CHARLOTTE — The St. Patrick School community is helping families and schools in Texas recover and rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
The Diocese of Beaumont Catholic Schools needs help. The area of Beaumont was engulfed in some areas by a 15 foot wall of water, covering some homes entirely.
Families suffered total losses of their possessions. Many came to shelters with only the clothes on their backs.
Over the next week, in collaboration with Charlotte Catholic High School, St. Patrick School is collecting new and gently used goods to send to Texas. Please consider looking through your homes and donating items from these lists.
Greatest needs for the schools are:
- Rugs for floors for elementary schools
- Plastic tubs for supplies (the biggest need in Texas)
- Paper and school supplies
- Used children’s books for Library
Greatest needs for families’ recovery stage:
- “Mold/Mildew Blocker” like Mold Armour,
- Sprayer for getting Blocker on walls
- Plastic tubs and covers that snap
- Bleach, buckets, rags or sponges and gloves
- Paper Goods: plates, cups, paper towels, toilet paper
- Zip lock bags – 1-2 gallons size
- Lysol or Clorox wipes and hand sanitizers
- Laundry soap, dish soap, etc.
Greatest needs for the rebuilding stage:
- Sheets, blankets, pillows, mattresses, beds, etc.
- Dishes, pots, pans, dish towels, flatware, glasses, cups
- Towels, washcloths, shower curtains, rugs
- Small appliances: toasters,microwaves,coffee makers
- Furniture of all kinds
Items will be collected at St. Patrick through Thursday, Sept.28th.
All donations are greatly appreciated!
There will also be taking up a financial collection for St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School, Port Arthur, Texas in October. The school itself was flooded with knee-deep water and many families are in need of basic necessities.