Share Your Story

How did the July 27 tornado affect you, your family, your business, your neighborhood, or our community? Rally for the Valley is collecting community stories and creating opportunities to document this moment in the Fox Valley’s history. You may share a written story, submit anonymously, tell us something privately, volunteer for a recorded or live interview, participate in telling your story at Rally for the Valley on October 3, 2026, or tell us about photographs, video, documents, or other materials you may wish to contribute. Sharing a story does not automatically give permission to publish it; you will choose below exactly how your submission may be used.

Share as much or as little as you would like.

You control whether your story can be shared publicly and whether your name may be attached.

We will make reasonable efforts to remove your name and directly identifying details before sharing your story. Please avoid including details you would not want publicly disclosed.

Tell us which storytelling opportunities you may be comfortable exploring.

The Photo Opp and local history partners will be documenting stories, images, and experiences connected to the tornado and recovery.

You may remain anonymous. Name and contact information are only required if you want us to follow up.

Checking a box gives permission for that specific use. Leaving a box unchecked means you have not granted permission for that use. Expressing interest in an interview earlier in this form is not the same as granting media permission.

Please review before submitting.

Optional: Is there someone else whose experience you think should be documented? Please do not provide another person’s private phone number or email without their permission. Instead, consider sharing this form with them so they can decide whether they would like to participate.