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Fort Myers food bank collecting supplies for North Carolina hurricane victims

Cleaning supplies needed for hurricane victims in North Carolina

By: Rachael ONeil

Posted at 4:50 PM, Sep 25, 2018

and last updated 2018-09-27 07:04:05-04

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Midwest Food Bank will be sending cleaning supplies and outdoor tools to Elizabethtown, NC for hurricane relief.

The food bank is asking for donations to be dropped off at 5601 Division Drive Ft. Myers, FL 33905 and will leave the facility on October 1st at 10am.

They are requesting:

Pine Sol
bleach
buckets
shovels
mops
dust masks
rakes
gloves
rags
anything else along those lines

The items can be dropped off through the rest of this week between 8am-4pm and on Saturday from 8am- 12pm.

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