Iowa communities tornado recovery [Video]

INCLUDING ASSAULT. WELL, COMMUNITIES HIT BY THIS YEAR’S TORNADOES ARE GETTING A MUCH NEEDED BOOST. THE MIDAMERICAN ENERGY FOUNDATION IS COMMITTING $100,000 TO SUPPORT RECOVERY EFFORTS. WAVERLE MONROE IS ON THE LIVE DESK. BILL AND JULIE, THE FIRST BATCH OF FUNDING WILL PROVIDE $42,500 IN INITIAL GRANTS. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EIGHT RECOVERY PROJECTS WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MINDEN IOWA. THE MONEY WILL GO TO FOUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS LIKE HELPING RESTORE THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 437 ROOF. THEY’LL GET $5,000. 2500 WILL HELP FIX THE MINDEN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, $10,000 WILL GO TO THE MINDEN COMMUNITY CLUB AND THE MINDEN LITTLE LEAGUE WILL GET 5000 TO HELP REBUILD ITS FIELD COMPLEX. CRESCENT, IOWA THE POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY CONSERVATION AND HONEY CREEK AND COUNCIL BLUFFS AND THE CITY OF WINDSOR HEIGHTS WILL ALSO GET SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR THE REST OF THE FUNDING. ADDITIONAL NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN …