TOLEDO, Ohio — It's been five months since an EF-2 tornado tore through Point Place causing millions of dollars worth of damage.
Some in the area are still struggling, so a local non-profit gave out checks to those who need them.
A group of pastors in Point Place saw that there were people still struggling with damage months after the storm, so they teamed up with Lutheran Social Services and the Friendship Park Community Center to fundraise for them, raising about $40,000.
Spread out amongst 63 people, it's not life-changing money, but for the people WTOL 11 talked to who got their checks, it's more than generous.
Wednesday morning, the line at Friendship Park Community Center was almost out the door. Dozens arrived as early as they could to collect their checks, excited to be one step closer to finishing their home repairs.
For Lutheran Social Services worker Jeremy Schneider, who helped raise the funds, seeing the relief on the awaiting people's faces made all the effort worthwhile.
"You know, it's the day before Thanksgiving, you know everybody's got a lot on their plate, a lot on their mind, so to be able to take something off their plate, off their mind, that was fantastic," said Schneider.
Schneider said that the funding broke down to $1000 dollars for families and $500 for individuals.
One of those individuals is Sue Monday, a long-time resident of Point Place whose backyard suffered from the tornado's path.
"The neighbor's tree took out the privacy fence, the small built-in pool and it went across the length of the entire two-car garage roof," said Monday.
In the months following, Monday's Insurance was able to cover the tree removal, fence and the pool repair, but the check didn't stretch to the garage.
"They don't want to give any more money to fix it," said Monday.
So for the last six months, she's been living with a building that is always at risk of an imminent collapse, sending her right back to where she started.
"If it tumbles, it's gonna take out part of the fence that was just replaced and the pool that was just fixed," said Monday.
It's been a worry on Monday's mind since she first saw the damage, and even with the relief check, that worry isn't going away any time soon.
It isn't enough to cover the repairs, but Monday said it's a start and she said for people to still offer this kind of generosity, even months later, touches her.
"Grateful, very grateful, especially now," said Monday.
There might still be hope for Monday's garage. She told WTOL 11 that she's working with a new claims adjuster who will look over all of her documentation since June and re-access if they can help her out.
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