“Over 100 volunteers helped to support debris removal and to assist with collecting food, toys and household goods,” said City of Glenn Heights Coordinator/Office of Community Engagement Millicent Williams, The City of Glenn Heights hosted the Martin Luther King Day of Service on January 18 focusing on nine projects overall that were relating to post-tornado community recovery. These projects included volunteering in the city, debris removal, community clean-up, a Glenn Heights General Store, Gift Card Distribution and a gift card donation drive, a toy/stuffed animal drive, a non-perishable food drive and a household goods collection drive.
“We were pleased to be supported by the Pakistani Society of North Texas who donated hundreds of blankets, socks and other clothing items,” Williams said. “A donation of $1,500 has been committed to the city and, upon touring the impacted areas, indicated that they will continue to look for ways to assist with the city's recovery.”
Glenn Heights Mayor Leon Tate said “The support of communities from throughout the Metroplex has been tremendous. We are so pleased that so many are investing their efforts into helping the city recover.”
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and her staff not only visited the city that day, but also supported each of the active projects over the course of the day as well.
“Community recovery can be very difficult,” Tate concluded. “It is good to know that so many from across the region are willing to help their neighbors in their time of need."
There were over 30 homes that were destroyed in Glenn Heights in the December 26, 2015 tornado, as well as 80 homes severely damaged.
SOURCE: Focus Daily News
