A derecho powerful enough to flatten cornfields ravaged the Iowa landscape last month, leaving communities devastated in its wake. When four trees came crashing down on quadriplegic Ray Drake’s property in Des Moines, the Roosevelt High School football team dropped what they were doing to clean up the mess.
Paralyzed since 1989, Ray Drake is cared for by his two older sisters. After the derecho left his yard in utter chaos, they knew they were going to need help.
