10/04/2024
Hey friends. I’ve been blown away by the outpouring of thoughtful messages and you’re encouragement. Several of you are asking about donations, and I just spoke with Ground operations and here’s what’s currently needed in the thick of it:
Continue to send in the basic needs that have been requested such as water and non-perishable foods and hygiene related items.
But now there are some more specific requests. If you have the ability to send medical aid for diabetics, such as insulin and blood testing, that would be great.
We need food for diabetics that are sugar-free. We need portable camping stoves with fuel canisters. We need water test kits. And we need PPE. Specifically for the PPE they are asking for long boots and sleeves or suits because the mud itself is toxic. It’s a category three water event which means you have everything sewage , decomposition of human bodies to bacteria to wildlife to fungal contamination,… You name it.
If you’re willing to donate money and you trust me, you can reach out to Chas and send us some Venmo money. Full transparency I’m planning to use some of those funds to purchase food and gas and supplies and then once I’m done the rest of it one of the agencies on the ground up here or directly to the organization I’m connected with.