#washingtonstrong

[nirvanicdreamer]

Driving around Washington, Peoria with my grandma looking at the changes since the tornado. It's sad that the one person who died was a family friend.

[hallieduesenbergphotography]

I had the opportunity to accompany the Chicago Bears for Robbie Gould's foundation The Goulden Touch to Washington, IL on December 4th, 2013. On November 17th, Washington, IL was nearly destroyed by massive tornados. It was an unforgettable day down south, and truly an honor to document the Bears helping out in this resilient town. 

[h0p0ffmyv4g-blog]

Well its been years.

But I'm back. Just got my house torn apart by a tornado & lost everything, but I'm back.

[askpiratedash]

((Sketch by me, colors by Kid Discord/Twyla))

((So we're all having fun today with the MLP S4 premiere, and I have an announcement coming later this weekend.  But there's something going on in my hometown area that I wanted to touch upon.

If you haven't heard (and it was national news), on Sunday, tornadoes made their way through central Illinois.  It left a devastating impact on the towns of Washington (hardest hit), Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, and Metamora.  The EF4 tornado is estimated to have left a billion dollars in damages to the area.

And as a native and resident of Lacon, a small town about a half hour from ground zero of the damage, I've seen the impact first hand.  I've also seen the response first hand too.  Tons of charitable support, and tons of rallying around the communities affected.

That's the purpose of this pic.  PD and mod pone are wearing shirts in support of the area.  It's a quick idea that I wanted to get out there.  And to show that the area is still in need.  It'll take months, maybe years before the area can get back on its feet.

I want to thank Twyla for coloring this for me as well in a collab effort.  She is the only person I wanted to do this with me, as she is an Illinois resident too, and has offered to color sketches while my laptop died.

#WashingtonStrong

#309Strong))

[chucktateblog-blog]

Join us this weekend for an inspiring and timely message of HOPE. #PrayForIllinois #Pray4Illinois #PrayForWashington#Pray4Washington #WashingtonStrong (at RockChurch)