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After a tornado in Joplin, MO., the whole community did what we should have done in Japan and Haiti they pulled together and within 87 days they brought their lives together with a school, homes and a heroic team of volunteers from around the country. This tornado swept through the town and 160 people and was the biggest they had in 50 years. A warehouse became a middle school; a vacant department store became a high school and thousands of volunteers against the odds made sure that the schools would be ready in time for the new school year to start. The district superintendent C.F. Huff vowed to create 260 class rooms for 4,200 students in 87 days. The photo I saw of the children, four standing in the street with smiles on their faces, and on either side of the street were white mobile homes on either side of the street, homes for them live in, and street lights. How amazing it all looked, then my mind started to work over time and I thought they could put rain barrels at each corner of the house, for them to grow vegetable gardens and use the water for the garden. The women and men who have gifts like sewing, cooking, fixing cars, etc. could have a weekly market to earn money. Of course why did this not happen in Haiti or Japan? Where did the money go and to whom? The site of the mobile homes in a row would easily be the same in Haiti and Japan. The tent cities in Haiti turned into dangerous ghettos of drugs and gangs and they were going to bulldoze them down. Then what? Surely schools and homes should have built first. Everyone needs shelter a home to come home to and schools to learn and keep the kids safe. But I do not see it, years have gone by maybe Anderson Cooper needs to find out where the money went and who are the people in power and what are they doing with the money? Japan on the other hand have such a different culture, no looting, no crime and living in school gyms and warehouses. It was an amazing sight to see when they lined up for food and water quietly, now the mobile homes could be put up while they wait for their own homes to be built. So much sadness, but there is hope if only those who really care help. Written by Susan Oliver. Owner of A Fun Gift Shop
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