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The Salvation Army Feeds Over 18,000 in Alabama and Mississippi
Jackson, MS - The Salvation Army’s disaster response in Alabama and Mississippi will continue on Sunday, May 1 in affected areas. Currently, forty feeding units and one shower trailer are actively serving in Mississippi and Alabama.
Mobile Feeding units from Alabama and Mississippi have now been reinforced with additional units from Florida and Georgia. Over18,000 meals were served by The Salvation Army.
“Our operations are now peaking at forty feeding units across much of north Mississippi and Alabama,” stated Bill Feist, Emergency Disaster Services Director for The Salvation Army’s ALM Division. “We anticipate maintaining this elevated level of service for sometime as communities continue the recovery process.
EDS personnel are providing food, beverages, and emotional/spiritual care to storm victims in Alabama and Mississippi. Additional resources, such as clean-up kits, are being made available as needed in a number of areas. On Friday over 1900 comfort kits were distributed. The Salvation Army has deployed its four stall mobile shower trailer to Mathiston, MS.
Below are the points of service for May 1, 2011.
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State |
County |
Site Detail |
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Anniston, AL - DRV 16 |
AL |
Calhoun |
Fire Station; 1552 Ap Hollingsworth Road; Wellington, AL |
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AL |
Calhoun |
Ohatchee, AL |
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Fort Payne, AL - DRU 1 |
AL |
Dekalb |
Broadway Baptist Church; 99 McCurdy Ave S; Rainsville, AL |
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Montgomery, AL DRV 17 |
AL |
Elmore |
Eclectic, AL - LAST DAY @ THIS LOCATION IS 4/29/10 |
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Laurel, MS - DRV 16 |
AL |
Franklin |
Rescue Squad - Mobile Morgue; Phil Campbell, AL |
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Atlanta Red Shield |
AL |
Jackson |
Stevenson, AL |
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Savannah, GA |
AL |
Jackson |
Bridgeport, AL |
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Vidalia, GA |
AL |
Jackson |
Hidgon, AL (a Baptist Church?) |
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Augusta, GA |
AL |
Jackson |
County Rd 88; Pisgah, AL - Lucky's Supermarket (next to Town Hall) |
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Baton Rouge, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Jefferson |
Pratt City, AL; Corner of Cherry Ave & Hwy 78 |
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Birmingham - 15 psgr van |
AL |
Jefferson |
Fultondale, AL; Library |
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Birminham, AL - DRV 18 |
AL |
Jefferson |
Pleasant Grove, AL - City Hall |
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Florida 01 - Vero Beach, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
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Florida 02 - Talahasee, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
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Florida 03 - Tampa, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
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Florida 04 - St Augustine, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
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Florida 05 - Titusville, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
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Florida 06 - West Pasco, FL |
AL |
Jefferson |
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Lake Charles, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Jefferson |
unkown |
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Dothan, AL - DRV 18 |
AL |
St. Clair |
Roaming; Pell City, AL |
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Birminham, AL - MFU |
AL |
Walker |
Roaming; Cordova, AL |
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Decatur, AL - MFU |
AL |
Lawrence |
County Road 214; Chaleybeate Springs AL |
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Huntsville, AL - DRV 18 |
AL |
Madison |
Publix; corner of Jordan Ln & Jeff Rd; Harvest, AL |
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Pascagoula, MS - DRV 16 |
AL |
Marion |
City Hall; Hackleburg, AL |
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Alexandria, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Marshall |
Salv Army; 1336 Gunter Ave; Guntersville, AL |
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Gadsden, AL - DRU 1 |
AL |
Marshall |
Salv Army; 1336 Gunter Ave; Guntersville, AL |
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Shreveport, LA - DRV 18 |
AL |
Marshall |
Gutnersville Recreation Center; 1500 Sunset Dr; Guntersville, AL |
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Columbus, MS - DRV 17 |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
Holt High School, Tuscaloosa |
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Florida 07 - Panama City, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
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Florida 08 - Pensacola, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
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Florida 09 - Jacksonville, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
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Florida 10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
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Mobile - DRV 18 |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
Corner of 10th Ave & 29th St; Tuscaloosa |
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SatComm Trailer |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
1400 Commerce Dr; Tuscaloosa AL 35401; Dairy Fresh bldg near airport |
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Selma, AL |
AL |
Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa, AL - Roving |
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Jackson - DRV 20 |
MS |
Layfayette |
Pineflat Methodist Church; County Road 422; Oxford, MS |
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Jackson |
MS |
Layfayette |
63432 Hwy 25 N; Smithville, MS (in front of Smithville Pharmacy) |
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Meridian, MS - DRV 18 |
MS |
Kemper |
Coy United Methodist Church; 393 Hwy 21; Preston, MS |
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Tupelo, MS - DRV 18 |
MS |
Monroe |
63432 Hwy 25 N; Smithville, MS (in front of Smithville Pharmacy) |
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Shower Trailer |
MS |
Wester |
Mathiston, MS |
Additionally, The Salvation Army is responding in other southern states.
Tennessee – EDS personnel are actively serving residents of Cleveland, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Dyersburg, Greenville, and Memphis. Additional units are on standby throughout the state ready to respond as needed.
The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services Warehouse and Command Center in Jackson is being utilized to manage the widespread response across Alabama and Mississippi.
If you would like to help victims of the tornadoes and storms please give online to: www.salvationarmyusa.organd mark them for April 2011 Tornado Outbreak or text “GIVE” to 80888 or you can give by calling 1-800-Sal-Army.
Financial donations are needed to support disaster relief efforts. The Salvation Army asks those who want to help to visit www.salvationarmyusa.orgor call 1-800-SAL-ARMY and designate April 2011 Tornado Outbreak. Donors may text “GIVE” to 80888. Checks may be made out to The Salvation Army Disaster Relief, P.O. Box 100339, Atlanta, GA 30384-0339. Monetary donations will ensure The Salvation Army can meet the most immediate needs of those impacted by disaster.
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