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Hurricane Floyd's Aftermath
WANT TO HELP?
9-24-99
Greensboro News & Record
Several nonprofit organizations, churches, schools and other associations are gathering
emergency supplies for hurricane victims. Organizations such as the American Red Cross
prefer cash because of the difficulty they often face in having to ship items to disaster
areas. Cash also is easier to use and helps the local economy in an affected area,
officials say.
However, some organizations are asking for specific items to truck to the disaster area.
Several groups are collecting items and sponsoring the trucks to get them there.
Also, organizations need volunteers to help collect and sort donated items. They also want
organizations to start food drives or to volunteer services -- such as a truck -- to get
the items to the Eastern part of the state. Call the information number for any of the
listed agencies for volunteer information.
The Governor's Office is requesting financial donations to the Governor's Hurricane Relief
Fund. Send checks or money orders to: Office of the Governor, 20301 Mail Services Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301. Call (888) 786-7601 or (888) 835-9966 for more information. The
office is working to establish drop-off points for food and clothing for local food banks
and clothing drives for those affected by the flood. The office also is working with area
Lowe's Food stores to establish drop-off bins for nonperishable, non-glass donations,
including baby formula, diapers, cleaning products and canned foods.
The North Carolina Restaurant Association is encouraging all restaurants to pledge 10
percent of sales on Sunday -- if not open on Sunday, pick another day -- to the Governor's
Hurricane Floyd Disaster Relief Fund. Restaurants choosing to participate are being asked
to place signs in their businesses. Restaurants are asked to send contributions directly
to the Hurricane Floyd Disaster Relief Fund, 20301 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-0301. (Federal Tax ID Number 56-0564547).
The American Red Cross is seeking financial donations to its emergency relief fund.
Contributions may be made to the Disaster Relief Fund by calling (800) HELP NOW; by
sending checks to: American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington,
D.C. 20013; or by dropping off a check at your local Red Cross office. In Greensboro,
that's 1501 Yanceyville St. In High Point, it's at 815 Phillips Ave.
The Nussbaum Blood Center on Yanceyville Street will be open 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays to collect
blood to offset low inventory levels because of Hurricane Floyd. Blood drives were
canceled because of the recent storms. Check your local telephone directory for a list of
Red Cross agencies, and the local branch can give you a list of blood drives.
The Red Cross is asking people to donate blood as quickly as possible. In Greensboro, the
Red Cross is seeing large numbers of donors. But the pace still needs to increase, said
Mary Eubanks, a spokeswoman for the local chapter.
The Salvation Army is collecting monetary donations for its relief, recovery and
restoration efforts. The organization has issued an urgent two-state request for
nonperishable food, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items, bottled water, paper
products and baby care items. In Greensboro, items should be taken to Four Seasons Mall.
Monetary contributions marked for Hurricane Relief can be mailed to the Salvation Army,
P.O. Box 241808, Charlotte, N.C. 28224-1808. Call (800) SAL-ARMY for more information.
Four Seasons Town Centre is working with the Salvation Army to collect staples that will
be trucked to the coast: nonperishable food, cleaning supplies, lumber supplies, etc. Take
donations to Guest Services on the mall's second level or to the mall's management office
on the second level, near Wolf Camera. Churches or large groups wishing to donate large
collections should call ahead (299-9200) so volunteers can help unload the items. The mall
has loading docks and room to store items that the Salvation Army cannot. For more
information or a more detailed list of items, call the mall office at 292-0171. Checks
made out to the Salvation Army relief fund also will be collected.
The Greensboro Jaycees and Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants will be collecting nonperishable
items, such as batteries, bottled water and diapers, at the Greensboro Jaycee office, 401
N. Green St., and all five Greensboro area Libby Hill seafood restaurants. The supplies
are going to Greenville for the American Red Cross to distribute. Donations will be
collected through Tuesday. For more information, call Justin Conrad or Debbie Pyle at
379-0147.
Greensboro Youth Soccer Association and VF Jeanswear are collecting items for flood
victims from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, at the Bryan Park Soccer
Complex in Greensboro. Canned food, nonperishable food, diapers, prepared baby food and
cleaning materials and supplies are needed and will be distributed to the N.C. Emergency
Distribution Center in Rocky Mount.
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and Lowe's Foods are collecting
nonperishable non-glass items in blue barrels in front of Lowe's Food stores in Guilford
and Forsyth counties. Officials are especially asking for bottled water, ready-to-eat
snacks, instant baby formula, baby wipes and personal-care items.
Samaritan's Purse, a Christian relief organization with offices in Boone, also is seeking
financial contributions. Call (828) 262-1980 for more information.
The Boys and Girls Club of Greensboro will collect for flood victims at the corner of Lee
and Aycock streets, at each intersection, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday. Items needed:
nonperishable food items, baby items, formula, cleaning supplies, brooms, mops, water
hoses, and bleach.
AC Corporation is collecting goods such as food and diapers for Floyd victims. Drop off
goods at the AC Corporation, 301 Creek Ridge Road, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, from 8
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Sept. 29.
Winn Dixie is collecting for Floyd victims. Area stores will collect donations and sell
blue ribbons for $1, with the money going to the relief effort.
Friendly Center and Dudley Products are partnering to collect everything from rubber
gloves, boots and coveralls to checks and cash from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, at the Friendly Center Auditorium.
Car Mart of Greensboro is coordinating a delivery effort of nonperishable foods, personal
items, baby supplies, pet supplies and cleaning items. The items are being collected at
the Car Mart between Wendy's and McDonald's at Interstate 40 and U.S. 421.
The N.C. State Grange and the N.C. State Grange Mutual Insurance Company, 2751 Patterson
Ave., are collecting nonperishable food items, antibacterial soap/cleaning supplies,
insect repellent, baby formula, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from
7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Call 854-9000 for more information.
LADD Furniture is having a flood relief drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Anyone who
would like to help load the truck can call Judy Pack at 315-4187 or Joanie Moore at
315-4153. Items needed for donation are water, personal hygiene products, over-the-counter
medicine, baby supplies, nonperishable foods and new bedding. Any monetary donation also
is welcome. Please do not bring old clothes.
N.C. A&T is collecting bottled water, nonperishable food, paper products, diapers,
toiletries and first aid supplies for North Carolina flood victims. There are drop boxes
in the Bryan Alumni House, at 1606 Salem St., the Dowdy Administration Building, at 1601
E. Market St., and Murphy Hall on Nocho Street. There also will be people on hand to
accept donations at the Bryan House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. A truck is scheduled
to leave campus with the supplies at 5 p.m. Monday.
Guilford County schools are collecting canned goods this week to be donated to flood
victims in Greenville. Canned and nonperishable food also will be collected at football
games Friday night at Northwest Guilford, Page, Eastern Guilford and Southern Guilford.
Check with your neighborhood school to see if donations are being collected on-site. Also,
expect an announcement from your local school system. The N.C. Department of Public
Instruction, which oversees state schools, is asking systems throughout the state to adopt
flooded schools, to help them replace paper, pencils, books and other education-related
items.
College football teams have set up donation centers for flood victims. Donation centers
are at:
Duke University: Fans bringing three nonperishable food items to any of the three gates at
Wallace Wade Stadium will get in free to the game with Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. Saturday. For
more information, call (919) 684-4112 or (800) 672-2583.
Elon College: Nonperishable foods and financial contributions for the United Way of
Alamance County will be collected at both the East and West stands at Burlington's
Memorial Stadium during the game with N.C. A&T at 2 p.m. Saturday. For more
information, call the office of Elon College Chaplain Richard McBride at 584-2409.
Guilford College: Nonperishable foods and financial donations will be collected before
Saturday's 1 p.m. home game with Hampden-Sydney. For more information, call 316-2190.
UNC-Chapel Hill: Nonperishable foods and financial donations will be collected before the
home game with Florida State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Collection centers will be established
at gates 2 and 6 of Kenan Stadium, which are on the press box side of the field near the
50-yard line. For more information, call (919) 966-3466.
Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Homes is collecting toilet tissue, water, hygiene products, canned
goods and others items from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at its offices at 515 N. Elm St. For
large group donations, call ahead at 272-5157.
Beverly Health Care residents are collecting canned goods, clothing and personal hygiene
items for residents of two sister nursing homes in Tarboro and Greenville. Residents also
have set up a table in front of the center at 1201 Carolina St. (behind the Yost and
Little Building on Elm Street) to sell sweets and bottled water to raise money. For more
information, call Felton Wooten at 275-0751.
Nationwide Insurance is collecting items to donate to the Salvation Army and its flood
relief efforts. Items are being collected at Nationwide offices in Guilford, Randolph,
Forsyth and Davidson counties. For more information, call any Nationwide agent.
Babies "R" Us, 1214 Bridford Parkway, has a drop box for baby donations --
mainly diapers, formula and wipes -- through Sunday.
Emerywood Baptist Church in High Point is collecting a variety of items for hurricane
victims -- with clothing and linen at the top of their wish list. They also need diapers
for babies and adults, ready-to-feed formulas, personal hygiene items and toys for
children. The church, at 1300 Country Club Drive, will collect the items from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. daily through Thursday. For more information, call the church at 885-6016.
Trinity Baptist Church and Archdale Friends Meeting is extending its flood relief drive
through Sept. 27 at 10:30 p.m. A collection trailer will be open at the Archdale Friends
Meeting on Highway 62 near Main Street in Archdale during daylight hours. Items still
needed include manual can-openers, cleaning supplies, water, clothing and nonperishable
food items. The donation site is located on the south side of Archdale Friends Meeting,
114 Trindale Road which is part of Highway 62. Colonial Burlington Mall is collecting
donations of everything from canned goods to cleaning supplies. Furniture and clothing
will not be accepted. Take donations to the mall's customer service center during mall
hours.
Burlington Mall Outlet Center stores will collect items from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through
Wednesday at the Westpoint Pepperell store. Cash donations will be accepted only by
management at Westpoint Pepperell. Donations will be accepted at other times at several
outlet stores. For a list of those stores, call 227-3310. Merchants are collecting
nonperishable foods, paper products, new clothing and bedding and pet supplies.
Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce will be collecting food, paper products, premixed
baby formula, baby food, diapers, bottled water, toothpaste and toothbrushes, personal
hygiene supplies, cleaning supplies and pet food at the old McFall Drug Store on the
corner of Murphy and Market streets in Greensboro. Collection times are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
on Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m on Sunday. City of
Reidsville is collecting bottled water, canned food, diapers, baby formula, personal
hygiene items and paper towels at all city building until the end of business on Friday.
Monetary donations will also be accepted at the sites. Please mark monetary donations for
either First National Bank and the Reidsville Jaycees Eastern Carolina Relief Fund or WMFY
TV-Flood Relief Fund. Items will also be collected Thursday, Sept. 30 at a blood drive
between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation Department, located at 111 N.
Franklin Street.
The Reidsville Jaycees and First National Bank Southeast have joined forces to raise money
in Rockingham County and around the state for flood victims. From now until 6 p.m. Oct. 8,
donations to the Eastern Carolina Relief Fund can be made at any FNB branch office. The
money will be donated to the American Red Cross, and all of the money will be used to help
flood victims. Call Arnold Robertson at 342-3346 for more information.
YMCAs in Eden, Reidsville and western Rockingham County are gathering items to be donated
to flood victims. Through Oct. 15, county residents can drop off bottled waters, paper
plates, cups, napkins, paper towels and toilet tissue, toiletries, linens, baby needs,
canned foods and manual can openers.
The Rockingham County Sheriff's Department also is collecting items for flood relief.
Donations will be accepted 24 hours a day until Wednesday. Items brought to the Sheriff's
Department will be taken to Salvation Army centers in the eastern part of the state. The
Sheriff's Department will accept baby products, bottled water, personal hygiene items,
over-the-counter medications and cleaning supplies. Call Sgt. Kim Wallace at 634-3235 for
more information.
Hamilton Cleaners of Reidsville and the Wachovia banks of Rockingham County are teaming up
to aid flood victims. Donations can be dropped off at the trailer in front of Hamilton's
at the Belmont Shopping Center on Freeway Drive and at all Wachovia branches. Drop centers
will accept canned goods, bottled water, diapers, baby food, flashlights, batteries,
toiletries, charcoal and lighter fluid.
New Vision Fellowship, 710 Rockingham Square, Madison, will be taking donations for
Hurricane Floyd victims from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Thursday. Items being accepted
include baby items, bottled water, nonperishable foods and toiletries. No clothing is
being accepted. For information, call the Rev. Scott Courtney at 427-6264.
Carolina Canine and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are seeking
donations for pets and livestock in the flooded area and will have tractor trailers
available for drop offs at the Oak Ridge Military Academy at N.C. Highway 150 and N.C.
Highway 68. They are looking for items for pets and for livestock, ranging from hay to
doggie collars. The groups are also asking that monetary donations be made to the Pitt
County Animal Rescue Fund, c/o SouthTrust Bank, 802 Green Valley Road, Greensboro, N.C.
27408. For more information, call the bank at 273-7070.
All Pets Considered on Lawndale Road is the local collection site for donations for
domesticated animal flood victims through the Emergency Animal Rescue Service, a national
emergency assistance group with local volunteers. The group has an immediate need for
cash, and such things as collars and litter boxes, shampoos and bedding, and dog and cat
food. For more information, call Kathy Sturm, at 574-1444.
Pet Supplies "Plus" stores in Greensboro and Winston-Salem are collecting
donations for stranded pets in need of help. Donations will be given to the Animal Rescue
and Foster of Greensboro and the Guilford County Humane Society to get them to the
flood-ravaged area. The animals need everything from shampoo to cages to water. Donations
are accepted from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, except from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, at the pet
store at 2924 High Point Road in Greensboro, or 2812 Reynolda Road in Winston-Salem.
The Pitt County Humane Society in Greenville was washed out, and a fund has been set up
for donations to re-establish aid in that county. Donations can be sent to the Pitt County
Animal Rescue Fund, c/o SouthTrust Bank, 802 Green Valley Road, Greensboro, N.C. 27408.
For more information, call the bank at 273-7070.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Tel: 1-800-424-2372
www.adra.org
American Jewish World Service
989 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 1-800-889-7146
www.ajws.org
American Red Cross International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
Tel: 1-800-HELP-NOW
Spanish: 1-800-257-7575
www.redcross.org
Brother's Brother Foundation
1501 Reedsdale Street, Suite 3005
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Tel: 412-321-3160
www.brothersbrother.com
Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
Tel: 1-800-736-3467
www.catholicrelief.org
Church World Service
28606 Phillips Street
P.O. Box 968 Elkhart, IN 46515
Tel: 1-800-297-1516 ext. 222
www.churchworldservice.org
Direct Relief International
27 S. La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Tel: 1-800-676-1638
www.directrelief.org
Food for the Hungry International
7729 East Greenway Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Tel: 1-800-2-HUNGER
www.fh.org
Lutheran World Relief
P.O. Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832
Tel: 1-800-LWR-LWR2
www.lwr.org
MAP International
2200 Glynco Parkway
P.O. Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521
Tel: 1-800-225-8550
www.map.org
Operation USA
8320 Melrose Ave., 200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Tel: 1-800-678-7255
www.opusa.org
United Methodist Committee on Relief
475 Riverside Dr., Room 330
New York, NY 10115
Tel: 1-800-554-8583
www.gbgm-umc.org/units/umcor/
World Relief
P.O. Box WRC Dept. 3
Wheaton, IL 60189
Tel: 1-800-535-5433
www.wr.org
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