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THEN OKLAHOMA WAS HIT BY 2 HUGE TORNADOES BACK TO BACK. I WAS LIVING IN SHAWNEE OKLAHOMA AT THE TIME AND WAS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY BOTH STORMS. I WATCHED MANY OF MY FRIENDS AND MY OFA FAMILY LOSE EVERYTHING FROM THEIR HOUSE TO LOVED ONES. 3 DAYS STRAIGHT OF NO SLEEP AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I COULD HELP AND GIVE BACK TO THESE PEOPLE I RALLIED UP MY OFA FAMILY AND RAISED OVER $170,000 IN 3 DAYS. WE CREATED SHIRTS FOR THIS EVENT ALSO, I HAD PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. SENDING ME MONEY, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, TEDDY BEARS, FOOD.I KEPT HEARING HOW BAD RED CROSS WAS AND THAT THEY WERE ONLY GIVING .10 TO THE DOLLAR DONATED AND I KNEW RIGHT THEN I HAD TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I WALKED FOR DAYS AND MILES AND MILES HANDING THESE THINGS OUT PERSONALLY. I HAVE AROUND 50 OFA FANS SHOW UP AND HELP ME. THE MONEY WAS DISTRIBUTED AMONG MOSTLY OILFIELD FAMILIES BUT THERE WERE A FEW STORIES THAT TOUCHED MY HEART AND I HELPED THOSE OUT ALSO. I REMEMBER GOING INTO TARGET AND BUYING 7 PS3'S WITH OVER 50 GAMES JUST TO GIVE TO THESE KIDS WHO WERE NOW STUCK IN HOTELS SHELTERS AND KNEW THAT THEY JUST NEEDED SOMETHING THAT WOULD REMIND THEM OF HOME AND SAFETY. BEING A MOTHER OF 2 BOYS I KNOW VIDEO GAMES ARE IMPORTANT SO THATS WHY I WENT THAT ROUTE. ON DAY 4 I WILL NEVER FORGET RED CROSS COMING UP TO ME AND THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY ASKING ME WHO THE HELL I WAS AND TRIED TO TELL ME I DIDNT FOLLOW PROCEDURE CAUSE I DIDNT GO THRU THEM ...I KINDLY TOLD HER TO BUZZ OFF AND I WAS JUST GIVING BACK TO THESE FAMILIES. SHE DIDNT LIKE ME AFTER THAT. ON DAY 5 I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND BROKE MY HEART CAUSE I FELT USELESS AT THAT POINT, I WAS UNDER STRICT ORDERS THAT I COULDNT WORK IN THE DAMAGE AREA ANYMORE DUE TO RISK OF INFECTION. 

THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT WAS WHEN I DROVE INTO THIS TRAILER PARK IN BETHEL ARCES OKLAHOMA, I GOT OUT AND STARTED WALKING AROUND. THIS TRAILER PARK HAD AROUND 50 HOMES AND NONE WERE LEFT. I CAME UP ON THIS HOME AND INSTANTLY FELL TO MY KNEES AND CRIED AND CRIED. THERE ON THE RUBLE LEFT OF SOMEONES HOME HUNG A AMERICAN FLAG. AT THAT MOMENT I KNEW THAT I WAS WHERE GOD WANTED ME AND I KNEW THAT OFA WAS GOING TO CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES. I HAVE NEVER FELT MORE REWARDED IN LIFE THAN I DID THAT DAY.