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Grassfires: How to help, how to get help
From staff reports | Modified: April 10, 2009 at 3:05 pm
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Published: April 10, 2009
Oklahoman
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How to Help
Red Cross
Requested items: cash.
Phone: 228-9500.
Online: okc.redcross.org/
Rose State College
Requested items: clothing, toiletries, baby items, bottle water, non-perishable food and cash.
Drop off: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Rose State College Student Center in Midwest City.
Contact: 733-7376.
U-Haul
Requested items: boxes for victims who've been displaced and need to move.
Drop off: any U-Haul location in the metro area and other affected cities.
Midwest City Chamber of Commerce
Requested items: gift cards and cash.
Drop-off or mail: 5905 Trosper Road, Midwest City, OK 73110.
Contact: 733-3801.
Salvation Army
Requested items: cash.
Drop off, mail or online: 311 SW 5, Oklahoma City, OK 73101, or www.salvationarmyokcac.org
Contact: 246-1100.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Requested items: clothing and food.
Drop off: 14950 NE 3 in Choctaw.
Contact: 390-8444.
If You Need Help
Meals and counseling
The American Red Cross is providing free meals and counseling for fire victims in the Midwest City area.
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