Saturday, April 30, 2011

A few pictures of the area

What used to be the band room at Phil Campbell High School All walls
and roof are gone (April's High School). Photo by Theresa Moss Garrard


One of April's friend's home destroyed in East Franklin Community.
Photo By Robert Fretwell


Another friend, Mark Baker's, house was completely destroyed in the tornado.
Photo By Brooke Baker


Supply List

Below are supplies we are collecting for the people in the East Franklin community and the town of Phil Campbell. Our main drop off location is Lifechurch.tv in Hendersonville, TN. You may bring supplies by during the churches business hours (Monday-Thursday 8-4), with you to church on the weekend (Services are Saturday 5pm and Sunday 8:30, 9:30, and 11:00) or during our sorting times (Wednesday and Thursday 5-7pm) .

We have 10 different churches that are collecting supplies in areas around KY and TN. I will work on posting the other churches information. If you are collecting for Alabama Outreach please post a comment below with the drop off times and location.

We will start sorting Wednesday, May 4th. A group of us are making our first trip down to Alabama May 6th-8th. When we return we will start organizing more trips to distribute supplies and clean up.

  • bottled water
  • non-perishable food products
  • food stored and prepared without electricity
  • bleach
  • clothes
  • shoes
  • socks
  • undergarments
  • towels/washcloths
  • Band-Aids
  • unopened medicine
  • children’s motrin or tylenol
  • diapers/wipes
  • shampoo/conditioner
  • toothbrush/toothpaste
  • soap
  • deodorant
  • hairbrush
  • hair ties
  • toilet paper
  • feminine products
  • razors
  • laundry detergent
  • clorax wipes
  • disposable body wipes
  • work gloves
  • trash bags
  • paper towels
  • coolers
  • grills/charcoal
  • matches
  • dish detergent
  • blankets
  • flashlights
  • batteries
  • tarps
  • toys/books

What We Are About

Many are enquiring on ways to help with the recent tornado devastation that has occurred in Alabama. Myself along with a couple of others are organizing a way for you to do so. We will be focusing on helping two areas that were hit hard and are receiving little help, East Franklin and Phil Campbell. I will post more information about the East Franklin community and the town of Phil Campbell in a couple of days. We are using LifeChurch.tv's facilities in Hendersonville, TN as a command center for this outreach. However, this is a big "C" outreach. We are trying to bring our local community and churches together to accomplish our goal in serving the people in Alabama that have lost everything. As of today there are 10 different churches we are partnered with in TN and KY. We will be collecting and distributing supplies, visiting the communities, and helping in the cleanup efforts. Everyone has the ability to help in this outreach. If you have the desire to make a difference and serve then we can put you to work. If you are under the age of 18 you must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to go to Alabama with us because we are not an organization. We are a group of individuals who are organizing a way you can help. Details on future trips will be posted in a couple of weeks.