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Greensboro Leaders Ask For Volunteers, Donations As Tornado Recovery Begins

Workers assess the storm damage Monday in a neighborhood near Barber Park in Greensboro. DAVID FORD/WFDD

Greensboro city leaders are asking for help as the city begins to recover from the tornado that touched down there Sunday.

Homes and buildings were destroyed during the storm, and the city has acknowledged cleanup will take some time.

While Gov. Roy Cooper has promised help from the state, leaders are encouraging residents to get involved, too.

City officials are encouraging volunteers to register on the city's website.

There are also several vetted organizations taking donations to help residents in need. Those include Goodwill, the United Way of Greater Greensboro and the Interactive Resource Center.

Meanwhile, Guilford County Schools, which had several buildings damaged by the storm, is partnering with other organizations to receive help, specifically the Community Foundation of Greensboro.

The district also continues to provide meals for students at about a dozen sites city-wide while schools are closed.

Sean Bueter joined WFDD in August 2015 as a reporter covering issues across the Piedmont Triad and beyond.Previously, Sean was a reporter, host and news director at WBOI in Fort Wayne, Ind., just a few hours from where he grew up. He also sorted Steve Inskeep's mail as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C.Sean has experience on a variety of beats, including race, wealth and poverty, economic development, and more. His work has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and APM's Marketplace.In his spare time, Sean plays tennis (reasonably well), golf (reasonably poorly), and scours local haunts for pinball machines to conquer.

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