Britainy Beshear has announced a toy drive to help collect toys for children and their families who are trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.
The tornadoes that blew through the state hit just 15 days before Christmas.
“For many of us, the holidays are a time for being at home surrounded by family and friends,” Beshear said, according to WLEX. “But this year, many in Western Kentucky have suffered a tragedy. They’ve lost everything, including their homes and maybe even someone they love. With your help, we can make this season a little easier for those who are hurting by donating a toy, book or gift card to bring them some hope and joy during the holidays.”
Kentucky tornadoes A resident surveys the damage from a tornado that hit downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday night. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes Emergency response workers dig through the rubble of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes A woman walks away from a row of ambulances on the property of Mayfield Consumer Products Candle Factory after it was destroyed by a tornado. (John Amis/AFP via Getty Images)
Kentucky tornadoes A feed store in Mayfield, Kentucky was severely damaged by a tornado Friday night. (Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press)
Kentucky tornadoes: artin Bolton, left, and shop owner Danny Wagner try to shut off a leaking gas meter after his automobile repair shop was destroyed by a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (John Amis/Agence France Presse/AFP via Getty Images)
Kentucky tornadoes (Dylan T. Lovan/Associated Press)
Kentucky tornadoes: Debris is scattered near a damaged feed store in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press)
Kentucky tornadoes A car sits under a house destroyed by a tornado in Campbellsville, Kentucky. (Michael Clubb/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes Workers survey damage done by a tornado that traveled through Campbellsville, Kentucky. (Michael Clubb/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes Several homes were reduced to rubble after a tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes Workers survey the rubble at a Family Dollar store in Mayfield, Kentucky, after Friday night's tornado. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes A resident surveys the damages after a tornado struck Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Friday. (Gunnar Word/AFP via Getty Images)
Kentucky tornadoes Rescue workers dig through the rubble at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes A woman in Bowling Green, Kentucky, looks at the damage in the aftermath of a tornado that roared through the western part of the state Friday night. (Gunnar Word/AFP via Getty Images)
Kentucky tornadoes Residents in Bowling Green, Kentucky, assess the damage after Friday night's tornado. (Gunnar Word/AFP via Getty Images)
Kentucky tornadoes Cars and homes were damaged in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday night. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes: People walk past the debris of a home flattened by Friday's tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press )
Kentucky tornadoes: People carry out boxes from a destroyed building after Friday's tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press )
