HHH - Storm Recovery - How can you help

[tndee]

I live in middle TN (DeKalb County) & was blessed that the storms bypassed my family & I. I have family just outside of Manchester, TN who have found pictures and an old check from some of the storm victims. My sister sent me a link to a site on Facebook to post pics of items found, so I'm going to try to post them for them since they do not have Facebook. I think it's wonderful that members on this site are so caring and willing to offer some of what you have to others who may need it more. I was thinking of having a yard sale later this year, but now I think I may donate some of the items to those in need. Thanks to those who are willing to organize as well because that's a big job. Our prayers are with our fellow patriots who are in need.

[Camaguy]

Hey Nathan (of TLC's Exteme Couponing), here's your chance to reclaim your "toothpaste room"! 1,000 tubes of toothpaste, along with whatever other mass stockpiled items you'll never get around to using in your lifetime, will go a long way in helping out people in the South who could use your excess stockpile now.

CAMAGUY

[annag86]

Here are some addresses for shelters & places to donate items in Alabama


United Way of West Alabama,
2720 Sixth St. No. 100
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-345-6640
Needs: Nonperishable food items, tarps (blue or black); clothing (especially underwear, socks, and new or gently worn tennis shoes); ladies' hygiene products (to be distributed by the Red Cross); newborn and baby items including diapers, formula, diaper cream, and baby powder and wipes; clothes hangers; school supplies; sunscreen; wipes; soap; towels; washcloths; hand sanitizer; flashlights; deodorant and detergent.

Humane Society of West Alabama
Humane Society of West Alabama
1515 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Non-monetary donations: dry food for puppies, kittens, senior dogs; food and water bowls; collars; leashes; crates; carriers; jugs of water; fans and extension cords.

Valley View Baptist Church
8820 Hwy 69 S.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
205-752-0977
Needs: clothes to be distributed by State Baptist Disaster Relief.

St. Mark United Methodist Church
1421 McFarland Blvd.
Northport, AL 35476
205-339-5990
shelter for displaced people available.
Needs: nonperishable food, clothes, volunteers with medical experience.

Capstone Church
1907 University Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
205-366-1581
Needs: nonperishable foods, water, diapers, baby food.

Sumiton First Assembly of God
85 Yates Road
Sumiton, AL 35148
205-648-8197 or 205-994-1100
The church is accepting donations of water, clothes, hygiene products, and baby products.

In addition to items listed there were several schools that were destroyed by the storms, the children from these schools are in need of basic school supplies. Unlike other states Alabama does not dismiss students for the remainder of the year. They are busing these children to other schools & opening some schools in vacant buildings. They are also providing buses for the children who are staying in the shelters.

[brenda1313]

I have a number of friends on youtube and they've created this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-mCm_PAbDE

This is where I'm sending my donation.

Americans helping Americans

[crazy coupon carly]

Here is a website that has been set up through Ringgold Telephone Company to help folks who are wanting to make donations and has all kinds of general information for residents, etc:

Ringgold Tornado Disaster Info

[mommas2moody]

If you art still interested in helping.... (this is off the local news site)



The best way to help tornado survivors and rescue workers is to make a financial contribution. Monetary donations allow disaster responders to immediately meet the specific needs of disaster survivors. The Salvation Army asks those who want to help to visit www.disaster.salvationarmyusa.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769) and designate their gift "April 2011 Tornado Outbreak." Checks may be made out to:
The Salvation Army Disaster Relief
P.O. Box 100339
Atlanta, GA 30384-0339
For more information please call: Kimberly George at 423-503-1801. Also visit us on Facebook or Twitter as well.








Last week community organizations, churches, business leaders, and non-profits gathered to form Catoosa Organization Acting in Disaster (COAD).
The initial objective is to gather the resources needed to assist uninsured and underinsured homeowners as they rebuild from the tornado devastation.
COAD will coordinate the rebuild effort through an office at Ringgold United Methodist Church.
To make tax-deductible donations to the effort of cash: Catoosa Organization Acting in Disaster (COAD), P.O. Box 53, Ringgold, Ga. 30736 or visit www.HelpRinggold.com for more information.
To get on the volunteer list for the clean up or the future rebuild efforts or to ask for information about COAD, call (706) 935-2109.

[Bestbirths]

Message off the facebook of my friend in Joplin today whose house was effected by the tornado but is still standing located 3 houses north of where homes are down to foundation and the highschool which was demolished, is they have no food, no water, no power, no phone, no gas, credit cards and debit cards don't work, and they need cash. They are running out of cash and she only has 1/2 gallon of gas in her car. She is staying at a friend's south of town and returning everyday to her home to clean up. I have a van and if I could fill it with 5 gallon bottles of water, a propane stove, propane, and ready made or easy to prepare foods, maybe I could get some supplies together.Cooler full of food on ice, like an extreme cooler. I have a stockpile, but mostly not appropriate items mostly pantry items, not ready made foods. Toothpaste is covered. Three hours ago was her fb messae plea for help there. We are a two hour drive away. I wonder if any other couponers from the Kansas City area want to help fill a van with supplies?

I want to send cash directly to my friend and I'm finding out the best way. They can't access paypal, debit or credit cards because of the phone lines.

[mommas2moody]

Donate to the Tornado Relief Effort - Joplin, MO
The American Red Cross is providing food, shelter and emotional support in Missouri, Minnesota and other parts of the Midwest.
To make a donation to the American Red Cross' Disaster Relief, visit its online donation page. Once there you can enter the zip code for Joplin, 64801, to make sure that the money will be directed to their local Joplin chapter.
You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Contributions may also be sent to your local Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013.

World Vision teams are heading to Joplin, Mo., and northern Minneapolis, Minn., to assess the tornado damage. World Vision focuses on aiding children and is providing hygiene kits, cleaning supplies and other relief and building items.
To donate $10, text the word "TORNADO" to 20222 or call 888-56-CHILD.
To donate to the United Way, call 417-624-0153.
The Salvation Army's emergency disaster services teams are helping to feed residents and first responders in Joplin; Reading, Kan.; and parts of Minnesota affected by the storms.
To donate to the The Salvation Army's efforts, visit www.salvationarmyusa.org and click on the donation page.
You can call 1-800-SAL-ARMY and donors can text "JOPLIN" to 80888 to make a $10 donation. And you can mail a donation to Joplin Tornado Relief, The Salvation Army, 3637 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111