Whitehall and Montague
Hurricane Ike Donation Drive
**UPDATE**
**WE HAVE GENEROUSLY BEEN DONATED A SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILOR BY EAGLE EXPRESS TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT DONATIONS TO THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE IKE**
** DROP OFF LOCATIONS AS OF NOW ARE EXIT REAL ESTATE ON THE CORNER OF LUDINGTON AVENUE AND HARRISON STREET
FROM 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. DAILY**
**WE WILL ALSO HAVE EVENING AND WEEKEND DROP OFFS AT THE OLD NAPA STORE IN DOWNTOWN LUDINGTON, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. AND THEN NEXT WEEK MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 5PM-8PM AND THEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10AM-5PM FINAL DAY THE 28TH**
**WE ALSO HAVE PICK UP AVAILABLE FOR DONATIONS THROUGH THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACK 4196** CALL 231-690-5918 OR 231-843-2624 FOR PICK UP ARRANGEMENTS.
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR HURRICANE IKE SURVIVORS
My husband and I lived through the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, our home in Gulfport, Mississippi was 2 ½ blocks from the beach and was 90% destroyed it took us 2 years and 9 months to rebuild, thanks to FEMA and the trailer they loaned us we survived. Our hearts now hurt for the people of Texas and Southern Louisiana that face unbelievable devastation and they need our help. The following is a list of items that will be needed by the survivors of HURRICANE IKE, They are in no particular order as they are all needed.
Toiletries - Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deoderant, combs and hair brushes.
Money - Every Charity will ask for money, you can make your choice but may I suggest you think of Church based Charities. After Katrina they fed and housed thousands of people every day, they repaired and rebuilt homes for thousands of people who had no money and nowhere to turn for help but the church groups were there when we needed them. Today they are still sending volunteers\to the Mississippi gulf coast to rebuild lives and homes. If you do decide to give to the Red Cross make sure you specify it is for Hurricane IKE victims or your donations go into their general fund and they do not have to use it as you intended.
Rubber boots and Gloves - to wade through water and protect yourself from snake bites in the debris when your cleaning out your house, or just looking through the debris that was your home hoping to find just a few items that you can save. You have no idea what an unbroken plate or a wet picture means when you have nothing left.
Canned goods with peel off tops or hand can openers, dry cereal and milk in boxes that doesn’t need refrigeration until opened, and baby food - there is no electricity so you sit your canned goods in the sun to heat for lunch and supper. A plastic spoon taped to the top of the cans would be wonderful. You can’t count on the Red Cross to feed you because they can’t go where the water covers the road, so if they do come close you have to wade through the water to get to them (hence the rubber boots) and hope you get more than a brown bag with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In Katrina they gave so many meals to the salvage company workers that by the time they got down to the beach where we were they had no meals left.
Water in gallon jugs, baby wipes and waterless sanitizer soap - you have no running water so you sit the jugs in the sun to wash up with.
Pet Food, toys, treats, anything to help these people with their animals, if the people are not eating, their animals certainly are not either.
Bleach, mold and mildew remover wide shovels and brooms - black mold grows so fast you can watch it grow, undiluted bleach was the only thing we found that would stop it. The wide aluminum shovels we were given were one of the best things ever invented.
Clothes and underwear - don’t send new clothes or dress clothes. People who have nothing are grateful for whatever they are given, gently used clothes in all sizes are great and that will discourage the people who are not in need (lets face it ,there are those people) who stood in line and took only the new clothes that had tags on them so the could try to take them back to the stores they came from. New underwear and cheap tennis shoes would be great too. Many people left with only the clothes on their backs and without electricity and gas shortages there is no place to buy more. After Katrina Walmart set up in a tent and was the only store in Hancock County for many months.
Diapers (adult and baby) and disposable underpads - the underpads work great to keep your car seats dry from your kids (or grandma or grandpa) when your sleeping in your car or truck. Believe me there are hundreds if not thousands doing this right now. There are not enough motels for every one who is in a shelter right now.
Tents, air mattresses, pillows, sleeping bags and real mattresses (you don’t need to send the box springs just a real mattress is a luxury when you have none).
Linens - Sheets, pillowcases, towels and washcloths. Again they don’t need to be new.
Paper products - toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, Kleenex, and sanitary napkins.
Flashlights, Batteries, Candles and lighter sticks (matches don’t light when their damp).
Commode chairs - They work great with paper or a diaper in the bottom to replace your toilet if you have no water but have a place to put it.
All kinds of Books and Children’s books, inexpensive toys - there are no TV’s with no electricity children need to be entertained
Aspirin, Motrin, Tylenol and first aid supplies - When your cleaning debris both your body and mind hurts.
Last but not least keep the people of the Gulf Coast in your prayers, I know it’s hard to realize what the devastation is like when we’re in Michigan, but imagine what you would feel like if your home in a town the size of Ludington were destroyed tomorrow, wouldn’t you want someone to help you?
If you are interested in donating for Hurricane Ike survivors please call me Nancy Mustaikis at 231-690-5918 OR 231-843-2624
or send emails to nmustaikis@yahoo.com or abridestime@yahoo.com
**WE HAVE GENEROUSLY BEEN DONATED A SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILOR BY EAGLE EXPRESS TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT DONATIONS TO THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE IKE**
** DROP OFF LOCATIONS AS OF NOW ARE EXIT REAL ESTATE ON THE CORNER OF LUDINGTON AVENUE AND HARRISON STREET
FROM 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. DAILY**
**WE WILL ALSO HAVE EVENING AND WEEKEND DROP OFFS AT THE OLD NAPA STORE IN DOWNTOWN LUDINGTON, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. AND THEN NEXT WEEK MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 5PM-8PM AND THEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 10AM-5PM FINAL DAY THE 28TH**
**WE ALSO HAVE PICK UP AVAILABLE FOR DONATIONS THROUGH THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACK 4196** CALL 231-690-5918 OR 231-843-2624 FOR PICK UP ARRANGEMENTS.
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR HURRICANE IKE SURVIVORS
My husband and I lived through the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, our home in Gulfport, Mississippi was 2 ½ blocks from the beach and was 90% destroyed it took us 2 years and 9 months to rebuild, thanks to FEMA and the trailer they loaned us we survived. Our hearts now hurt for the people of Texas and Southern Louisiana that face unbelievable devastation and they need our help. The following is a list of items that will be needed by the survivors of HURRICANE IKE, They are in no particular order as they are all needed.
Toiletries - Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deoderant, combs and hair brushes.
Money - Every Charity will ask for money, you can make your choice but may I suggest you think of Church based Charities. After Katrina they fed and housed thousands of people every day, they repaired and rebuilt homes for thousands of people who had no money and nowhere to turn for help but the church groups were there when we needed them. Today they are still sending volunteers\to the Mississippi gulf coast to rebuild lives and homes. If you do decide to give to the Red Cross make sure you specify it is for Hurricane IKE victims or your donations go into their general fund and they do not have to use it as you intended.
Rubber boots and Gloves - to wade through water and protect yourself from snake bites in the debris when your cleaning out your house, or just looking through the debris that was your home hoping to find just a few items that you can save. You have no idea what an unbroken plate or a wet picture means when you have nothing left.
Canned goods with peel off tops or hand can openers, dry cereal and milk in boxes that doesn’t need refrigeration until opened, and baby food - there is no electricity so you sit your canned goods in the sun to heat for lunch and supper. A plastic spoon taped to the top of the cans would be wonderful. You can’t count on the Red Cross to feed you because they can’t go where the water covers the road, so if they do come close you have to wade through the water to get to them (hence the rubber boots) and hope you get more than a brown bag with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In Katrina they gave so many meals to the salvage company workers that by the time they got down to the beach where we were they had no meals left.
Water in gallon jugs, baby wipes and waterless sanitizer soap - you have no running water so you sit the jugs in the sun to wash up with.
Pet Food, toys, treats, anything to help these people with their animals, if the people are not eating, their animals certainly are not either.
Bleach, mold and mildew remover wide shovels and brooms - black mold grows so fast you can watch it grow, undiluted bleach was the only thing we found that would stop it. The wide aluminum shovels we were given were one of the best things ever invented.
Clothes and underwear - don’t send new clothes or dress clothes. People who have nothing are grateful for whatever they are given, gently used clothes in all sizes are great and that will discourage the people who are not in need (lets face it ,there are those people) who stood in line and took only the new clothes that had tags on them so the could try to take them back to the stores they came from. New underwear and cheap tennis shoes would be great too. Many people left with only the clothes on their backs and without electricity and gas shortages there is no place to buy more. After Katrina Walmart set up in a tent and was the only store in Hancock County for many months.
Diapers (adult and baby) and disposable underpads - the underpads work great to keep your car seats dry from your kids (or grandma or grandpa) when your sleeping in your car or truck. Believe me there are hundreds if not thousands doing this right now. There are not enough motels for every one who is in a shelter right now.
Tents, air mattresses, pillows, sleeping bags and real mattresses (you don’t need to send the box springs just a real mattress is a luxury when you have none).
Linens - Sheets, pillowcases, towels and washcloths. Again they don’t need to be new.
Paper products - toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, Kleenex, and sanitary napkins.
Flashlights, Batteries, Candles and lighter sticks (matches don’t light when their damp).
Commode chairs - They work great with paper or a diaper in the bottom to replace your toilet if you have no water but have a place to put it.
All kinds of Books and Children’s books, inexpensive toys - there are no TV’s with no electricity children need to be entertained
Aspirin, Motrin, Tylenol and first aid supplies - When your cleaning debris both your body and mind hurts.
Last but not least keep the people of the Gulf Coast in your prayers, I know it’s hard to realize what the devastation is like when we’re in Michigan, but imagine what you would feel like if your home in a town the size of Ludington were destroyed tomorrow, wouldn’t you want someone to help you?
If you are interested in donating for Hurricane Ike survivors please call me Nancy Mustaikis at 231-690-5918 OR 231-843-2624
or send emails to nmustaikis@yahoo.com or abridestime@yahoo.com
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Liz on -
"Money - Every Charity will ask for money, you can make your choice but may I suggest you think of Church based Charities. After Katrina they fed and housed thousands of people every day, they repaired and rebuilt homes for thousands of people who had no money and nowhere to turn for help but the church groups were there when we needed them. Today they are still sending volunteers\to the Mississippi gulf coast to rebuild lives and homes. If you do decide to give to the Red Cross make sure you specify it is for Hurricane IKE victims or your donations go into their general fund and they do not have to use it as you intended."
Just repeating some good advice. Not to knock the Red Cross, but watching interviews with folks after Katrina, everyone praised the Salvation Army. Red Cross was never mentioned......I think maybe their best mission is local emergencies like fires.
Thanks for posting this, Heather
Liz
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Permalink Reply by Heather on -
HI Liz,
Just spreading the word of my own personal experience with Hurricane Katrina, my husband and I were on the Gulf the day after Katrina, we were let in by the National Guard as my mom is a nurse and was called to work. There was no one to help the people, we brought a trailor with water, gas, canned foods and generators and handed things out, for 10 days we lived in our truck, and during those 10 days, there was no Red Cross or anybody.
So we are just trying to help the people that these "Big Business" CHARITIES have forgotten about.
God Bless
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