Four ways your station can help Joplin
The tornado that slammed Joplin, Missouri, was one of the worst in the nation's history. How has your station responded? Click comment and share. It's not too late to help:
— Seek out food-water-necessities drives and go to them. Do live shouts and invite organizers to phone in for regular updates. Get photos and video for your blog and social media.
– Launch a food-water-necessities drive of your own. Again, get photos and video that can be shared with your listeners online.
— Organize a day of text giving. At least three charitable organizations are accepting $10 donations via text. Pick one and push the text code all day. Produce sweepers that instill a sense of urgency.
— Go old school with a stunt. Promise to stay on the roof of a prominently-located business until listeners have donated a certain amount of money. (Missouri is known as the "Show Me State" so tell your listeners to show you the money.)
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Our morning show team is planning on going personally and helping with debris etc. Wanted to stay clear of the emergency efforts for a couple of days. As you know, there
is a volunteer website too. Jim
We are working with Convoy of Hope who is based out of Springfield, MO and right up the road from Joplin. They are telling us that cash is more efficient, For every $1 you give they can turn it into $7. Water and product cost them more due to the handling and sorting and storage. So text “convoy to 50555. This is what they are requesting.