Youth pancake breakfast raises money for tornado victims

Louise Byrd looks through a pile of clothes during a yard sale Saturday morning at the Westgate Church of Christ in Dothan, Ala. The two-day sale raised money for tornado relief efforts in north Alabama. (Photo by Max Oden, via the Dothan Eagle, www2.dothaneagle.com)

The Dothan Eagle in Alabama reports:

They cooked and sold hot pancakes Saturday because thousands of Alabamians went without a hot meal.
They rummaged through closets and sold clothes because many still have nothing to wear, more than a week after tornados ripped through this state.
They diverted money intended for a multi-million dollar building project because homes and buildings that existed two weeks ago no longer exist.
Westgate Church of Christ raised thousands of dollars Saturday morning with a combined pancake breakfast and rummage sale. Proceeds from the event will go directly to disaster relief.

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