Effort underway to help those impacted by flood of 2019
The Union County community is invited to help support an effort to provide assistance for residents of the East Cape Girardeau, McClure and Gale areas who continue to be impacted by the flood of 2019.
The closing of roads due to flooding has isolated people living in the three communities in Alexander County.
As reported in last week’s Anna News column in The Gazette-Democrat, Lesley Stoffel and Madison Tweedy had loaded a van with donations from people in the Anna-Jonesboro area for the town of McClure.
McClure residents have been fighting a constant battle with little outside help.
Many homes have water up to the doors, some have water in their lower rooms.
They are in a very bad situation. The people in the area are in dire need of food, water, Gatorade, paper supplies and pretty much anything else that’s nonperishable.
In addition to accepting donations to help those in need, plans were being made to set up an opportunity for community meals and fellowship.
The effort to help those impacted by the flood will continue.
Items can be brought to Southern Roots Hair Company, which is located at 335 S. Main St. in Anna. Lesley Stoffel is the owner of the business. Items also can be taken to the sandbagging operations center in McClure. The center is located in the former elementary school building in McClure.
Stoffel has shared an updated list of items which can be donated which includes:
Bottled water, Gatorade, juice, flavored drink packets, coffee, creamer, spaghetti noodles, spaghetti sauce, canned soups, Ramen noodles.
Canned tuna, canned chicken, Vienna sausages, potted meat, Spam, peanut butter, jelly, macaroni and cheese, beans, bread, snack crackers, chips.
Canned vegetables, apple sauce cups, Spaghetti-Os, canned ravioli, microwave popcorn, pudding cups, instant potatoes, Hamburger Helper, Pop-Tarts, snack cakes.
Cereal, pancake mix and syrup, small bottles of cooking oil, toilet paper, paper towels, plastic ware, bug spray, bleach disinfectant wipes, body wash, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, bath soap, dish soap, rubber gloves, trash bags.