Moore, Oklahoma has been devastated. Families destroyed. Children gone. What do we do in this country? We help each other. We help each other grieve, we help rebuild. If you can read an article online, you can take a second to donate. If you can spend an afternoon at the pool, you can just as well spend it loading life necessities onto a truck to those who have lost everything. If you can Tweet or get on Facebook, you can click two buttons to send cash.

Here’s how:

PHONE DONATIONS:

Salvation Army:
Text STORM to 80888 to donate $10 to the recovery and relief efforts

Red Cross:
Text REDCROSS to 90999 for Redcross to give $10

ONLINE DONATIONS:

Mercury One is taking online donations and sending trucks

Moore Recovers

GOODS NEEDED:

Mercury One is sending generators, water (some Sooners reporting that a water plant was hit), and blankets immediately. If you can help with this OR if you have a truck or can operate a truck and want to help, please email Mercury One:

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M1Charity is sending semi-trucks to OK & needs Generators, Blankets & Bottled Water. To contribute, e-mail questions@mercuryone.org

KFOR-TV reports that the Salvation Army in Oklahoma is accepting these donations at KFOR-TV beginning TOMORROW (Tuesday) Morning. Location at 444 E. Britton Rd., Oklahoma City, OK 73114:

Please DO NOT bring clothing. 

Items needed: 
– Bottled water
– Gatorade
– Wipes
– Diapers
– Baby formula
– Hand towels
– Individually wrapped snacks
– Work gloves

SHELTER

University of Oklahoma reports:

The University of Oklahoma is opening up spaces in Housing for the displaced families! Call 405-325-2511

Open to tornado victims via KFOR-TV:

University of Oklahoma – student housing (Norman)

Oklahoma Baptist University – student housing (Shawnee)

Graceway Baptist Church, located at 1100 S.W. 104th in Oklahoma City.

Oakcrest Church of Christ at 1111 S.W. 89th Street in Moore.

Victory Church, located 4300 North MacArthur in Oklahoma City.

Journey Church in Norman I-35 and Tecumseh Road is open as a shelter.

Fifth Street Missionary Baptist Church, located at 801 N.E. 5th St. Oklahoma City.

St. Andrews Church, located at S.W. 119th and May.

Trinity Church of the Nazarene is open as an emergency shelter. It is located at 7301 S. Walker, just on the north side of I-240.

Register yourself as “safe and well” via the Red Cross.

ANIMAL CARE

*UPDATE: Received this via Twitter on help with animal care:

Also Animal Resource Center is taking displaced animals and have shelter space. Located at 7949 S. I-35 Service Rd., phone: (405) 604-2892.

OK Humane Society also taking displaced animals.

Will continue to develop as needed.