Hey All,
For those outside of Texas how do we get supplies over to Houston/ affected areas?
I have been searching online for places where I can drop supplies in Atlanta that would be sent to Houston but none of the Food Banks/ Red Cross seem to have a program like this?
Only seem to be able to donate money which is fine but I would imagine folks need supplies as well? I.e. Non perishable foods, diapers, baby formula etc?
Anyone have ideas?
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Raydiant, not sure if the collection efforts are stretching across state lines yet. I know College Station is holding a donation drive collecting the items you mentioned today, with the intent to load up trucks and send them down to Houston. My wife is going to the store today to get a bunch of the items. I know that doesn`t really help from Atlanta, sorry. Maybe there is a direct-donation to some of these efforts? I`m not sure.
I know the JJ watt foundation is getting a lot of press if you don`t trust the Red Cross...
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Thanks NickClark. I am going to keep my ears to the ground and see if there is an organization that will be planning something. I donated to the RedCross but I felt like providing supplies would be helpful too. Hopefully my company will be doing something soon. They usually get involved when things like this happen.
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Raydiant, got an email from a co-worker that the local Harley dealership here in CS (The Ranch Harley Davidson) - is also sending trucks down there a few times a week. I know this is a long-shot, but maybe your local Harley dealership will accept donations and then work with the "corporation" to get the goods down here?
I know its kind of a weird chain, but other than donating to a list of different Houston charity organizations, most of the volunteer work is grass-roots at this point. I bet the National Guard units start donation sites soon - might be another option.
Nick
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