Spring Break
Seeing the damage first-hand
Aaron Hedge
Issue date: 6/18/08 Section: Opinion
At the end of the 14-mile road we walked that day, Farrell and I got in her van, and she gave me a ride back to Fort Collins through Windsor. It was there that the real gravity of the situation became evident.
The city was filled with repair crews that normally work to fix the occasional downed power line or broken water main. But that day, they banded together to fix an entire community -- a project that will prove to be ongoing for months.
The message from the surrounding communities to tornado victims was overwhelming.
The day after the storms hit, nearly 2,000 volunteers showed up in the town to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
Indeed, at many points between then and now, there were too many volunteers, including students, for charity organizations to provide with work.
And when Vrettos, Farrell and I walked past the ravaged house that Saturday, they put themselves out there, offering to gather people to help Hussar on top of their already ambitious charity effort.
Hopefully the efforts from the community and CSU keep coming, as, while we all have our issues, tornado damage isn't one of them.
Aaron Hedge is a junior English major. His column appears occasionally in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
The city was filled with repair crews that normally work to fix the occasional downed power line or broken water main. But that day, they banded together to fix an entire community -- a project that will prove to be ongoing for months.
The message from the surrounding communities to tornado victims was overwhelming.
The day after the storms hit, nearly 2,000 volunteers showed up in the town to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
Indeed, at many points between then and now, there were too many volunteers, including students, for charity organizations to provide with work.
And when Vrettos, Farrell and I walked past the ravaged house that Saturday, they put themselves out there, offering to gather people to help Hussar on top of their already ambitious charity effort.
Hopefully the efforts from the community and CSU keep coming, as, while we all have our issues, tornado damage isn't one of them.
Aaron Hedge is a junior English major. His column appears occasionally in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
Be the first to comment on this story