Fill up this truck in PTC for hurricane victims

Heres an immediate opportunity for outreach to Mississippi victims of Hurricane Katrina.
A 53-foot tractor-trailer is currently [Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT] being loaded in the parking lot of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Walt Banks Road next to McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, with supplies for residents of Ocean Springs, Miss.
A near-army of folks are collecting, sorting and boxing supplies for peoples' immediate, everyday needs.
As fast as donations come in, they are sorted into labeled boxes of like goods: i.e., women's clothes, size medium, in one box, men's shoes in another, hygiene products, by kind, in another.
It is a fast -paced, very organized effort. As soon as a packing box is full, it is loaded onto the truck. At 2 p.m. the truck was about one-quarter full.
Workers there said anything you can think of that you would need on a daily basis is needed. They are especially short of first-aid supplies, pain relievers, vitamins and the like but also need baby food, diapers, cleaning supplies, women's underwear (new and in the package), etc. Several people told us prepackaged goods are very helpful.
One woman said, "I haven't seen any coffee." That is an essential need so donations of instant coffee would be welcome.
Workers will continue loading the truck until 9 p.m. Sunday night (Sept. 4) and will reconvene from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, Labor Day. The truck will leave Peachtree City for St. Alphones Church in Ocean Springs Tuesday.
The effort was begun by Bill and Karen Lansing, members of Holy Trinity, who own Premier Transportation based in Forest Park.
Their neighbor is a Georgia Power employee who is originally from the Biloxi area and is helping with relief efforts in Mississippi. He let the Lansings know that these donations are desperately needed.
This is one way things will get done in the next few days and weeks. We want to share this information with you so that you can participate.
Also if you know of anyone who has evacuees in their homes or neighborhoods with needs, please let us at The Citizen know. We are going to use our Web site and publications as a publicly-available clearing house for information which will connect those in need with those who have resources to give. Thank you for your help.
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