On July 9, tornados ripped through several communities in southern Indiana damaging and totaling homes and businesses along its path. 

“Our hearts go out to those impacted by the tornado,” said CountryMark President and CEO Matt Smorch. “We hope our donation has a positive impact on the efforts of these communities to repair the physical and emotional impacts from the tornado.” 

CountryMark donated to the American Red Cross of Indiana – Southwest Chapter $10,000 for tornado relief in Indiana’s Posey and Gibson counties. CountryMark has also committed to matching dollar for dollar on employee donations for the July 9 tornado relief efforts collected on or before August 1. 

The CountryMark refinery in Posey County was not impacted by the July tornado. 

Pictured above are Leslie Day and Dakota East coordinating a food pickup from McKim’s IGA in Mt. Vernon, Indiana for the local Red Cross shelter, which was set up for those displaced by the July 9 tornado. Day works for CountryMark and is a volunteer board member for the Southwest Chapter. East is a Red Cross Team Member.