Food, hot drinks, and soon gifts: solidarity was in order Friday Christmas Eve in Mayfield, a town in Kentucky ravaged two weeks ago by a tornado that killed dozens of people.
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“We’re just trying to make it Christmas” for the locals, explains Jimmy Finch, who came the day after the tragedy from neighboring Tennessee with his huge mobile barbecue attached to his old red pickup.
In the blustery cold of December, he explains his mantra to help Mayfield: “One thing at a time, one sandwich at a time.”
“I didn’t count the number of people we fed, we just encourage everyone to come back,” he says.
In a large parking lot across from the First United Methodist Church in Mayfield, a yellow marquee has been set up by the Scientology Volunteer Minister, linked to the Church of Scientology.
“We try to make sure everyone eats because it’s a very difficult time for everyone,” said Chad Adams, one of the volunteers sent to Mayfield.
He estimates that the group has distributed some 30,000 meals since the disaster of December 10, and invites everyone to come and drink a coffee, a hot chocolate, or eat a donut, while waiting for toys to arrive, he assures. he.
At least 79 people have died in the United States after multiple tornadoes hit the night of December 10-11.
Mayfield had been the epicenter of the disaster, looking nothing more than “a pile of matches” as the town’s mayor had described it the next day.