Kansas Health Foundation donates to relief fund for Eureka tornado victims

The Kansas Health Foundation has donated $50,000 to the Emporia Community Foundation to help provide aid to victims affected by the tornado that struck Eureka on the evening of July 7.

The Emporia Community Foundation established the Eureka Tornado Relief fund to benefit victims of the tornado that damaged more than 150 homes and businesses. Thanks to ample warning and appropriate responses by residents, no deaths or injuries occurred.

The tornado was strong enough to be rated an EF-2 by the National Weather Service, with maximum winds of nearly 135 miles an hour.

Information about how to contribute to the tornado relief fund is available on the Emporia Community Foundation website at www.emporiacf.org.

This story was originally published July 22, 2016 at 11:02 AM with the headline "Kansas Health Foundation donates to relief fund for Eureka tornado victims."