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£ Three Durham drivers from Little Egg Harbor, N.J., delivered a school bus full of relief supplies to Oklahoma in June. From left: Jim Sheridan, Ken Naylor and Don Lelion.
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www.besi-inc.com Supplier Council Member 32 School Transportation News August 2013
INDUSTRY CONTINUES ASSISTANCE TO OKLAHOMA TORNADO VICTIMS
Ever since an EF5 tornado devastated Moore, Okla., donations and help have poured in from individuals and organizations across the nation, including school bus companies and OEMs. Te EF5 twister on May 20 killed 23 and injured more than 385. A tornado a day earlier
killed one, according to Trent Gibson, state director of student transportation at the Oklaho- ma Department of Education. Ten, on May 31, another EF5 tornado struck El Reno, west of Oklahoma City, injuring 115 and killing eight including school bus driver Billy O’Neal. Many employees at Durham School Services in Little Egg Harbor, N.J., said the out-
pouring of support from the nation helped them significantly after Hurricane Sandy hit last October. Eight months later, those same employees collected a busload of relief supplies for the Oklahoma tornado victims. “Our employees are truly paying it forward,” said General Manager Patty Manzoni. “Last
fall, 17 of our employees lost everything in the hurricane. We discussed the Oklahoma situation as a group and decided this was the right thing to do.” On the OEM side, IC Bus donated $10,000 to Moore Public Schools, and more than
800 Tulsa employees filled a donated school bus with essential supplies in response to the tornado. Parent company Navistar added another $10,000 donation, which will go toward the school district’s rebuilding efforts. Two elementary schools were flattened and 10 stu- dents were killed by the May 20 tornado. Navistar employees worldwide also contributed $8,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts. In addition, Blue Bird Corporation presented a $10,000 check to Moore PS bus drivers
during a June 9 dinner at the Oklahoma Association for Pupil Transportation (OAPT) Summer Conference in Tulsa. Kim Hamilton, president of OAPT, said the money will assist in housing the six displaced Moore school bus drivers and their families.
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