- [Announcer] When a wind storm blew down

a huge tree in her yard, PansySteel didn't know what to do.

- I just stood in the yardand just started praising God

because it was so close to my home,

so I was just being sothankful that I wasn't hurt,

that no one was hurt becausethe tree was very tall.

- [Announcer] If the storm happened

just a few months sooner,

Pansy would have calledsomeone to get rid of the tree,

but that wasn't an optionbecause of the coronavirus.

- It wasn't a good timefinancially with the COVID.

I had just been furloughed from my job,

and I thought, you know,I don't even have a clue

who to call to take careof something like that.

- [Announcer] Officer BradChambers was in the area

when he met Pansy in her front yard.

- I immediately notified Public Works

and Landscaping Services for the city,

and they said that theywere going to come out here

as soon as possible toclear up the public roadway,

'cause there was no way ofclearing out this massive tree

that was in Pansy's front yard.

Being here by herself, furloughedbecause of the COVID-19,

what other options does she have

but to go into a pretty big financial hole

to fix something like this.

- [Announcer] The citycouldn't do that much work

on private property,

so Officer Chambers made a few phone calls

and got in touch with Operation Blessing.

- I wanted to hug all of you guys

when y'all came to my door.

I just wanted to just hugyou so tight and thank you.

But I tried to stay apart.

- [Announcer] OperationBlessing staff and volunteers

used heavy equipment and chainsaws

to cut the tree into manageable pieces.

Then they threw it all into adump truck and hauled it away.

- This is definitely havinga genuine impact on Pansy

and the rest of this neighborhood,

and ultimately the rest of the city.

I would definitely like to appreciate

Operation Blessing donors

because they made all this possible.

- It was just amazinghow Operation Blessing

came together and did this for me.

I want to thank everybody who donates

so that these guys can come out

and do things like this for our community.