Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery nominated for VH1 Do Something Award

When a devastating tornado tour through Joplin, MO earlier this summer, Brent Beshore, a local Columbia, MO entrepreneur and recent MO.com interviewee took action.

Now it is your turn to join in.

Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery is a finalist for this year’s “Vh1 Do Something Award” in the Facebook category.

Vote for Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery at the link below and Joplin could receive a $100,000 grant! Please send this to your friends because each vote makes a big difference.

http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2011/facebook/

Vote for Joplin!

THE STORY

Brent Beshore, the 28-year old CEO of Adventures, and local Columbia business owner,  created a Facebook Page to help his hometown of Joplin, MO shortly after it is ravaged by tornados.

The page quickly grew to over 170,000 Facebook Fans, who raised over $1 Million in donations over 4 days. The page also turned into a headquarters for updates and relaying valuable information faster than news media and support services on the ground.