Midwest Food Bank & The Salvation Army sending hurricane disaster relief to Louisiana, Texas
Midwest Food Bank sent disaster relief to help victims of Hurricane Laura in recent days. A semi-truck-load of cleaning supplies went to Lake Charles, LA, on Monday, August 31. A semi load of family food boxes left the Normal Illinois warehouse on September 2, for Beaumont, TX, another was scheduled to leave September 3.
Midwest Food Bank is a first responder in a partnership with The Salvation Army. Disaster relief can be on the road within 24 hours of a request. Family food boxes hold enough shelf-stable food to sustain a family of four for up to five days. The Georgia Division is gathering supplies and will filling boxes in the coming week.
"We will soon be assembling and filling relief boxes in…