having worked with the people who were so devastated after superstorm sandy, i can attest to the fact that the BEST thing folks from far away can do is collect gift cards of $25 denominations...appoint a 'treasurer' to hang onto them during the collection period...and then find a LOCAL, trustworthy private organization in moore, ok to distribute them - perhaps a church group. maybe someone from the oklahoma club there in the villages could coordinate - if there is an oklahoma club.
and keep the grammar school in mind this summer when school supplies go on sale...that town will have to furnish EVERYTHING for the kids. folks here in nj ran 'fill he bus' fundraisers and sent everything from gift cards, pens, pencils, crayons, and drawing pads to library books to the schools that had to be rebuilt!
it's a beautiful thing that you all in the villages are thinking of how to help. i am sure it will be appreciated.
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Not sure if I have free time...or if I just forgot everything I was supposed to do!
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