It’s been several months since a tornado ripped through Windham, impacting the lives of numerous Portage County residents. The needs in the area are still critical prompting the Portage Foundation and Portage County Emergency Management to extend the time to August 16 for collecting donations and for residents to apply for local disaster relief funds.
Please consider a monetary donation to the Portage County Disaster Relief Fund through the Portage Foundation. Donations will be accepted via credit card through the foundation website
portagefoundation.org/pcdrf or through the foundation’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PortageFoundation.
For Windham residents whose properties were affected by the tornado, applications for assistance will be accepted through the new deadline date of August 16 by applying here: portagefoundation.org/pcdrf. Paper applications can obtained by contacting the Portage Foundation: 330-470-8950 or PCEMA: 330-297-3607.
The Portage County Disaster Relief Fund was launched by the Portage Foundation and Portage County EMA after an EF1 tornado ripped through farm and residential areas of Windham Township on April 17, damaging numerous homes and displacing families. The Portage Foundation is the hub that accepts all monetary donations in the event of large-scale disasters affecting Portage County citizens.
Rather write a check than pay online? Checks may be made payable to the “The Portage Foundation” with a designation to “Windham Tornado.” Mail checks to The Portage Foundation, P.O. Box 623, Kent, OH 44240. Cash or check donations may also be dropped off at Portage Community Bank branches in the name of the Portage County Disaster Relief Fund. Find the bank locations here: pcbbank.com/about/locations-hours.html.
The fund’s Donations Coordinating Team will determine how funding will be distributed; eligibility of applicants; and provide as much relief as available in funding. The team will be comprised of representatives from Windham Township, Portage Foundation, Portage County EMA and other vested individuals from the area. The non-profit foundation will receive five percent for administration of the fund and distributing donations.
