Due to the July 5th micro-burst tornado that came though the Mahoning Valley, we have an invaluable member of the community in need of assistance.

During the storm, a huge maple tree across the street from our comrades house was struck by lightning causing it to fall over hitting the transformer and causing an explosion, the tree also hit the service line to their house, yanking the mains, grounding and meter box off the house.

While all this was happening our friend was frantically trying to take shelter with their pets in the basement and the sudden loss of electricity caused them to fall down the steps fracturing their ankle in 3 places requiring hospitalization (possible surgery, waiting on an orthopedic surgeon to review the x-rays).

As a result of this series of unfortunate events, our dear comrade is in need of significant electrical work (new line(s), panel replacement and re-grounding) to restore power to their home with an estimated cost of about $4,000.

They will also be out of work for at least a 6-12 weeks due to the recovery time for the fractures (that's if there is no surgery required) but might be off their feet for longer if the orthopedic surgeon thinks surgery is required.

Our comrade, who works as a source water protection specialist for a non-profit organization and who has helped 20+ communities across the state of Ohio keep their water clean, is a founding member of The Youngstown Food Brigade, a volunteer with Ohio Department of Natural Resources, an environmental advocate who is working to protect our communities from data-centers, is active in community gardening initiatives, and who takes care of their disabled mother is in need of our help.

We're hoping to help defray the costs of the home repair as well as provide additional assistance for their family that has given back so much to our and many other communities.

If you can contribute financially we would greatly appreciate your support, if you cannot, you can still help by forwarding this campaign to others.