Extension tornado relief efforts

Todd County 4-H'er Andrew McDonald hands Lee Ann McCuiston, Todd County 4-H agent, bedding items to take to West Kentucky 4-H Camp as 4-H'er Nikita Shutts waits her turn with pillows and sleeping bags in hand. Photo by Katie Pratt, UK agricultural communications. Family and consumer sciences agents Angie York of Lyon County and Cecelia Hostilo of Trigg County showcase some of the of the food they prepared to feed Kentucky National Guard members stationed in Lyon County. Photo by Jill Harris, Todd, County FCS agent. Linemen gather for food outside of the Hickman County Extension office. Local emergency management secured the food truck while extension provided dessert, the space and UK goodies. Photo by Melissa Goodman, Hickman County FCS agent. A photo of what is left of six poultry houses destroyed by a tornado near Cayce in Fulton County. Photo by Jessie Rudy. Cecelia Hostilo, Trigg County family and consumer sciences extension agent, prepares food for members of the Kentucky National Guard stationed in Lyon County. Photo by Jill Harris, Todd County FCS agent. A corn stalk lodged in a tree on a farm near Cayce in Fulton County. Photo by Ben Rudy, Fulton County agriculture and natural resources agent. Darrell Simpson, Muhlenberg County agriculture and natural resources extension agent, speaks with Bremen farmer Kenny Smith about the tornado damage to Smith's property. Photo by Katie Pratt, UK agricultural communications. Cleanup efforts were already underway at Kenny Smith's Bremen farm after a December tornado caused significant damage to his livestock operation. Photo by Katie Pratt, UK agricultural communications. Joey Barnard, extension specialist for 4-H camping, unloads donations at the West Kentucky 4-H Camp in Dawson Springs, which is serving as a staging area for tornado recovery response and providing housing for first responders. Photo by Steve Patton, UK agricultural communications. Lee Ann McCuiston, Todd County 4-H agent, opens the trailer for 4-H members of her teen leadership council to load donated bedding supplies being sent to West Kentucky 4-H Camp in Dawson Springs. Photo by Katie Pratt, UK agricultural communications.