THINGS NEEDED FOR KITS FOR DISASTER RELIEF
Compiled form variuous requests form Grassroots and Local Organizers!!!
(Thanks to AMY from MA)

SPECIALITY ITEMS- needed desperately:
*Baby Items: baby wipes/ formula / baby bottles 
/ baby shampoo / baby  
blankets >anything for babies
*Purell or some type hand sanitizer
*Pillows / blankets
*little T-shirts ( babies to childrens sizes)
*Over the counter pain relievers (tylenol, motrin, tums,
 alka seltzer,  pepto bismol, band-aids, etc)
* color books / colors / board games / books (for kids in shelters)
You can send to:
Marksville City Hall
Attn: Myron Gagnard /Hurricane Relief Coordinator
427 N. Washington
Marksville, La. 71351
Phone # to the mayor's office for verification: 318-253-9500


NOTE: US POST OFFICE PARCELs ARE INEXPENSIVE 
-Else Find a RELIABLE LOCAL (to you) Charity Sending Boxes 
and Trucks and Help Load up
 
Simple I-care Package
Bottled water,  
toothbrushes, 
toothpaste, 
blankets, 
undergarments, soap etc

Instructions - I-CARE PACKAGES

Fill one or more 1-gallon size Ziploc bag(s) with...
1 new wash cloth
1 new hand towel
1 new bar of soap
1 new comb
1 new fingernail clipper
1new pack of dental floss
1 new toothbrush
1 small travel size tube of toothpaste
1 small travel size shampoo
1 small packet of tissue
1 small package of adhesive bandages

-Label the outside of each box – Disaster Relief Kits
-Have an inventory sheet in each box listing the number of kits 
enclosed.

 
SALVATION ARMY REQUEST
(1) Baby Items (diapers, formula, bottled water, wipes, clothing, etc)
(2) Children's Items (clothing, puzzles, small toys, colors, coloring  
books, etc)
(3) Hygiene Items (soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo conditioner,  
brushes, deodorant, antibacterial wipes, etc)
(4) Bedding (pillows, blankets, sleeping bags, towels)
(5) Books, Puzzles, and Games for adults
(6) FOOD (Non perishable)
(7) Bottled Water
(8) School Supplies (notebooks, loose leaf paper, folders, pencils,  
pens, colors, construction paper, rulers, scissors, glue, etc)

SALVATION ARMY CONTACTS (Houston)
The two phone numbers I have are: 713-941-5888 and 1-800-SAL-ARMY (this  
one tends to be busy so that is why I have placed the other one).



GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER
  1. Chainsaws with: chain brake, catcher, spark arrester
  2. Chainsaw chaps and boots with steel toes
  3. gas cans & gas
  4. Rubber boots
  5. Gallon size bottled water
  6. Generator
  7. Extension cords
  8. Power strips
  9. Dry ice
  10. Water purification tablets
  11. Sunscreen
  12. First Aid supplies
  13. Batteries
  14. Battery powered radios
  15. Coolers with ice
  16. Tarps & visqueen
  17. Duct tape & other adhesives
  18. Roofing nails
  19. Tools-hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.
  20. Work gloves
  21. Shovels
  22. Blankets
  23. Matches with waterproof container (ziplock bags)
  24. Cleaning Supplies:
  25. Bleach-Clorox
  26. Clorox wipes, etc.
  27. Industrial size push brooms
  28. Garbage bags
  29. Garbage cans, buckets
  30. Face masks
  31. Paper towels, toilet paper
  32. Food supplies:
  33. Canned food
  34. Manual can openers
  35. Cooking tools
  36. Paper plates
  37. Non-perishable food items
  38. Food items for infants and elderly
  39. Food for special diets
  40. Salt, sugar, etc.
  41. Other Items needed are:
  42. 5-gallon bucket with resealable lid
  43. 5 scouring pads
  44. 7 Sponges
  45. 1 scrub brush
  46. 18 cleaning towels (reusable wipes)
  47. Liquid laundry detergent (two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bottle)
  48. 1 household cleaner, 12-16 oz. bottle
  49. Disinfectant dish soap, 16-28 oz. bottle
  50. 50 clothes pins
  51. Clothes line (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.)
  52. 5 dust masks
  53. 2 pair latex gloves
  54. 1 pair work gloves
  55. 24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags, 33-45 gallon (remove roll from
  56. box before placing in bucket)
  57. 1 Insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have
  58. protective caps. See special requirements below.*)
  59. 1 Air freshener, 8 or 9 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have
  60. protective caps. See special requirements below.*)
*Special requirements: Put all items in the plastic bucket and seal
lid. Please ensure that all cleansing agents are liquids (not
powder) and in plastic bottles. All aerosols or flammables: If
aerosols are included, do not send the bucket by US mail or
DHL/Airborne freight. Ship by UPS ground, FedEx ground, or truck.
Pack inside the bucket or strong outer boxes.
 Copy and tape on each bucket or box. Boxes cannot exceed 66 lbs.



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