Boone County church collecting donations to take to Hurricane Helene victims
HARRISBURG, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Boone County church is helping to gather donations to load up a trailer to help victims of Hurricane Helene.
According to a Facebook post from the Harrisburg Christian Church, Gary Long of Harrisburg is leading the efforts. Donations will be accepted at the church from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, according to the post.
A list of items needed was shared during the church's Sunday service. Those items include:
- Cases of water
- Baby wipes
- Diapers (children and adults)
- Feminine hygiene products
- Bug spray
- Sunscreen
- Plastic utensils
- Trash bags
- Cleaning supplies
- Plastic sheeting/tarps
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Toiletries/sanitation items
- Pet food
- Hand sanitizer
- Heavy-duty work gloves
- Unopened socks of all sizes
The church asks donors to avoid donating clothing.
Long will take all donations to a baptist church in Huntsville on Tuesday afternoon. This will be the second truck that has been sent to the damaged area, according to a Facebook comment from Long.
Helene made landfall on Sept. 26 in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. It moved inland and dumped heavy rain in the southern Appalachians, claiming more than 200 lives.
