The relief and recovery effort is underway in the Oklahoma City area after a an EF-5 twister tore through Monday, leaving 24 dead and 12,000 - 13,000 homes damaged or destroyed.

Officials estimated the recovery cost at $2 billion.

If you wish to help, the following organizations are providing food, shelters, and emergency supplies and equipment.

In commemoration of Memorial Day and our deep regard for the American veteran, the Jimmy Doolittle Museum is proud to present Flying History Days at its new Nut Tree Airport location on May 29, 30 and 31 beginning at 9 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

In addition to launching the Museum's Center for Patriotism campaign at the Nut Tree, Flying History Days will feature the reassembly of its 1912 Gonzales Bi-plane and the Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour.

The Jimmy Doolittle Museum is the proud owner of one of the first successful airplanes flown in the San Francisco Bay Area. The "Gonzales No. 1" biplane was built by twins Willy and Arthur Gonzales, with help from their brother Eddy Gonzales, during the period from 1910 to 1912. Constructed primarily of pine and small amounts of spruce, it was built in the backyard of their home at 435-16th Avenue in San Francisco.

Vacaville resident Christine Franklin may have lost her battle to breast cancer in 2011, but her feisty spirit lives on - in the form of a bright pink fire truck that is being dedicated in her honor.

The truck - which belongs to the Solano County Chapter of the Guardians of the Ribbon/Pink Heals - will be dedicated at a ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, 1000 Nut Tree Road in Vacaville.

The public is encouraged to put on pink apparel, attend the ceremony, and then stay to sign the truck.