Villa Duchesne Students Donate Cash, Nonperishable Items to Tornado Survivors in Joplin
Coni Kreisch and Tracy Bazoian carry out the Sacred Heart spirit of Villa Duchesne.
This is the first of a two-part series about Villa Duchesne's efforts to aid the tornado victims of Joplin, MO. The series continues Sunday with a local account of relief work in the tornado-ravaged zone. Coni Kreisch is a Villa Duchesne mom, as is one of her best friends, Tracy Bazoian. Coni’s daughter, Christina, 17, graduated as valedictorian of the senior class and is enrolled in the Mars Rover mission for NASA at Washington University. Tracy’s daughter, Casey, 17, also a recent graduate, will enter the freshman class at Oklahoma State University this fall. “I was thinking a lot about the storm survivors in Joplin. I asked Tracy about it, and unfortunately for me, she thought that was a great idea, (to help),” Kreisch said. Like a …
James Baer
5:45 am on Tuesday, June 14, 2011
A shade under 1,000 viewers came to this Patch site because of our coverage of the Joplin Tornado relief effort. Please consider a generous donation, or be able to give of your time to help those so much in need. The need is immediate and will continue for quite some time. more ›