Large parts of Tallahassee are still reeling from April's triple-tornadoes. Various local volunteer groups have been working to help the recovery process.
Alistair Rowe and a small group from the Tallahassee Rotary Club were helping residents of several hard-hit neighborhoods clean up mounds of storm debris.
"As a community, we either pay it forward or pay it back."
But the task remains daunting. The tornadoes carved a swath of destruction south of the city's midsection from west to east. Disaster officials estimate the cost so far as topping $50 million with tens-of-thousands of tons of storm debris still on the ground. Rowe says many more volunteers are needed to help speed the process.
"It we can get everybody out helping, we can recover and be more resilient for the next storms that hit us."
Especially with what forecasters predict could be the busiest hurricane season on record getting underway over the weekend.
