The Birmingham News/Carol Robinson
Update: I have had over 60 people who have committed to sending a box of items. I am so thankful to you all! Please continue to inform all your friends and family about this way to donate to the tornado victims!
Amazon: You can ship items directly to the church via Amazon. A few people have ordered cases of diapers, wipes and even food. Anything that you want to send would be appreciated!
Share it: Please feel free to share this information via your blog, email, Facebook, Twitter, whatever. The more people that know of this option, the better!
Used items: We will gladly accept used clothing, shoes, and household items. Please use your own judgment on if they are in good shape or not.
Wednesday my town was hit by a tornado. We suffered loss of homes, businesses, vehicles, etc. Praise the Lord we did not suffer many losses of life. Unfortunately, it wasn’t over. Later in the day, more tornadoes touched the ground in Alabama killing at least 194 people. This line of storms spanning 7 states took a total of 298 lives and more than 163 tornadoes reportedly ransacked the south.
Southerners are in dire need of some of the most basic necessities and I am working with my local church to start an online donation drive to help the victims of these storms. If you have any items that you would love to mail to us, we will gladly take them. Here are a few things that we are in need of:
toothpaste
toothbrushes
shampoo
conditioner
soap
deodorant
dishwashing soap
laundry detergent
hand sanitizer
clothing in all sizes
shoes in all sizes
blankets
small toys for displaced children
ziploc bags
bandaids and other first aid products
femine products
baby formula
diapers
baby food
toilet paper
Kleenex
food
individual juices
pet food and treats
etc
We will gladly take anything that you are willing to send.
You can mail your donations to my church. We will ensure they get into the right hands. You have my personal guarantee that all donations will be distributed:
Disaster Relief
c/o First Baptist Church of Moody
902 Church Street
Moody, AL 35004
If you would like to send a monetary donation, please memo your check as Disaster Relief.
And above all, we request your prayers. God bless!
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Would you mind if I posted this on my blog as well??
Absolutely post it!! :)
I will put together a box this weekend and ship it off first thing next week. Thanks for this info!
I’m sending a box tomorrow! Glad we can help!
I’m going to get a box togeather and will ship it Mon.
sweet. I will send out a box as well! Glad to know its going where it is suppose to as well.
Kristin, we are all thinking of you and praying for you! I posted this on my blog, The Brainy Buyer, and will be sending a box of supplies out to you this weekend. I love that couponing enables me to be able to help out in times like these!
Shampoo/Conditioner and soap on the way in the morning!!
I posted this to my blog as well.
I sent a box out today! And shared this on facebook as well!
I am sending a box out tomorrow and sharing this on Facebook and my blog.
I have ordered shampoo, conditioner, bar soap and dog food to be delivered by Amazon. I am an Amazon Prime member so please expect the shipment in 2 days. My thoughts are with the people of Alabama.
Please let me know if I can do anything more to help.
i also posted this on my fb and blog! trying my best!
Getting stuff together to mail out tomorrow. Thanks for letting us know what is needed. And if anyone is interested I just checked the price to ship a large flat rate box through USPS and it is 14.95. So going to fit as much stuff as I can in there.
A wonderful effort! As you know the need is SO great! And just so heartbreaking!
Thanks for letting us know how we can help! I’ll put together a box this weekend with diapers, formula, baby clothes and anything else I can find . Keeping you in our prayers. God Bless!
Please add the people from the small town of Glade Springs VA to your prayer list. Glade Springs was badly damaged from a tornado on Wed. night.
Sent out 4 boxes today. 2 are flat rate boxes(with the heavy stuff) and 2 are being sent parcel post. I really admire what you’re doing. So many times I want to help by donating some of my stockpile but never have an address to send them to. Hopefully this will help out. We all save so much money with your sitesI ( I actually learned about this on swaggrabber.com) I”m sure you will receive a good amount because serious couponers always have a nice stockpile and know the next freebie is just around the corner. Let’s get together everyone and help these people out.
My daughters want to send their gently loved stuffed animals for the children that might be without their loveys. Thanks for telling us how we can help!
I shared via Facebook, and my blog. My kids and I are filling boxes now! Keeping all in our prayers!
Hi there! I put this on my facebook as well as my twitter site. I hope that people realize that a lot of these people have NOTHING and can help out. I will be going through my items and sending a package out asap. Thank you for getting this information across to us.
I’ve sent a box through Amazon prime and will work on some other donations with my girls over the weekend & next week. Thanks for letting us know where to send donations!
I’ll be sending a box of small toys on Monday. Sorry we can’t do more…but hopefully it brightens a few childrens’ day.
I am going to the post office today to get a flat rate large box and stuffing it w as many toiletries and other needed items as I can to ship out on Monday. Keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers. Thanks for letting us know how we can help!
Shared this post on my facebook. I will be gathering items to mail this weekend.
I am on my way to the post office to send a box.
I am sending a box as soon as I can get to the post office!
yes anything will help, thank you so much
I’m going to put a box together this weekend and ship next week. I know it isn’t much, but hope it helps!
yes anything will, thank you so much
Thanks so much!!!! what you are seeing on the news is just half of the damaged areas, thank you so many have lost it all, I have been out with my volunteer fd and its so tragic, cried several times and now feel guilty for sleeping last night, please send anything you can!
Kristin,
With your permission, I’d like to approach the pastor at our church. I’d like to get as many members of our congregation aware of First Baptist of Moody as an option for sending donations for AL. If our pastor asks for a point of contact, who should I direct him to?
A baby care box (and a few goodies for momma) will be on the way from PA on Monday! I hope it finds it’s way to a momma and baby in need.
I’m putting together a box right now. I may not have money to donate but this is certainly a good cause for those items I’ve been stockpiling during sales. May it help all those families who need it.
I mailed off two boxes this morning from N.D.
Hi Kristin,
Thank you for posting the info. I told my 2 preschoolers what happened and how lots of families lost everything. This was a great way for me to show them how they can help others like Jesus would want us too. So we filled 2 boxes of toys,stuffed animals some new with tags and a box of baby items ( blankets,new bottles,rattles,teething rings ect…). I will ship them out Monday from Illinois.
We have everyone in our prayers!!
I sent a box of various things yesterday. I hope they help.
Kristin,
I just chatted with Missy via facebook and will meet up with her on Tuesday with whatever I can collect. So glad you and your family made it through- seeing the footage brought back memories of the 2004 hurricanes we faced here in Central Florida but much worse–it’s hard to look at all that destruction everyday, you are in my prayers.
Brandy
My family and I are sending out a box or 2 tomorrow with mixed items
Hi! I felt moved to get before the church body this morning at church. I am a couponer & have followed your blog for a few years now. I asked member who wanted to help with the shipping fee b/c I have all the products. I had several people come up and give me a checks or cash. So, we are sending several boxes your way from House of Mercy church in Athens, TX. Our prayer is the people there in Alabama will be encouraged, find hope, and the products will find their way into just the right hands. Keep us posted in all the work your church does in helping those who are suffering. These people will be more than conquerors! They may be going through something that seems devastating right now, but God is BIG. When they come out of this, they will be all the stronger & have a great testimony of the power of God on so many levels. God Bless!
Kristin,
My daughter and I just packed up a box of clothes and toiletries to send. I’ll put it in the mail tomorrow.
Shannon
There is a box coming from me as well! Thanks for letting us know how to help! (And giving us the tools to create stockpiles to draw from in times like these! =)
Just to let everyone know, there is a coupon in the Staples weekly ad to save $3 when you ship via UPS at the Staples store. I thought the flat rate boxes at the post office were very small and it would have taken me three large boxes for everything I wanted to send. Instead I used a bigger cardboard box and loaded everything in – it weighed 24lbs! After the coupon it only cost me $17 to ship via UPS- so a LOT cheaper than it would have been using the post office boxes (nearly $45!).
Hey there. I’m in Alabama. Thank you. I just wanted to let you know one thing we do definitely need you to do if you are sending liquid donations. Please tape the lids down. We are getting great donations but sone are ruined because of leakage.
I will be sending boxes out this week as well. We will have a little of everything in there and I have gotten a friend and my sister to contribute too. I hope that you continue to get things that you need!
Are you still accepting boxes/donations? Are your needs the same?
We still are. :) The needs are still the same, we do have a lot of toothpaste though! :)
Hi. I am an Army wife stationed at Fort Carson, CO. We have a family who’s family in Alabama (Flat Rock) lost loved ones and I have been trying to find somewhere to donate all of the clothing we had donated by all our families. I know it has been a few weeks but we still have all of the clothes. I was wondering if you may have some idea of somewhere in Flat Rock or Jackson County in general. We just want to help and if we can’t send them to Flat Rock we may be able to send them to you and your church if you are still taking donations. I hope you all have been able to find some peace in all of the craziness that was caused by the storms.
Sincerely,
Amber
Nice post. Will keep checking back for more!