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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - CBSDFW is making it easy for you to help the people affected by the wildfires in North Texas.
On Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22, you can bring donations to our Fort Worth studios. On Friday, we’ll take them to Weatherford High School to be distributed to firefighters and evacuees in Palo Pinto County.
Here’s what they need:
• Bottled water
• Sunscreen
• Eye drops
• Baby wipes
• Lip balm
• Sports drinks (especially sugar-free/low calorie varieties)
We’re collecting the donations between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at our Fort Worth studios. The street address is:
5233 Bridge Street
Fort Worth, TX 76103
We’re in East Fort Worth, just off I-30 near E. Loop 820.
Scan this QR code with your smartphone for a Google Map of our location.
Update @12 noon Thursday: We’ve gotten several donations already, but the one we just got was by far the biggest. Rick Akers came by with 75 cases of bottled water. He says he has several friends who are firefighters, and he wanted to help. Thanks, Rick, and everyone else who has donated!
Some of the 75 cases of water donated by Rick Akers to help firefighters and evacuees in Palo Pinto County. (Photo credit CBSDFW.COM)
The whole CBSDFW family is working with Weatherford High School to help those in need: CBS 11, TXA 21, KRLD NewsRadio 1080, 105.3 The Fan, 100.3 Jack FM, 98.7 KLUV, 103.7 Lite fm, and Mega 107.5.
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Please start a web page that would make it possible for residents from all over Texas to help the firefighters of these frightening wild fires. I can no longer drive to make a donation but I am sure there are more people that want to help. The wildfire season has begun but it will be months before they stop.
April 21, 2011 at 8:28 am
Randy,
The Red Cross is taking donations as well.
April 21, 2011 at 10:19 am
The Westside YMCA located on the westside of Fort Worth @ 8201 Calming Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76116 is accepting the same donations until April
29th. Our first delivery will go out this Sunday
April 21, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Sorry its 8201 calmont ave.
April 21, 2011 at 6:22 pm
If we live in Weatherford can we take supplies directly to the high school tomorrow instead of driving to east FW.
April 21, 2011 at 7:10 pm
If you live in Weatherford, you can also drop donations off at Walmart and any of the local fire departments.
April 22, 2011 at 9:16 am
Is there anywhere in Dallas taking donations?
April 22, 2011 at 10:47 am
To make donations DIRECTLY to those VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS who have worked to exhaustion to help PK and the surrounding area, you can go to http://www.ponderapk.com and use paypal. These contributions willl go directly to those volunteers who will need to replace and repair equipment and rely on donations to help them year after year.
This site has been providing up to the minute information since the fires began. It, too, has been operating 24/7 by volunteers who live/work at PK Lake.
The money is needed immediately and for weeks to come. Graham Savings & Loan is has also set up a fund for the volunteer firefighters.
I’ve been going to PK for over 40 years, and currently serve on the Lake Association Board of Directors. Please, these firefighters need our help.Jay
April 22, 2011 at 11:43 am