Urgent Need for Supplies and Volunteers for Helene Destruction

Local citizens in Dorchester County and across the Eastern Shore are planning to send a truck of supplies for urgent relief for areas devastated by Hurricane Helene.

Members of the Eastern Shore Hurricane Relief Committee have been in contact with the organization Hurricane Helene Airlift Relief in Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina, who is using private small planes and helicopters to land donations past the multiple bridge and road collapses. Koski Trucking in Dorchester County has generously donated a truck and driver to take desperately needed items to the Statesville staging.

Drop-offs can be made from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Koski Trucking at 4810 Williamsburg Rd, Hurlock, MD 21643.

Drop-offs can also be made from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at American Legion Post 91, located at 98 Sunburst Highway, Cambridge, Md 21613.

Volunteers will be needed at the Tuesday evening drop-off in Cambridge–please contact the committee by email if you or your organization is able to assist.

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Because of the nature of the emergency, only certain items can be accepted for donation at this time. Here is the list of urgently needed items:

Powdered sports drink
Powdered hydration packs
Baby wipes
Diapers (children and adult, all sizes)
Baby formula
Bug spray
Plastic utensils
Manual can openers
Trash bags
Non-perishable food
Cleaning supplies
Plastic sheets and tarps, all sizes
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Toiletries
Feminine care products like pads and tampons
Pet food (dog and cat)
Hand sanitizer
Sanitizer wipes
Heavy duty work gloves
Socks (all sizes, must be unopened)
Batteries
Water

CANNOT accept the following:

Clothing
Hazardous materials
Most chemicals (no bleach)
Fuel
Flammable items

Media Contact: Mike Detmer 443-205-0193 michael.w.detmer@gmail.com

Volunteer/donation point of contact: easternshorehurricanerelief@gmail.com