As you all know, we have another disaster in our great State of Texas -
The town of West was devastated by an explosion. It’s time to ask our American Legion Family to pull together and do what
we can do to help this community.
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We know everyone is praying for the town of West. The ALA Dept headquarters is accepting funds
that you wish to go towards helping the victims in West’s tragedy. We know one item that is really needed at this time is Visa and
MasterCard Gift cards since West is a small town with only Mom & Pop stores. Money is needed: to help with temporary living, food
and other necessities. At this time none of the larger chain stores cards would be helpful. For the ones that have purchased
Wal-Mart and other cards, the closest town is 40 miles away, so these can still be used but a little later.
Please send all monies to:
ALA Dept of Texas
PO Box 140407
Austin TX 78714
Earmarked for: West
URGENT Message: it has come to our attention today that the Volunteers who have been helping out in the community of West is in need of food and beverages, they have been serving about 1,800 plus people 3 meals a day through the West VFW Post 4819, this is including families of West along with the red cross and any other groups and individuals that are there in West trying to help.
Please any American Legion Family members in the area or any one who has time to travel, that can help Please do what ever you can do.
For those of you who can go to help or have food to give immediately, the address for the VFW in West is : at 715 So Reagan St, West Texas 76691.
Please coordinate all food deliveries with Barbara Kundert or Brad Pack
Remember to keep track of all donations and hours and to turn them in to one of the two people listed above.
Need items are:
Non-Perishable goods
Can openers (Old Fashion Hand Held)
Batteries (All sizes)
First aid kits
Hygiene products
all baby needs
plastic and paper product needed for eating
cleaning supplies for inside and outside of homes
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Next phase will be replacing household items and family needs, Don’t forget the pets.
We will be working directly with the West American Legion Family members who are living there
and nearby to be sure the right help at the right time is there for them.
NEF is NOT available at this time since this not a declared Natural Disaster
AEF - IS available attached is a AEF application for assistance for qualifying ALA members.
We will take care of American Legion Family and Veterans first then the community, since there is national assistance in place. No one that needs assistance will be turn down.
School supplies are NOT needed at this time, but we will be collecting that for school time in August, since school will be getting out for summer soon.
For those of you who will be holding fundraisers for this cause - Please e-mail your flyers and we will post them on our websites to help get the word out.
We have 2 distribution centers at this time that have arrange to have items delivered to West, they are:
Alvarado Post #426, 8500 FM 3136 Alvarado, Tx (817) 790-0997
Waco Post #121, 722 Leroy Pkwy, Elm Mott, Tx. (254) 822-1218
We are looking for other locations, if you wish to be such a location please contact ALA Dept office. A location in the Houston and San Antonio, East Texas, and South Texas along with others would be helpful. For those of you who will be dropping items off, please pre-sort and have your boxes labeled with contents, this will be a great help to the distribution centers. (see page 2)
Contact numbers:
ALA Dept. office 512-476-7278
Department President Marty
817-475-2885
marty54@sbcglobal.net
Brad Pack
512-789-5692
bpackd2b@yahoo.com
Barbara Kundert
214-668-0496
bakundert@sbcglobal.net
Mary Lee Waddell, National Security Chairman
cookiewaddell@comcast.net
For those of you that are on Facebook, please check for updates on ALA and SAL pages. Also on the American Legion Department, American Legion Auxiliary and Detachment of Texas websites.
Please Keep track of all hours and Donations turn them into Barbara Kundert and Brad Pack.
Click here for the West Disaster Relief Donations page.
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