GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) – The cities of Gulfport, D’Iberville, and Long Beach are holding a donation drive to help the town of Coldwater, Mississippi after it was hit by a major winter storm earlier this week.
The cities announced Friday that they will accept donations until Sunday evening.
According to a Friday Facebook post from the Gulfport mayor’s office, the small town of 1,300 lost one of its wells during the storm. It also has no local grocery store and 70% of residents are elderly or disabled.
The following items have been requested for donation:
Bottled waterBlanketsNew portable electric heatersHygiene products Bread Canned goods
Donations can be dropped off at any Gulfport fire station. You can also donate at the following locations:
Long Beach Central Fire Station645 Klondyke Rd., Long Beach, MS 39560D’Iberville Fire Department
Donations will be delivered to Coldwater on Monday.
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