Tuscaloosa residents donate items for victims of Texas snow storm
Tuscaloosa helping Texas ice storm victims By Kelvin Reynolds | February 24, 2021 at 6:10 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 7:27 PM
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Donations piled up quickly Tuesday in the parking lot of Tuscaloosa’s Grace Presbyterian Church.
Volunteers like Maggie Yancy moved just as fast to organize them. “We’re so overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. We had folks that came with loads of boxes. Our trailer is packed,” Yancy said.
Tuscaloosa Action, a group that gets behind worthy causes, wanted help people doing without in Texas after the severe winter weather. After contacting shelters in Texas, the group asked folks to donate canned goods, non-perishable items, PPE, personal hygiene items and water. Yancy, who is from Texas, feels people in Tuscaloosa have a desire to help others who may be struggling in times of disaster.