Gary Jones, president/CEO of the Credit Union Association of Oklahoma, said Wednesday that the association's foundation has been mobilized to begin distributing cash to tornado victims in the wake of Monday's twister that blasted Moore, Okla.

The Oklahoma Credit Union Foundation controls the Tornado Disaster Relief Fund. Jones delivered two checks to a credit union CEO Wednesday morning that will help employees affected by the tornado.

Giving the money to credit union CEOs is the most efficient way to ensure the money gets into the hands of tornado victims, some of whom no longer have a house, the league president said.

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