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Stan Brock,
the founder
and Director
of
Remote Area
Medical
(RAM)
is planning
a free
medical
clinic in
Lafayette,
TN to assist
the
community
recently
damaged by
tornados.
Medical
equipment
will be set
up at a
Lafayette-area
school to
treat
patients
starting at
6:00am
Saturday and
Sunday, May
3 and 4.
RAM will
provide over
twenty
dental
chairs, eye
exam
equipment,
and other
medical
services.
Their mobile
unit will
make free
eyeglasses.
Volunteers
with
medical/dental/optical
skills are
needed to
assist
during the
clinic. To
volunteer,
contact B.J.
Blankenship
at
615-633-7369
in
Lafayette. |
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The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
(TEMA) has taken action to assist those in need:
1. Please call the following numbers to volunteer
your time:
Macon County- 615-666-2190 or 615-666-2194
Sumner County- 615-452-4000
Williamson County- 615-799-2575 or 615-662-8428
Mike Overcash with TEMA-
615-969-7316
2. TEMA has also opened up a Resource Staging
Center (RSC) located at 128 Distribution Pkwy,
Portland, TN 37148-4664, in order to assist the
counties and the victims they serve. You can call
either 1-800-422-3443 or from Middle Tennessee
615-323-8558.
Please make a note that the RSC is not set up
to take any used clothes or furniture at this
location. The RSC is not a client-based warehouse
but is a staging center for supplies that will be
shipped or picked up by the affected counties.
Currently needed items include:
Small Kitchen Appliances:
1. Can openers
2. Coffeemakers
3. Toasters
4. Toaster ovens
5. Crock pot
6. Microwave
7. Other Kitchen supplies including cutting boards,
small utensils (spatulas, paring knives, serving
spoons, etc)
Also needed are:
Brooms, mops, dustpans, paper products (paper
towels, napkins), plastic ware, dinnerware,
silverware, heavy-duty garbage bags, buckets (5&3
gallon), linens and other bedding including pillows,
comforters, blankets, tools including shovels,
rakes, hammers, pry bars.
NEW ONLY: underwear
and disposal baby diapers, socks for men, women and
children, and winter coats/heavy jackets. This
facility will not accept any used clothing or
furniture.
Thank you for continuing to
assist your fellow Middle Tennesseans!
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