Yesterday marked the 3 month anniversary of the day the tornadoes ripped through Alabama. Today marks the day that couponers around the United States came together for my hometown. They sent box after box of things they got for cheap or free with their coupons. We ended up with a total of 696 boxes from every state in the United States! Absolutely incredible.
So if you sent a box we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for impacting hundreds of families with your donations. I tried to keep up with all the addresses but I couldn’t write them down as fast as the boxes were opened and the items distributed. The items were put to good use here and in other affected areas and helped many people who didn’t think anyone would want to help them.
It was very humbling to be able to organize this relief effort and thank you so much for being a part of it!
Kristin
Gail says
I am so happy so many boxes were received! I live in Maine and night after night we watched with heartbreak the news of the devastation on TV. Thank you for giving me a place where I could send a box and do a very small bit of good. I also was happy knowing that things really were getting to those in need.
Erin says
Thank you for also helping me teach my daughter about helping others..She was 4 (almost 5) three months ago and she helped “raid” the stockpile and our box we stock for the local mission to send to “all those people that were hurt from the tortatoes (yes I spelled that right..that’s what she calls them)..she even helped go to the store and buy all the formula we sent and handed the cashier the coupons so we would get it for free and told the lady it was for the “tortatoe people”…Glad we could help and now it gives me more reasons to shop and restock…lol
Stephanie W says
I agree with Lori and want to thank you for allowing us to help. I’ve donated to charities all my life but there is nothing like knowing that what I donated is directly helping someone in need. I only wish everyone who had a voice that’s heard by others (such as you) used it for good like this.
Lori B says
Wonderful. Stores can complain and change their policies because of that EXTREME couponing show, but the truth is most couponers are good people. Thank you Kristin for the opportunity to be a part of something special.
Stephanie S says
That is just WONDERFUL! Thank you to everyone who donated!
Lynn says
what great news! it’s this kind of thing that makes you feel gold and is such welcome news in the midst of so much bad news. thanks for coodinating it and helping so many alabamians!