{"id":40744,"date":"2026-06-18T15:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=40744"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:59:23","slug":"united-way-tornado-relief-funds-and-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/40744-united-way-tornado-relief-funds-and-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"United Way Tornado Relief Funds and Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>United Way of Effingham County is collecting funds for tornado relief to help with damage caused by Thursday&#8217;s tornado.\u00a0 Those who wish to donate can donate online, call the United Way office or mail donations specifying they wish to donate to tornado relief.\u00a0 These funds will be used separate from the normal operations and donations and will be specifically designated for tornado<br \/>\nrelief.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to collecting funds, United Way is assisting in the relief efforts.\u00a0 If you are needing assistance, you can complete the Assistance Request Form that has been created.\u00a0 This form asks for your contact information and a brief description of your assistance needed.\u00a0 United Way will be in contact with you as soon as possible to either provide assistance or guide you to available resources who can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never want to see a tragic event hit our area,\u201d said Emily Hille, Executive Director of United Way of Effingham County.\u00a0 \u201cBut Effingham County rallies together for their community like none I\u2019ve ever seen any time one does.\u00a0 It truly is heartwarming.\u00a0 We are here to help in any way we can at United Way.\u00a0 Please reach out no matter how big or small your ask is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donation Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-US\/donation-form\/effingham-county-tornado-relief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-US\/donation-form\/effingham-county-tornado-relief<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assistance Request Form:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeEKRf4K2ENlLwlym15Fzwi9oLvwoVNEo2MoxZTGW5D9IGpDA\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=103886165814197919743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeEKRf4K2ENlLwlym15Fzwi9oLvwoVNEo2MoxZTGW5D9IGpDA\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=103886165814197919743<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United Way of Effingham County can be reach at 217-342-3824 or you can email Emily at emily@effinghamunitedway.org.\u00a0 Each donation helps Effingham County LIVE UNITED.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40747 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Community-Tornado-Relief-Fund-Post-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Community-Tornado-Relief-Fund-Post-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Community-Tornado-Relief-Fund-Post-640-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Way of Effingham County is collecting funds for tornado relief to help with damage caused by Thursday&#8217;s tornado.\u00a0 Those who wish to donate can donate online, call the United [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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