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Capital Area REALTORS to Help Aid in Tornado Relief
There are some pretty catastrophic damage reports emerging from the Illinois towns of Washington, Pekin, Coal City, and Gifford, among others, in the aftermath of Sunday's devastating tornadoes. In Washington and Pekin and other areas many families, including REALTORS, are without homes and basic necessities. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims.
The Peoria Area Association of REALTORS (PAAR) is helping to coordinate relief efforts and is appealing to the community for donations. CAAR will accept donations and deliver them to PAAR and potentially other areas where there is need. Please bring your items to CAAR (3149 Robbins Rd, Springfield) and we will get them to Peoria where they will be delivered to the appropriate shelters. Every little bit will help!
Some of the items suggested are:
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*Gift cards
Gas cards
Shovels and rakes for cleanup
Plastic bins for storage
Work gloves
Baby formula
Diapers
Bottled water
Individually wrapped snacks
Hand towels
Garbage bags
New socks and underwear
Please do NOT bring used clothes at this point.
*Gift cards will be hugely helpful moving forward as the clean-up begins and members try to rebuild their homes and lives, additionally, they are much cheaper to ship than the goods that can be purchased with them. Suggestions would include Target, Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, Office Depot, Staples.
We are also looking for volunteers to help deliver these items, including individuals with large vehicles to haul them in. Let us know if you are willing to help by emailing [email protected] .
Also, when the "all clear" signal is given CAAR will be organizing one or more work days to help with clean-up efforts. If you are interested in helping with this please let us know so we know to contact you at the appropriate time.
PAAR is collecting monetary contributions on behalf of the community at: https://rally.org/f/bHpVMrk5CM5
As other needs and avenues of giving evolve we will share those with you. Thank you for your consideration.
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