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Old 04-30-2011, 12:44 AM   #1
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Put those shampoo souvenir's to good use!! Please

Hey this may not be the right thread, but I didn't know what thread it should go in but wanted it to get LOTS of viewers so this seemed like the best place.

I am from Gadsden, Alabama. As you all probably know that our state was hit pretty hard by a tornado. My little town was spared, but all of the surrounding town...some only 10 miles away were struck pretty hard. Even cities that had little damage our out of power and they say it could take up to a week or more to restore. I've been gathering all kinds of things to donate and will be taking it to Fort Payne in the morning. As I was gathering stuff up I ran across all of my Disney shampoo's and soaps. I have tons of this stuff and have decided to donate them...we don't even use them, they just take up space any way. So if you live close by I thought maybe you guys could donate yours too. Just an idea I wanted to share. Thanks for reading.

Here is a donation website
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Thanks for sharing. That is a great idea!
My thoughts and prayers for all those affected.....
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What a great idea! Thank you!
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Wonderful idea! I recently donated a bunch of them to our troops.
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Great idea-thoughts and prayers goout to all who were affected by those storms & tornadoes in those areas!
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Glad you are ok down there in Bama. We will be donating through DH's work (we live up near the TN/AL state line north of Huntsville). I feel so much for everyone down there, it is just complete and utter devastation. A friend of mine lives in Tuscaloosa, and fortunately while they sustained some damage on their house, it wasn't part of that mile-wide-total-annihilation that so many were in.

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Great Idea! I guess any hotel sized toiletries would be a great item to donate during such times of need.
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Wow, Awdry, I did not know that part of AL was hit so hard! We just moved to Savannah, GA from Hokes Bluff, AL a little less than 2 yrs ago. I wish everyone there the best in their recovery efforts!!

Great idea about the shampoo!!
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Thats a great idea! Do you have a Facebook page to put it on also? Hoping for lots of donations to help all those affected!!
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Great idea!! Thanks for sharing that. Glad you all were spared from much of the damage. My daughter's a student in Tuscaloosa...it's such a mess. Keep those prayers coming.

Thanks again-I have LOADS of those soaps and shampoos!
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