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| Many of you are well aware of the devastation and losses from recent fires across much of the central United States and all the way to Florida. People want to help. If you have legitimate fund raisers or donation suggestions please feel free to post notices here. We cannot vett everything, but we will ask you to be vigilant and be careful to who you donate.
We all want to help in any way we can.
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | The Stockgrowers Bank in Ashland, Kansas (622 Main St.) is taking donations for the ranchers in that area. It burned over 2/3 of Clark County, KS. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | 1.) Teskey's in Weatherford is still taking monetary donations as well as donations of Feed/ Hay/ Buckets/ Medicine, ETC. Call them to order or to donate: (817) 599-3400
2.) You can also send or wire money here:
Lipscomb Co. Firefighter's Association
First Bank Southwest of Booker
Attn: Pam Sanders
PO Box 636
Booker, TX 79005
(806) 435-3333
This is Pams Direct Line. Please call her for account# for Wire transfers
3.) Parker County Agri Life Extension Office was taking donations as well and has more information where and how to donate directly to those affected:
Tiffany B. Johnston
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office
4-H Administrative Assistant, Parker County
[email protected]
(817) 598- 6172 PHONE
(817) 598- 6159 FAX
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Parker County 4-H Office
604 N. Main St.
Weatherford, TX 76086
WILDFIRE RELIEF INFORMATION - LISTED BY STATE
How you can help
If you need help, where you can go to get it
COLORADO – INFORMATION
• CASH DONATIONS - Colorado Farm Bureau Fund - Checks payable to Colorado Farm Bureau Foundation, cash and credit card payments are being accepted at this time. Please note "Disaster Fund-CO Wildfire" in the memo line on the check. Cash and checks can be sent to:
Colorado Farm Bureau Foundation
Attn: Disaster Fund
9177 E. Mineral Circle
Centennial, CO 80112
• HAY, FENCING, TRUCKING DONATIONS – Take to CHS Grainland in Haxtun. A loader and scale are both available, if needed. Contact Rick Unrein (970) 520-3565 for more information about dropping off donations. More information: Kent Kokes 970-580-8109, John Michal 970-522-2330, Justin Price 970-580-6315 Dan Firme 970-520-0949
KANSAS – INFORMATION
• DONATIONS OF HAY AND FENCING - Kansas Livestock Association is organizing hay and fencing material donations for delivery to affected areas in Kansas. To make in-kind donations, call KLA at (785) 273-5115.
• CASH DONATIONS - Cash donations can be made through the Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF), KLA’s charitable arm, by going to www.kla.org/donationform.aspx.
OKLAHOMA – INFORMATION
• SUPPLY POINT – Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hemphill and Roberts counties will be located at 202 W. Main St., Lipscomb. The point of contact is J.R. Sprague, AgriLife Extension agent in Lipscomb County, who can be contacted at 806-862-4601, office, or 806-202-5288, cell.
• SUPPLY POINT - Gray, Wheeler and Roberts counties will be at 301 Bull Barn Drive, Clyde Carruth Expo Center, Pampa. Mike Jeffcoat, AgriLife Extension agent in Gray County, is the point of contact and can be reached at 806-669-8033, office, or 580-467-0753, cell.
• FOUND CATTLE - For found cattle or other livestock with official identification, document the number and location of the animals and call the Texas Animal Health Commission at 512-719-0733 or 806-354-9335. They will contact the owner.
• STRAY CATTLE W BRAND– For stray cattle with a brand, call the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at 817-332-7064 for brand identification.
• STRAYS ON PROPERTY– In the event cattle stray onto your property, you must report them to the sheriff’s office in the county in which you are located within five days of discovery to be eligible for reasonable payment for maintenance or damages caused by the estray livestock. For more information regarding Texas’ estray laws visit: Texas Agriculture Code, Chapter 142.
• CARCASS DISPOSAL– For questions about carcass disposal, call the Texas Commission on Environment Quality at 800-832-8224 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov.
TEXAS – INFORMATION (provided by Capital Farm Credit):
• Have an injured animal that needs to be processed? Please contact these resources for further help/information:
o Preferred Beef (Booker, TX) Travis Herrod 806-435-7999
o Caviness Beef Packers (Hereford, TX) Steve Anthony 806-357-2333
• In need of vet-related supplies?
o In need of Vetercyn spray and Pen G? Forrest Watson (Spitzer Animal Health) will be at the Higgins Fire Department the morning of Thursday, March 9. He will stay until dark or he runs out of products. (free of charge)
o Synbiot Ag Wash is donating their Wound Wash product to anyone in need as a result of the Texas Panhandle Fires. Contact Michael Jeffcoat, CEA, 580-467-0753.
• In need of hay, fencing and/or general supplies? Want to donate supplies?
o Arena of Life Cowboy Church (Amarillo) is taking, and will be distributing, hay donations.
o Michael Jeffcoat, CEA (Gray County AgriLife Extension) 580-467-0753
? Hay donations can be made at Clyde Carruth Pavillion (301 Bull Barn Drive, Pampa, TX)
o J.R. Sprague, CEA (Lipscomb County AgriLife Extension) 806-202-5288
? Hay donations can be made at Lipscomb County Show Facility (202 W. Main St., Lipscomb, TX)
o Andy Holloway, CEA (Hemphill County AgriLife Extension) 325-668-0466
• General Questions?
o Visit Texas AgriLife Extension Service- Wildfire Resources http://texashelp.tamu.edu/browse/by-type/naturally-occurring/fires-wildfires/
• Want to lend your support? Contact these relief organizations:
o American Red Cross- Texas Panhandle
o Perryton Fire EMS
o Higgins-Lipscomb Volunteer Fire Department
Here is a facebook page for those who facebook that has many different areas and way to donate.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1852343845024000/
Edited by IRunOnFaith 2017-03-15 12:13 PM
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Location: Kentucky | Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma, Kansas Wildfire Benefit Auction: https://www.facebook.com/groups/271044943319211/ |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | http://wrca.org/press-release-wrca-foundation-wildfire-relief-fund/ |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Bump  |
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Location: OH. IO | Just wanted to bump and also say we have 50 trucks coming to Kansas from Ohio:))))They are bringing fencing , feed, hay,and much more.some of the people coming there are going to stay and volunteer their help to repair fencing and anything they can do!! KEEP THE FAITH. |
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That was quite an auction!!!!! I wonder how much it raised? |
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Location: Borger, Tx | They are still waiting on payment for some of the items, should have a tally very soon! |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | We have three semis donated to take Feed on one, fencing on the other, and hay on the last. They are coming from my home town in Oklahoma. My friend started it and just wanted to fill his gooseneck flatbed with donations of any kind. After three donated semis and the county pulling through on donations made this thing spiral out of control in the best way possible,
Three loaded Semis are headed to Texas this weekend! |
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Location: That part of Texas | Bumping this up -- we are on fire again here (two uncontained and winds blowing 30mph) in Wheeler County and Roberts County in Texas. One volunteer firefighter is already hurt and being airlifted to Lubbock to the burn unit. |
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Location: OH. IO | Red Raider - 2017-03-23 5:58 PM
Bumping this up -- we are on fire again here (two uncontained and winds blowing 30mph) in Wheeler County and Roberts County in Texas. One volunteer firefighter is already hurt and being airlifted to Lubbock to the burn unit.
Oh no:(((many prayers for him and all the people fighting these fires |
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Location: Arkansas | Red Raider - 2017-03-23 4:58 PM
Bumping this up -- we are on fire again here (two uncontained and winds blowing 30mph) in Wheeler County and Roberts County in Texas. One volunteer firefighter is already hurt and being airlifted to Lubbock to the burn unit.
Sometimes it feels like nature is fighting back. . . .
Many prayers for the people and animals dealing with this, as well as the injured firefighter.
Edited by Chandler's Mom 2017-03-23 8:29 PM
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Red Raider - 2017-03-23 4:58 PM Bumping this up -- we are on fire again here (two uncontained and winds blowing 30mph) in Wheeler County and Roberts County in Texas. One volunteer firefighter is already hurt and being airlifted to Lubbock to the burn unit.
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| For anyone in the Kansas City area, we are acting as a drop station for hay and fencing donations. We are located south of Kansas City in Cleveland, MO. We will be delivering to Ashland Feed & Seed later next week. Fencing is the #1 priority right now - T-posts, hedge posts, kreosote, and 2 point barbwire. Send me a pm if you need anymore information! |
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