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Poarch Creek tribe will cover the cost for all 23 funerals of Alabama tornado victims
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/03/08/alabama-tornado-poarch-creek-tribe-pay-23-funerals-beauregard-lee-county/3102718002/Poarch Creek tribe will cover the cost for all 23 funerals of Alabama tornado victims
After tornadoes swept through Alabama killing 23 people, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians reached out to see how they could help.
After talking to Lee County Coroner Bill Harris, they agreed to donate $50,000 to help with the funerals. Then they called back. They wanted to know how much it would cost to cover funerals for all 23 victims.
“… I gave them a figure and they graciously made it happen,” Harris said in a statement.
In the end, the Poarch Band agreed to donate $184,000. Harris said that money will be deposited with the East Alabama Medical Center Foundation to be dispersed to the funeral homes.
Note: There are 36 Mega-Churches in Alabama. None of them pitched in. However, the Wind Creek Casino kicked in a 5-digit donation to the tribe to help reach the required figure.
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Many thanks for posting, S
Thank you, Poarch Creek tribe and Wind Creek Casino for leading an action of true compassion! Families who lost loved ones should not have to struggle with trying to find the finances to pay to bury the loved ones they lost. They are dealing with so much already. Our present administration could learn a lot from this act of kindness if they were so inclined.
