Action Alert! Donations Needed!
In the past few weeks we have seen tornados devastate city after city here in America. On April 27, a pack of twisters roared across six Southern states, killing 314 people, more than two-thirds of them in Alabama. That was the single deadliest day for tornadoes since the National Weather Service began keeping such records in 1950.
On Sunday afternoon, a killer tornado ripped through a 6 mile stretch Joplin, Missouri city of 50,000 people, slamming straight into St. John's Regional Medical Center. With the death toll currently at 117, the National Weather Service has recorded this as the single deadliest twister in the past 60 years. Thousands of people have been left homeless and with no means of survival. It is time for us to do our part and help our fellow brothers and sisters of humanity.
United Muslim Foundation and Project Downtown Orlando are working together with other organizations in Central Florida plans on making survival kits for those afflicted. Our aim is to collect enough funds and specific supplies to create a survival kit of 15"x15"x12" with the following items:
4 mineral water bottles
2 packs powdered milk
2 packs juice mixes
2 boxes salted crackers
1 box cereal
1 box granola bars
1 jar peanut butter
1 soap bar
1 toothbrush
1 toothpaste
1 flashlight with batteries
2 rolls toilet paper
2 pairs of gloves
4 sanitary wipes
5 bandaids
10 Q-tips
This box is worth approximately $20. If we do not collect enough in funds, we will have to take out some of these essential items and cut down on the supplies we send.
If we do collect enough we may also make Mommy and Baby boxes which will include:
2 containers baby formula
1 large pack diapers
1 large pack wipes
1 pack feminine hygiene product
We will NOT be collecting any clothing or shoes at this time.
We will need lots of volunteers to help us pack these items into the boxes on Sunday June 5th inshaAllah at our Sanford Warehouse Base Location for this project. We plan to meet from 11am - 5pm inshaAllah to pack the 650 boxes. The more volunteers we have the quicker we will finish inshaAllah. We will also need help to transport items and boxes from Sam's Club and Home Depot to the warehouse on Saturday June 4th.
We are working with ICNA Relief to collect our donations on June 6th inshaAllah. ICNA Relief's disaster response team is already in contact with the local Muslim community and will soon be dispatching these basic supplies. Point of distribution will be local Islamic center which has not been hit by tornado. We apologize for the short notice but PLEASE consider our neighbors. It is time to get mobilized!
MONETARY DONATIONS ARE PREFERRED. You can make your tax deductible checks out to: United Muslim Foundation, P.O. Box 952934, Lake Mary, FL 32795-2934. Or you can make your secure online donation for the Tornado Survival Kits at http://unitedmuslimfoundation.org/
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