FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) – Thanks to the generosity of many, the city of Foley along with Foley United Methodist Church will be helping hundreds of Florida families recover from Hurricane Milton. A week-long collection effort wrapped up Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 and a U-Haul truck was packed full.
Step by step, bucket by bucket and crate by crate, more than a dozen volunteers from the city of Foley and Foley United Methodist Church spent Thursday afternoon packing cleanup supplies into a rental truck.
The destination is Clearwater, Fla. Folks in that region were hard-hit and can use the help. This relief effort was organized after a Foley first responder went to Florida to help with emergency management and saw the need.
“He was able to set us up with the people in the area who would be able to take what we’re taking down there and get it into the right hands and to the people themselves,” relief drive organizer and Foley EMA team member, Miranda McKinnon said…