Newburgh church looking for donations for hurricane relief efforts
Event organizers say the 'There's Hope Disaster Relief Ministry' will once again be collecting items for disaster relief to transport to the Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina areas that were most devastated by Hurricane Helene.
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Items the group is receiving to transport are:
Water
Breakfast food
Microwavable ravioli
Microwavable mac and cheese
Empty spray bottles
Smoke detector
Carbon monoxide detector
Men's deodorant
Small bottle detergent
Small boxes trash bags
Batteries in all sizes
Dried pinto beans
Canned fruit
Canned yams
Canned potatoes
Alfredo sauce
Spaghetti sauce
Noodles
Hot cocoa
Cooking oil
Baking ingredients
Sugar
Event organizers say people may also donate monetary gifts. These can be either cash or checks payable to 'Maranatha Baptist Church.' The suggested memo line is 'There's Hope disaster relief.' Organizers say any donated monetary gifts will go toward travel cost, purchasing additional supplies or aiding the volunteers on the ground in Tennessee or North Carolina.
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The truck and crew will be departing on December 21 at 7 a.m. Organizers are working and corresponding directly with Little Ivy Baptist Church Mars Hill, North Carolina.
An event organizer said, 'Thank you to those who have donated, prayers are always needed.'
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