Hurricane Harvey Relief: Westlake School Group Leads Collection

WESTLAKE, OH — The Houston-area was devastated by Hurricane Harvey. At least 38 people were killed by the store and 32,000 residents were forced into shelters during the storm. It may end up as the most expensive and devastating storm in U.S. history.

To help relief and rebuilding efforts, the Dover Intermediate School Service Club (DISC), in partnership with some local groups, collected 900 pounds of food, diapers and other necessities. All of the items will be shipped to the Houston-area.

Some of the relief items will also be taken directly to Houston Food Bank, in Texas, thanks to the donation of a truck and shipping costs from Partnership LLC of Westlake. (To stay up to date on these stories, subscribe to the Patch Westlake newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

The DISC, which is organized by parents Dawn Evans and Ginny Krouse, collected more than 2,000 diapers for the efforts. The group also collected garbage bags, canned foods, paper goods, bug spray and snacks.

The DISC partnered with Westlake Recreation Center, Westlake Porter Public Library and SJT Enterprises, Inc.

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