"Here is a very powerful picture as to why I keep on bugging you all to please help. I just can't ignore this kind of need. Please open up your hearts and bring over a case of water, a can of food or some baby food or diapers," Ralph Cowen.Hello Everyone,
We have been asked to let you all know about Hurricane Alex Relief Efforts that are ongoing here in Brownsville. WE GOT VERY LUCKY WITH ALEX. Our friends, family and neighbors in Mexico were hit very hard. There's not much in the media but the need is significant from what we are being told. So please make an effort to contact Mr. Ralph Cowen 956-592-3439 if you can provide some volunteer assistance or take the following items to one of the locations listed further below:
Items needed
- Bottled Water
- Canned Food
- Dry Goods such as beans, rice, sugar, cooking oil
- Diapers
- Baby Food
- Canned and Powered Formula
- Tarps
- Mosquito Repellent
- Powered drinks
- Sodas
- Inflatable Mattresses
** Please no clothes or shoes, as we can’t cross them. **
Drop Locations for Hurricane Alex Relief donations:
The following drop locations will be open as of Thursday July 15, 2010. 9AM to 6PM
- Old Albertson’s Store: Off of Boca Chica and Hwy 48 at four Corners in front of the old Albertson’s Grocery store building. Look for trailer. 956-542- 0153
- Bingo Gardens: On Price Rd. just off North Expressway look for trailer. Contact Gracie 956-544 – 0710
- Church of the Good Shepard: 300 Morrison Road west of Expressway across from Academy & Home Depo. 956 350-8282
- J.K. Family Clinic 2686 Alton Gloor, Ste. 1, Medical office 350-5444: 4402 Austin Road (rear) just off Hwy 48 behind Federal Petroleum Company Bob Clark 371-5118
- New Harvest Ministries: 2150 El Jardin Heights Road - newharvest.ministries@yahoo.com- Pastor Tina L. Ruiz - Monday - Thursday 6 to 9PM or call for appointment (956)831-2231
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Hi Jmon, thanks for reposting this content. We at Brownsville Living fully support any efforts to help our neighbors to the south recover from this devastating flooding.
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Ain't got any of the mentioned items, although gonna take old Ralph a few bucks. See if they'll accept that.
Ren.
I wonder what happened to the good folks at El Mesquital. They have so little.
I would appreciate any info.
Todd George, Vice President of Valley Trucking Co. has provided me with big trailers and promised as many as we might need, He also moves them around as needed. Todd gave me a big stack of wood pallets and several rolls of shrink wrap. This is important as we have to be able to put the donated stuff on pallets and shrink wrap them for easy loading the goods on trucks for shipment to Mexico.
Charlie and Kevin Isabel of the Bingo Garden on Price and Expressway have provided me space in their parking lot. They have provided over 20 scouts,their scout leaders and many other volunteers free refreshments and use of their rest rooms. they have one of their Bingo Staff open the trailer each morning for the volunteers.They are giving me their full support.
My brother John loaned me the parking lot in front of the old Ablertson's Store that he has an ownership position in.
The Brownsville city chapalin, Brad Burke has been where ever I asked him to be just like magic ever since we started this project. He sat by himself in the hot sun all day the first day we opened the trailer at 4 corners because a volunteertgroup had a personal emergency and could not be there as promised. He is another quiet hero!
Rio Grande Marine Institute (RGMI Kids Inc) manned this same 4 corners (Now called Boca Chica Crossing) donation trailer location Fri and Sat. They had over 16 kids there over the 2 days they were there. They were awesome!!!!
Dr.Satnam Bhondi at J,K, Family Clinic had their marketing director, Eduardo Bustos call me. He agreed to have some banners made and to call some of the local doctors in Brownsville's medical community to pay for them. He had them designed and made in two days.
When he started calling for donations, the first doctor he called was Dr.Khadim Hussian, the emergency director at Valley Baptist Hospital. Dr Hussian asked how much the eight banners we needed for a city wide effort would cost. Eduardo explained that he had negotiated a price of $600.00 for the 8 banners that were 8 ft by 8 ft.. Dr. Hussian quietly wrote a check for all of them. He asked for no credit. This guy is a real hero in my book!.
I have had over one hundfed people help me on this project over the last week. They all did it from the heart...with no parades!!
Ralph Cowen
Say it isn't so, the rumor is you are going out of business, just like el Rocinante, and Brownsville's voice. Is this true???
(the rumor is you are going out of business)
According to the Tribune the Rrun Rrun went down early this morning. They sounded very happy about it to. But as you can see, apparently not.
Ren.
God Bless You All... We still Have so many Good - Hearted and Brave people here in the Great U.S.A. ---Thanks to all , We will Never Forget You and Your Laborious Help and Time !!!
(see if they'll accept that)
They did. Sent my wife over to the trailer on Price and the expressway. She didn't get a receipt, though. Hope it gets to those poor people. Sure it will.
Ren.
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