Starkville Police And Animal Control Start Donation Drive For Flooding Victims
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – In the wake of devastating floods displacing thousands from their homes in south Louisiana, the Starkville Police Department and Animal Control Officers are enlisting the public’s help in a drive they have planned.
SPD and Animal Control officers are collecting items for the flood victims and their pets.
The list of items needed are as follows:
- Bleach
- Paper towels
- Garbage bags
- Rubber gloves
- Bandages
- Non-perishable items
- Hand sanitizer
- Soap
- Batteries
- Flash lights
- Towels
- Pillows
- Sheets
- Blankets
- Clothes
- Socks
- Duct tape
- Tarps
- Zip ties
- Box cutters
- Infant formula
- Diapers
- Toddler’s pull-ups
- Baby food
- Adult diapers
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Food for all types of pets
- Food buckets & bowls
- Rope for large livestock
- Gallon jugs of water
Starkville police say these are only a few of the items that have been requested, but any items are appreciated.
Locations for donation drop-offs are at all Starkville Police Department locations, the Oktibbeha County Humane Society on Industrial Road, Rick’s Cafe on Highway 182; Spruill Property Management on Louisville Street, Animal Hospital on North Jackson Street, and Oktibbeha County Co-op on Pollard Road.
Officers want to transport a load of supplies to Louisiana this weekend, so they are asking the public to donate items by Saturday afternoon on August 20th.
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