(A complete and updated list of shelters, donation drop-off centers, and road closures can be found here.)
Travelin’ Appalachians Revue tour is over and done, and don’t worry – we’ll post all about it later. Podcasts, photos, videos, all of it. But right now there’s something much more important to discus – the flooding in Nicholas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Clay, Kanawha and every other one of the 44 counties under state of emergency.
Want to help?
https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=intake&entry_point_id=486&unit_id=200&logout=1
http://www.volunteerwv.org/2/index.cfm
https://wvvoad.communityos.org/cms/
https://www.gofundme.com/2b6hqgcs
https://www.unitedwaygreenbrier.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2
https://www.facebook.com/events/579915685513216/
http://service.wvu.edu/dollarsfordisaster
http://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=fcde3212ac5384c3&from=serp
http://www.redcross.org/local/west-virginia
Checks are also being accepted by mail:
WV VOAD Disaster Relief Fund
815 Alderson St.
Williamson, WV 25661
Drop off sites for donations:
Rainelle Medical Center, Fit For A Queen (Beckley), RHEMA Christian Center (Lewisburg), Country Roads Crossfit (Lewisburg), Sue Ann’s Consignment (Oak Hill), Ansted Baptist Church.
Shelters have been opened in:
The Hampton Inn Huntington (Kinetic Park), Gauley Bridge Baptist Church, Marlington Middle School, Talcott School (Summers County)
In Morgantown – Donation drop-off locations will be available all week until close at Wild Zero Studios on Pleasant street, and Saturday and Sunday (June 25-26) from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Monday (June 27) from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum, Kroger at Suncrest Town Centre, and Little General Store locations on Van Voorhis Road and Willey Street in Morgantown.
Here’s a list of good things to donate:
non-perishable food items
bottles or jugged water
new mens, womens, children’s underwear and socks
diapers
toiletries
pet care products/food
washcloths and towels
hand sanitizer
baby wipes
first aid kits
garbage bags
cleaning supplies
rubber gloves
laundry detergent
flashlights
batteries
blankets/ pillows
feminine products
Info and Reporting:
Road and Bridge closures – http://www.transportation.wv.gov/communications/PressRelease/Pages/default.aspx & http://www.wvva.com/story/32297212/2016/06/23/west-virginia-road-closure-report
6/26
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/crews-search-missing-deadly-floods-recede-west-virginia-n599181
http://wvpublic.org/post/president-obama-offers-federal-assistance-condolences-west-virginia
http://wvpublic.org/post/when-waters-recede-photos-northern-kanawha-county
http://wvpublic.org/post/death-toll-wva-flood-stand-24-federal-disaster-declaration-approved
https://weather.com/news/news/west-virginia-flooding-severe-weather-outbreak-news-impacts
6/25
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/us/west-virginia-flooding-deaths/
http://wvpublic.org/post/wva-flood-death-toll-reaches-23-door-door-searches-continue-greenbrier
6/24
http://www.redcross.org/news/article/West-Virginia-Floods-Affects-Hundreds-Red-Cross-Responds
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/24/2-dead-floods-sweep-west-virginia/86329316
http://www.dhsem.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery/find-an-open-shelter