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Salvation Army seeks donations to help with flooding relief

Salvation Army seeks donations to help with flooding relief
DELIVERED UP NORTH, AND FLOODED COMMUNITIES ARE ASKING FOR MORE SUPPLIES. THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN HELP THIS IS THE LATEST DONATION OF BOTTLED WATER, FROM PEOPLE ANSWERING THE CALL FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. BUT SO MUCH MORE IS NEEDED. WE HAVE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE FOR 100 INDIVIDUALS. ATCHISON, KANSAS IS ON A BOIL WATER ORDER, SO WE DESPERATELY NEED WATER. KELLY: THE SALVATION ARMY IS TAKING DONATIONS AT ITS WAREHOUSE DOWNTOWN OR ANY OF IT’S 28 COMMUNITY CENTERS. IT PLANS TO SEND ANOTHER TRUCK TO THE FLOODED AREAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT’S NOT ALL. >> WE ARE CURRENTLY GEARING UP VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE HOTMAIL’S AND HYDRATION IN AREAS, FEEDING AT SHELTERS AS WELL AS GOING AND SCOUTING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS T FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. KELLY: A BIG PART OF THAT ASSISTANCE INVOLVES CLEAN-UP. THAT’S ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN HELP. THE ORGANIZATION IS PUTTING TOGETHER CLEAN-UP KITS LIKE THIS, THAT COST $25 EACH. MORE THAN HALF OF THE KITS IN THE WAREHOUSE ARE ALREADY ON THEIR WAY TO ATCHISO YOUR DONATION WILL PROVIDE MORE OF THESE IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS TO COME. >> IT MEANS THEY CAN
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Salvation Army seeks donations to help with flooding relief
The Salvation Army is asking for donations to help flooded communities asking for supplies.Since Monday, the organization has collected 200 cases of donated bottled water, which has been delivered to communities up north."We have currently provided assistance to date for 100 individuals. Atchison, Kansas, is under a boil water order and so we desperately need water," said Dalvius Harvy, of the Salvation Army.Donations are being taken at the Salvation Army's downtown warehouse and its 28 community centers. Another relief truck will be sent to flooded areas soon."We are currently gearing up volunteers to go out and provide hot meals and hydration at shelters, as well as going and scouting through neighborhoods to find those in need of assistance," Harvy said.Part of the assistance involves cleanup. The Salvation Army is putting together clean-up kits that cost $25 each.

The Salvation Army is asking for donations to help flooded communities asking for supplies.

Since Monday, the organization has collected 200 cases of donated bottled water, which has been delivered to communities up north.

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"We have currently provided assistance to date for 100 individuals. Atchison, Kansas, is under a boil water order and so we desperately need water," said Dalvius Harvy, of the Salvation Army.

Donations are being taken at the Salvation Army's downtown warehouse and its 28 community centers. Another relief truck will be sent to flooded areas soon.

"We are currently gearing up volunteers to go out and provide hot meals and hydration at shelters, as well as going and scouting through neighborhoods to find those in need of assistance," Harvy said.

Part of the assistance involves cleanup. The Salvation Army is putting together clean-up kits that cost $25 each.