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Rebel Relief Project To Assist Storm-Stricken Areas
OXFORD, Miss. – Rebel fans and Oxford area residents will have
the opportunity to donate household and clothing items for the Rebel
Relief Project on Sunday, July 10.
Coordinated by the Ole Miss athletics department, the Rebel Relief
Project will be held from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on July 10 at the Walmart in
Oxford.
The Ole Miss football equipment truck will be on location as Ole Miss
Ladies’ Football Forum volunteers accept donations for relief
efforts in Smithville, Miss., and surrounding areas that were hit hard
by tornadoes in April. People are asked to specifically donate items
from the list of needs, which includes a variety of household, personal
and clothing items.
“There is so much work still left to do in the recovery efforts
for Smithville and the surrounding areas,” said Chyna Ward-Poley,
coordinator of the Ladies’ Football Forum group that started the
Rebel Relief Project idea. “These places in our own state were
hit so hard, and we want to show them however we can that we care and
we have not forgotten them.”
Local radio stations 102.1 KBUD “Reb Sports Radio” and 93.7
WQLJ will be broadcasting live on location, as well.
The donations will be delivered to Smithville by Ole Miss coaches and
personnel, including head football coach Houston Nutt, on Tuesday, July
19.
NEEDS LIST FOR SMITHVILLE AND SURROUND AREAS
* Household Appliances
(Small)
EX: can openers, toasters, pots and pans,
silverware, cooking, box fans
utensils, coffee makers, etc…
* Household Items (All
Kinds)
EX: trash bags, towels, paper towels, sheets, blankets,
storage bins, irons, ironing boards, detergent, fabric softener, trash
cans
(big and small), towels, wash cloths, dishwashing soap, paper plates,
bed
linens (all sizes), pillows (bed or throw pillows)
* Toiletry Items
EX: toothbrushes, dental floss, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, bar
soap,
liquid soap, hairspray, lotion, hair brushes, sun screen, denture
cleaner,
feminine products (for all age women), hair bows, headbands, bath
powder,
baby oil, razors, toilet paper, q‐tips, dental floss, anything personal
hygienewise
* Clothing (All Ages
– All Sizes both Male/Female)
EX: NEW underwear for all sizes, shoes, socks, jeans, shirts, t‐shirts,
shorts, dresses, sandals, bras, pj’s (all sizes), backpacks
(girls/boys)
KEEP IN MIND: Clothing can be used – just NEW under clothes.
* Baby Items (male/female)
EX: Diapers (all ages), baby lotion, baby soap, rash medicine,
medicines that
won’t spoil sitting in a warehouse, pacifiers, rattlers, bottles,
baby bags, car seats, blankets, socks
* School Items (Remember
School Will be Starting in August)
EX: notebooks, loose leaf paper, rulers, glue, crayons, hand sanitizer,
folders, colors, pencils, calculators, Kleenex, back‐packs, lunch boxes
* Toys (boys/girls)
EX: baby dolls, trucks, games (new) – they won’t accept
games if they aren’t
new, too many were given without all the parts, cards, anything that
little
girls and boys would love to play with.
* Outside Items (Building):
EX: rakes, shovels, trash bags, small tools (screwdrivers, hammers,
nails, wrench sets, small tool boxes), trash cans,
* TEENAGERS and CHILDREN
PERSONAL ITEMS (Boys/Girls):
EX: Hairspray, curling irons, hair dryers, rollers, headbands, berets,
hair gel,
make up, perfumes/colognes, any little girly things or boy things you
think achild or teenager would like.
* Gift Cards
EX: Wal‐Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, Fred’s, Dollar General, Anywhere
that gives
gift cards. (They really need gift cards from Lowes, Wal‐Mart and Home
Depot
for replacing appliances’ and for re‐building)
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
Monroe County Disaster Fund / Headed Up by United Way
P.O. Box 612
Amory, MS 38821
Make Donations to Community Bank
C/O Monroe County Disaster Fund
P.O. Box 270
Amory, MS 38821
Renasant Bank Also Accepting Donations – You can go to your local
bank and make
donations thru them and note that it’s for the Monroe County
Disaster Fund.
Smithville Schools Activity Fund
P.O. Box 789
Amory, MS 38821
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