Hurricane Harvey Relief Raffle Even though I am miles away, Texas is my home and Houston is my heart. I have spent the last week checking in on family and friends, heartbroken to hear the devastation they are enduring.
Houston's Mayor, Sylvester Turner, has established the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund that will accept tax deductible flood relief donations for victims that have been affected by the recent floods.
As an effort to do what I can for my fellow Houstonian's I will be hosting Hurricane Harvey Fundraiser and Raffle. All of the proceeds raised will be going directly to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
The raffle begins Sunday, September 3rd, and end Sunday, September 17th at 7:00 pm P.T.
There will be 10 winners, each choosing from the pool of 10 prizes. 1st winner gets first pick and then 2nd winner drawn is able to choose from remaining pool and "steal" from another winner. Each prize can only be "stolen" 2 times.
After the prizes are distributed and finalized between the raffle winners. Prizes will be shipped out the next business day.
If raffles are not your thing or your just feeling particularly generous..... Feel free to donate directly to the Mayor Turner's Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund established at the following link:
https://ghcf.org/hurricane-relief/ Mayor Turner's Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund IMPORTANT! Initially I was considering taking material donations.... but then, I read this online from multiple sources:
HOLD OFF ON MATERIAL DONATIONS
Donating food, clothing and household items can complicate and even hinder relief efforts, experts say. After Superstorm Sandy in 2012, for example, reports cited relief agencies not knowing what to do with the piles of clothing and other unsolicited items pouring in.
The U.S. Center for Disaster Information says such donations "require transportation — which is expensive and logistically complicated — and a pre-identified recipient on the ground who will receive the shipment, pay customs and other fees, sort and distribute the items."
Unsolicited goods, the agency says , are "never required in early stages of response, and they compete with priority relief items for transportation and storage."
It doesn't mean there will never be a time or place for such donations — check with relief agencies as time passes.
