How To Help Alabama - Mon. 05/02/2011

Immediate needs: 

• From AlabamaWx.com (Spann): 
  “The Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries (ABCH) is stepping up to help the kids.Their five primary location will serve as drop points for diapers, wipes, formula and baby food. Dothan, Decatur, Oxford, Mobile and Birmingham. They will distribute to places of need.” 
• **Diapers. Batteries. Plastic rubbermaid bins. Tarps (TODAY AS WE ARE EXPECTING RAIN). Heavy diuty gardening/work gloves. Large trash bags. Sunscreen. BUG SPRAY. 
  Honestly, if YOU would need it to DIG THROUGH WHAT WAS LEFT OF YOUR HOME now in a pile of scraps, that’s what they need now. 
• Mini First Aid Kits! Cuts, scraps, etc happen. Tylenol (labeled and sealed in small packets that you buy at the gas station), Advil, Aleve. Neosporin. Band-aids. Wraps. 
• Baby wipes are for MORE than just babies. They are now known as “baths”
• Animal Relief Funds (and donations) are CRITICAL. https://www.facebook.com/ALTornadoAnimals
• Chelsea, Alabama: Needed: An empty trailer for drop offs @ Chelsea Fire Department - Contact: Deputy Chief Corn (via @Alena29)
• Crossroad Baptist in Hueytown is in severe need of Gatorade and Powerade #WeAreAlabama (via @spann)
• Updated:
  @TideLoadsofHope Washing Tues @8am University Mall 1701 McFarland Blvd E Tuscaloosa, AL until 5/12. 2 loads/family/day 
• In Montgomery:  
  - 25% of all Stella & Dot sales directly benefit ARC Disaster Relief! Join us at the Tipping Point on Tuesday or shop online: www.stelladot.com/stephaniecoyne 
  - Fundraiser for Alabama Red Cross Disaster Relief at the Tipping Point 
• Want a ribbon? A tee? And have ALL proceeds go to help the victims? Click away.
• All profits for the rest of 2011 from this retailer will go to assist in relief efforts. Win.
• Adopt a family. (That sentence makes my heart smile)
• Text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 for tornado relief
• (via @WeAreAlabama) (“…” on getting that handle) (why didn’t i think of that?) The Cullman County food bank is out of food. If you have any food available to donate please call 256-739-1111.
• From the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)- Disaster survivors with diabetes can call 1-888-DIABETES or (205) 870-5172 to be connected to their local American Diabetes Association (ADA) office. Alabama ADA representatives are doing what they can to get you the diabetes supplies that you need
• Photographers:
   If you want to volunteer for a Help Portrait event in Tuscaloosa, AL.