Hurricane Laura Was Category 4 Cyclone that Lashed Louisiana Shore with 149 MPH Winds
While the 149 mph winds that accompanied Hurricane Laura's assault on the Louisiana coast in late August were not physically experienced in southwestern Ohio, it's human toll that included 77 lives lost among the Category 4 storm's thousands of flood victims was indeed felt at Wilmington College.
PICTURED: From the left are BACK ROW — Alexander Myers, Elise Snarr and Lauren McCollum; MIDDLE ROW — Brittanie Clair, Kristen Powell, Hanna Anderson and Lauren Dooley; and SITTING — Shelby Raby.
Students in Wendy Grab's Introduction to Social Work class wished to support the relief efforts. In October, they promoted a drive seeking clothing and nonperishable goods. It netted boxes of items they delivered at Matthew 25 Ministries in Blue Ash for transport to Louisiana's bayou country.
"The students were concerned when Hurricane Laura made landfall and caused so much destruction for so many individuals and families," said Grab, assistant professor of social work. "The students wanted to take up the call to aid those in need. They really worked hard to show that there are folks who care and are thinking of the survivors."
