How You Can Help

Our needs on the Gulf Coast are many and varied, and the level of the devastation continues to be tremendous. We are coordinating our efforts with Camp Coast Care. There are three basic ways you can help: (1) financial, (2) in-kind donations, and (3) volunteering your time.

IN-KIND DONATIONS

All forms of clothing are no longer needed as our clothing tent is closed. This includes, blankets, towels, bedding, pillows, etc. Please send or bring packages to:

Camp Coast Care
c/o Coast Episcopal School
5065 Espy Avenue

Long Beach, MS 39560

For more information, call Diane Livingston at (228) 282-4131 or e-mail her at volunteers@dioms.org.

Here is our updated needs list:

Food Staples:

rice	baked beans	juice (jugs & boxes)
canned fruit	shelf milk (boxed	breakfast bars
canned soups	snack bars	canned meats (chicken, turkey, tuna, Spam)
canned vegetables	Chef Boy-ar-dee stuff	Gatorade
protein bars	peanut butter & jelly	rice & pasta mixes, like Rice-a-Roni
macaroni & cheese cookies	cereal and oatmea	pudding
cookies	pasta
canned potatoes	canned beef stew & chilli

 

Materials:

Store gift cards ($50 and up), including Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Winn-Dixie

bottled water

can openers

contractor-grade garbage bags

chain saws

reciprocating saws

angle grinders

18-volt cordless drills

Medical Supplies:

Ibuprofen (200 mg)	aspirin	cough syrup (regular and diabetic)
Protonics	chewable cough medicine	Neosporin
Children's Motrin (ibuprofen)	vitamin B12	bandages
Ziploc bags	Children's Benedryl	Cortisone cream
Tylenol	vitamin C
lice shampoo	Vaseline