000. Kentucky United Method was selected as the recipient of the funds, as one hundred percent of the cash was ensured to be utilized for the victims of the twisters.

” We did a great deal of research study to attempt and figure out where the cash would best be made use of,” stated Christine. “Kentucky United Method was extremely pleased of our contribution.”

Furthermore, Christine and her child packed up an Airstream Interstate with extra products and left on December 27 to personally provide the materials to homeowners in Kentucky. They got to the Mayfield-Graves County Fairgrounds where materials were being gathered, arranged, and dispersed.

” It was incredibly-well arranged,” stated Christine. “They assisted us discharge the materials, arrange them, and after that pack them for transport to the impacted neighborhoods. It was unbelievable to see many individuals interacting to assist.”

After dropping off their delivery, Christine and her child took a trip into the town of Mayfield– among the neighborhoods most impacted by the twister’s damage, to see on their own the truth of the catastrophe.

” It resembled absolutely nothing I might have pictured,” Christine stated of the damage she experienced– structures lowered to stacks of bricks, kids playing soccer among the debris, and houses swindled their structures. “Even after seeing the images on television and online, it was surreal. It’s simply remarkable that anybody had the ability to endure something like this.”

” Thanks to all the Airstream partners, dealerships, and providers who contributed to the charity drive,” stated Christine. “You truly made a distinction for those impacted by this disaster, and your efforts will assist them reconstruct and reboot their lives.”