Communication & Media Relations Department
Flooding Victim's in Louisiana-Update
Please continue to pray for the victims of flooding in East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes. Thank you Caffin Avenue International and New Orleans East Seventh-day Adventist Churches for your donations of new and slightly used clothes.
The following items are needed ASAP: monetary funds, non-perishable food items, baby wipes and disposable diapers, linen, adult disposable diapers, slightly used or new clothing/shoes, new underwear, and bottled water. Please place these items in a box; for safety and health reasons, we prefer clothing not to be placed in plastic bags. If you are in the area, you may take your donations to the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church (located at 4555 Fairfields Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70802) or to the Martin Luther King Christian Academy (4295 Prescott Ct., Baton Rouge, LA 70805); this school belongs to the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church. There are about five families sheltering at the school temporarily. Consider the road closures in Baton Rouge before you travel; find a complete list at https://brgov.com/dept/dpw/traffic/closures.asp
You may also bring food items to the Westbank Seventh-day Adventist Church (2401 General Meyer Ave., New Orleans, LA 70114) on tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 between the hours of 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. The Adventist Community Services (ACS) team at Westbank is working to get transportation to Baton Rouge in effort to transport these items on Thursday morning. We are in desperate need of someone to volunteer their trucks and vans to transport the donated items. Your eyes, ears and hands are needed. If there are any needs out there, if you wish to volunteer or if you would just like more information, please contact:
Irene Williams,
ACS/Disaster Relief Coordinator for Louisiana
(c) 504-330-3395
(h) 504-872-9288
Sherlette Burkhalter and her team are working with donations for the Tangipahoa Parish. She can be reached at (985) 249- 9299.
The Red Cross has opened shelters in the following areas:
East Baton Rouge Parish
- Baker Civic Club – 2640 N. Magnolia Drive, Baker
- BREC Park at Hamilton Avenue – 16200 Hamilton Ave., Baton Rouge
- BREC Park at Flannery – 801 Flannery Road, Baton Rouge
- Clinton Fire Station – 5567 Highway 67, Clinton
- Fellowship Church – 9414 Plank Road, Clinton
- Rock Church – 20810 Plank Road, Zachary
- Slaughter Fire Station – Highway 19, Slaughter
- Zoar Baptist Church – 11848 Hooper Road, Central
Iberia Parish
- Cyr-Gates Community Center – 300 Parkview Drive, New Iberia
Lafayette Parish
- Heymann Center – 1373 S. College Road, Lafayette
Livingston Parish
- Bethel Baptist Church – 2149 Circle Drive, Livingston
- First United Methodist Church – 316 Centerville St. NW, Denham Springs
- Riverside Baptist Church – 36890 Highway 16, Watson
St. Helena Parish
- St. Helena High School – 14340 Highway 37, Greensburg
Tangipahoa Parish
- Mike Kenny Center – 601 W. Coleman, Hammond
- Amite Community Center – 101 W. Chestnut, Amite
- Kentwood High School – 603 Ninth St., Kentwood
Vermilion Parish
- Abbeville Boys & Girls Club – 301 A.A. Comeaux Memorial Dr., Lafayette
Washington Parish
- Franklinton High School – 1 Demon Circle, Franklinton
We have opened shelters in the following areas:
East Baton Rouge Parish
- Baker Civic Club – 2640 N. Magnolia Drive, Baker
- BREC Park at Hamilton Avenue – 16200 Hamilton Ave., Baton Rouge
- BREC Park at Flannery – 801 Flannery Road, Baton Rouge
- Clinton Fire Station – 5567 Highway 67, Clinton
- Fellowship Church – 9414 Plank Road, Clinton
- Rock Church – 20810 Plank Road, Zachary
- Slaughter Fire Station – Highway 19, Slaughter
- Zoar Baptist Church – 11848 Hooper Road, Central
Iberia Parish
- Cyr-Gates Community Center – 300 Parkview Drive, New Iberia
Lafayette Parish
- Heymann Center – 1373 S. College Road, Lafayette
Livingston Parish
- Bethel Baptist Church – 2149 Circle Drive, Livingston
- First United Methodist Church – 316 Centerville St. NW, Denham Springs
- Riverside Baptist Church – 36890 Highway 16, Watson
St. Helena Parish
- St. Helena High School – 14340 Highway 37, Greensburg
Tangipahoa Parish
- Mike Kenny Center – 601 W. Coleman, Hammond
- Amite Community Center – 101 W. Chestnut, Amite
- Kentwood High School – 603 Ninth St., Kentwood
Vermilion Parish
- Abbeville Boys & Girls Club – 301 A.A. Comeaux Memorial Dr., Lafayette
Washington Parish
- Franklinton High School – 1 Demon Circle, Franklinton
Several other parishes are requesting shelter support as well as additional shelters are being requested from the above parishes.
Our primary response is Mass Care through the weekend. We will start up Damage Assessment and Bulk Distribution possibly tomorrow and into this coming week.
Please let us know if you are available to help respond. Reply with the following:
Name:
Phone #:
Parish you are from:
What activity you will help with:
What days are you available within the next 5-7 days:
Are you willing to respond outside of your parish?
Thank you for your continued support! We look forward to hearing from you.
The Staffing Team
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