I need your help, and I have to swallow my pride a bit to ask for it. Yesterday, Melting Mama posted a link to and OH thread that just broke my heart:
"I work in Joplin, MO and live about 5 miles south of the city so I'm okay & all that I own is okay, but due to the EF-5 tornado hitting a densely populated area of Joplin, there's a tremendous need for all kinds of things.
There's been a call out for "super" plus size clothes that are desperately needed by a small handful of individuals who are pretty much wearing the same clothes they had on Sunday.
In general, there's a HUGE amount of clothes that have been donated, but NOT really large-sized clothing pieces.
This one family is obese AND tall - some of the men are in the 7' tall range. There are 3 men and 1 woman. They need:
MEN:
Shirts: 5XTall
Pants: 54" X 38"
44" x 36"
34" x 38"
Shoes: size 13 AND 16
WOMEN:
Shirts: 4X
Pants: 28 Long if possible
Shoes size 10
I immediately jumped in to help because I have a ton of clothing from my "past life" just sitting in my basement - including undergarments and a lot of things that could really help get her through the summer. My issue is? When I started packing it all up, I realized he shipping was going to be INSANE. And honestly? I can't afford it. After we just got back from Vegas, and me not working a couple weeks - we just can't swing the shipping right now.
But then I thought, i f I could get a few of my friends to donate towards shipping, we could all make this donation together. Even a small donation of $ .50 would help! And here's what I'll do:
- I'll pack up as much stuff as I can possibly send her, donations for shipping will be used ONLY to send her packages
- I will include a note of support from anyone who donates. In a time like this when they've lost EVERYTHING, it may be nice to read notes of support from around the country to know that they're not alone.
- Any money left over from shipping will be donated directly towards the Red Cross efforts for Joplin, MO.
If you can make a tiny donation towards the shipping, I will get this out to her right at the beginning of the week, and will send her so much stuff, it'll be like Christmas. :) Many thanks for any help you can extend towards getting her these much-needed items!
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