Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to all of you who have donated supplies to The Bridge. They are currently well supplied right now and ask that no additional material supplies be shipped while they work on setting up organizational systems for what is already coming in.
If you are heading to Joplin, you can check their Facebook Page for specific items they do still need. The needs are changing on a daily basis, so it’s best to check in on their page to see what specific items they need that day.
If you want to ship supplies, Frugal Fritzie (who lives in Joplin) is putting together an online donation drive:
Here’s a list of items that are currently needed:
* Non-Perishable Food
* First-Aid Supplies
* Trash-Bags
* Over-the-counter Medications (especially pain relievers)
* Baby Supplies such as Diapers, Wipes, Baby Food, etc.
* Dog Food
* Cat Food
* Toothpaste
* Toothbrushes
* Shampoo
* Conditioner
* Soap
* Body Wash
* Laundry Detergent
* Cleaning Supplies
* Sunscreen
* Insect Repellent
* Paper Plates
* Work Gloves
* Note: Clothing is not needed at this time.Connie’s Antiques in Joplin has moved to a new location that has a nice big storage in the back and Blake with Connie’s was more than happy to help & has agreed to have all items mailed there:
Mail to:
Disaster Relief/Frugal Fritzie
c/o Connie’s Antiques
5171 N. Main St.
Joplin, MO 64801
You can also use your Swagbucks to purchase items on Amazon for the MOPs Group in Joplin. Check out this wishlist of needed items here.
If you would like to give money, there are a number of relief organizations you can donate to listed here.
If you live in the local area and want to volunteer, or are looking for a donation drop-off point in a nearby city or state, check out the Joplin, MO Tornado Relief Facebook Page. There are numerous opportunities being listed there for volunteer help, as well as physical and monetary donations.
If you have found other specific ways to help, please leave them in the comments.
Also, I used Subscribe & Save to get pull-ups much cheaper. It also made it easy to order them some more this week. I did have to input their address manually the first time, but then it’s in my account for easy access.
Have you heard any updates on Joplin Mops? I just sent some more last night from their wish list. I was also wondering if you have updates of groups that do still have needs would you relist their information to encourage us not to forget even though it’s been a few weeks now? 🙂
Can we still send things to Connie’s Antiques? Just making sure they are still in need of the items you mentioned, since this was posted a week ago. I have many of the things on the list and would love to send a box out on Monday. Thanks!
I’ve not heard otherwise, so I’d say yes!
What if I sent my box to The Bridge 3405 S. Hammons Blvd., Joplin, MO. 64804, will they still receive the donation or did I mail it to the wrong place? Yikes, I am kind of panicking that they want receive it. Please tell me they will!!
I’m joining in and redirecting people here for a coordinated effort. There are so many and I fully trust your judgement Crystal in where to send donations too. Thank you for this info!
I’m sure that most already know, but the thing really needed right now is manpower. Residents have been told that they need to salvage what they can by tomorrow, because beginning Monday the bulldozers will begin. Thank you for helping Joplin!!
I was able to buy one thing off their wishlist. i wish i could have done more on my own. I will share the link with my youtube watchers if that is ok with you
If the Office Depot in Joplin is open, you can order a lot of things online like paper towels, gloves, cleaning supplies, liquid hand soap, hand sanitizers, bottled water (good deal on Nestle through today5/28), toilet paper, trash bags, etc. Free delivery on orders over $50.
There are also Walgreens open in the area and you can order an awful lot of the things they need online too. Free delivery for orders over $25 and over, $5 off online orders over $30 through today 5/28, $10 of online orders over $60 through today 5/28.
In Tucson, AZ the World Care Civilian Emergency Relief Center is accepting donations for Joplin at local Sunflower Markets through Monday, May 30th. Go to worldcare.org for a list of items needed.
One need we quickly learned about here in East TN after the tornados came through on April 27th was chainsaw oil and gas cards. We are still working on clean-up in many areas, and some volunteers are using $100 a day in gas just to run their chainsaw. Trees are down everywhere and have to be removed. I’m sure it is the same in Joplin and all the other location hit with these bad storms. Just something to think about.
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THANK YOU again Crystal and everyone else!!! Joplin GREATLY appreciates your help and support!!!
God bless you all!
A great way to get donation food would be to get the small bags of Goodlife Recipe food at Walmart. I had a few $2 off coupons and was able to get them for 26 cents a piece. Also, the Purina One Beyond coupons for $2 off net 74 cent cat food at Walmart, for the small boxes. Free litter with the Tidy Cats coupons available a few days ago, as well.