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Crestwood Cops To Pack Trucks With Relief Supplies for Hurricane Irma-Ravaged Florida
Crestwood police and Illinois Trucking Association will be accepting supplies Tuesday, Sept. 12, for Hurricane Irma victims.
CRESTWOOD, IL -- The Crestwood Police Department is teaming up with the Illinois Trucking Association to collect relief supplies for Hurricane Irma-battered Florida. Tuesday, Sept. 12, is the day when area residents can drop off supplies at the Crestwood police station from 3 to 7 p.m. Officers will help residents unload supplies and put them on trucks headed for Florida.
Residents considering donating relief supplies are asked to NOT donate clothing at this time. What is most needed right now are cleaning supplies, water and other items to get people through the next several weeks while power and other infrastructure are being restored, including:
- 5-gal. Buckets
- Baby diapers
- Baby formula
- Baby wipes
- Batteries
- Bibles
- Bleach
- Brooms
- Black contractor-type trash bags
- Dog and cat food
- Face (dust) masks
- Fans
- Flashlights
- Hammers
- Hand sanitizer
- Ladders
- Laundry detergent
- Mosquito repellant
- Nails,
- Paper towels
- Toothpaste
- Sanitary pads/tampons
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Bath soap
- Deodorant
- Portable lights
- Rubber gloves
- Shop rags
- Shop vacs
- Shovels
- Sponges
- Towels
- Blankets, pillows, sheets
- Utility knives
Items can be dropped off at 13840 S Cicero Ave. in Crestwood. Trucks will be moving out after supplies are loaded. For more information, contact Detective Chris Soderlund at 708-926-7240 or csoderlund@crestwood.illinois.gov
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