Thank you to our generous Tornado Relief Fund donors!
We ❤ You!
Through the generosity of our donors, the Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Tornado Relief fund raised more than $162,000 for EPS families severely impacted by the tornado. Thank you for donating to this amazing cause where all funds directly benefited EPS families for their general needs!
Elkhorn Public Schools’ administrators identified families severely impacted by the tornado and asked them to complete the Foundation’s Tornado Assistance form. Ultimately, 53 families received assistance from our two revenue sources: Tornado Relief Fund Donations and the City of Omaha Community Grant.
We received tornado relief donations from people in 20 different states including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. In Nebraska, more than 135 people donated money to help their fellow Nebraskans. Truly, people rose to the challenge to help our Elkhorn families. The Foundation also received a $50,000 grant from the City of Omaha to help families impacted by the disaster.
During the aftermath of the April 26th tornado, the connection between the Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation and the Elkhorn community has strengthened. Together we’ve helped relieve some of the stress of our Elkhorn families whose lives were upended on April 26th. We will continue to support and care for our EPS students, and we are honored to help our Elkhorn community in its time of need.
