Remsen, Iowa (RadioIowa) — Many northwest Iowans are giving donations and gathering supplies to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Click here to check out local opportunities to donate.
Just south of our main coverage area, two northwest Iowa women who have ties to Texas are organizing a supply drive to help victims of the flooding in the Lone Star State. Melba Ter Horst of Remsen says she was prompted to act after hearing about the struggles of relatives in Houston.
Ter Horst’s friend, Joelle Dutschmann, now calls Le Mars home, but she used to live just southeast of Houston. Dutschmann has many friends and family in the flood zone.
The women have set up a cargo trailer in Le Mars, where they’re accepting donations for flood victims.
The pair plan to work with churches and other charitable organizations based in Texas to serve as a distribution point. Donations can be dropped off at the cargo trailer, located at Old School Signs on 12th Street Southwest in Le Mars, through 7 p.m. Friday.
