A man carries a girl who was rescued after being trapped with her mother in their home after a tornado hit Joplin, Mo., Sunday evening. (Mike Gullett - AP)

While many of us went through our normal routine of gearing up for the work week, our neighbors in Joplin, Missouri, were dealing with everything but normalcy. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported that the tornado (either an EF-4 with 166 to 200 mile-per-hour winds or an EF-5 with more than 200 mph winds) killed at least 89 people, making it one of the deadliest tornadoes in Missouri history. Images from  Joplin

The O&B family is asking for your thoughts, prayers and financial support for the victims of the tornado that ripped through Joplin. If you’d care to donate through O&B, proceeds will go directly to the Joplin Red Cross for tornado relief and recovery efforts. Donations are tax deductable, and O&B will generously match up to $1,000 of what is collected this week. Please contact  Holly Head at 314.746.1984 or headh@osborn-barr.com

As you consider making a contribution, here’s some information about our neighbors in southeast, Missouri.

-          Population: 50,150

-          Median household income: $30,555

-          Per capita income: $17,738

Ag stats for Jasper County (according to 2007 Census of Ag)

-          Number of farms: 1,369

-          Average size of farm: 189 acres

-          Top crops: forage, soybeans, wheat, corn and sorghum

-          Top livestock: turkeys; cattle and calves; and hogs and pigs

 Thanks for your consideration.