"We've got a heart as big as Texas here in Michigan, and we're going to send some Metro Lansing love to the folks who have been hit hardest by these horrific floods," said Mayor Bernero.
The Lansing Strong for Texas relief campaign kicked off Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
Community leaders and partner organizations will held a press conference to kick off the effort to provide financial and material assistance to communities devastated by flooding across eastern Texas.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
The #LansingStrong4TX campaign has set an initial fundraising goal of $10,000 in cash contributions to the American Red Cross and will accept donations of specific items that are most needed in affected Texas communities, especially the following:
? Cleaning Supplies
? Toiletries
? Diapers and Infant Needs
Cash donations can be made online by visiting the American Red Cross Lansing campaign page
at https://www.redcross.org/cityoflansing-pub.
Donations of listed goods can be delivered to the following locations:
Meijer's - Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing
Grace Tabernacle Church - 1819 W. Willow, Lansing, Pastor Robert Nicholson
Union Missionary Baptist Church - 500 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Lansing, Pastor Rev. Dr. Melvin T. Jones
Friendship House of Prayer Baptist Church - 4301 S. Waverly Road, Lansing, Pastor David Ford
Motor coach services provided by Dean Transportation will transport donated relief supplies to Texas next week and MSU's Coach Dantonio plans to send a contingent of MSU football players to Texas to help with unloading and distribution of the donated goods and other charitable assistance as may be needed.
