Help for Alabama

[teaberryblue]

As you've probably noticed, one of my best friends in the whole world lives in Tuscaloosa. You can read about her experiences these past few days here. Now that she is in a safe place, I feel like it's time I should be helping out other folks in the area.

Here are some ways you can help.

CBS42 has a list of ways to donate water, non-perishable food items, clothing, etc., for people who are within driving distance.

AL.com has more ways for people who are in the region to help.

If you want to volunteer, call the United Way at 211.

alephz took the time to put together a list of ways to donate money. I'm c/ping that here.

You can donate to the Alabama Red Cross. Or even the regular Red Cross. There's also the Salvation Army and the Alabama Governer's Emergency Relief Fund

There is also a link to many ways you can help here:

Stuff to send to Alabama.

A couple things you should know: They are looking most for money, bottled water, and non-perishable food items, flashlights, batteries, hand sanitizer, as well as gift cards to stores like Wal-Mart, Lowes, and other big chain stores that are located in the area.

Anyone who sends me confirmation of a donation of $10 or more (you can send me a photo of a text confirmation if you do the text to the Red Cross or Salvation Army thing) will get a black and white drawing of a single figure (person, animal or thing). If you send $50 or more, I will draw 2-3 figures for you. You could have a usericon like my usericon, for only $10!

Comments

[writingmoments.livejournal.com]

I'm really hoping for my sis-in-law's sake that it's a case of dead or missing cell phones. There is no way to charge phone in my county so hopefully that is all that happened.

I think we will be ok but thanks for the offer. The main thing I need are things like a way to make a new drs. appointment for the one I missed on Thursday but there is no way anyone can help with that until I can get through to my drs. office. All the doctors here have had to switch their phones over to a different answering system due to lack of power and I need to have the appointment before my surgery on May 9th.

Hopefully I will get through to him this week. But that is nothing you can help with.

I read about Quizzical's experience...there are no words. Time will likely help but nothing can replace those who were lost:(

[teaberryblue.livejournal.com]

Okay! Let me know if anything comes up. <3 <3 to your family.