BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Two Western New Yorkers are working to get aid to victims of Hurricane Helene. They've been in the southeast for days and have seen the devastation first hand.
On Monday, Tim Berry and Shawn McMahon posted a message on their Erie County Blotter pageasking for donations of food and emergency supplies for the victims of Hurricane Helene.
Almost immediately, people started responding.
They're coming back to Western New York to re-load and go south.
Here are the needed supplies, from the Erie County Blotter Facebook page:
- Benadryl
- Epi-Pens
- MREs
- Charcoal
- Bug spray
- Batteries
- Cold weather clothing
- Muck boots- kids and adult sizes
- Feminine products
- Chain saws (need to be in working order; will not be returned)
- Empty gas cans
- Shovels, brooms, mops, buckets, cleaning supplies
- Water
- Fire logs
- Gatorade
- Powerade
Here are the donation locations:
Angola Fire Station #2
Starting Saturday
Noon until 9pm
Buffalo
David's Star Automotive
303 Hopkins Street
Cheektowaga
50 Meadowlawn Drive
Depew
53 Lemans Drive
East Aurora
11046 Jamison Road
Friday from Noon to 5pm
Sunday from 10am to 3pm
Items can be left on the front porch
Lockport
6942 Academy Lane
Williamsville
200 Berkley Road
West Seneca
30 South Avenue, West Seneca, NY 14224.
Items can be dropped off at these times:
Monday, Oct 7th – Thursday, Oct 10th from 3pm – 7pm
Epi-pens can be delivered to:
50 Meadowlawn Drive
Cheektowaga
We're told cash is being accepted at all donation locations.
Donations can also be made to the American Red Cross at redcross.org/donate.
You can find links to our previous stories with other ways you can help below:
- 'It's what we had to do': WNY 'Robin Hood' bringing food and supplies to North Carolina
- 'We can make something happen': West Seneca Lions Club collecting donations for hurricane victims
- 'I'm trying to process it all': Asheville Bills Backers help Hurricane Helene victims
- Western New Yorkers continue to rally relief for victims of Hurricane Helene and are looking for your help
- 'Just something Buffalo does': Western New Yorkers driving south for Hurricane Helene relief
- 'WNY always comes together': Western New Yorkers helping Hurricane Helene victims
- WNY organizations rallying volunteers and support for Hurricane Helene relief efforts
- 'An incredibly helpless feeling': 3 WNY families share their stories from Hurricane Helene
