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Hurricane Relief Drive Saturday At The Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukeeans with Louisiana Relatives and Friends Spur
Efforts
Milwaukee, Wis. (September 2, 2005) – West Allis resident Greg Schaal has
relatives and friends that live in Slidell, Louisiana, who are obviously very
affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Schaal contacted America’s Second Harvest of Wisconsin to secure their help,
and The Milwaukee Mile for a collection point. Both organizations are
fully behind Schaal’s direct desire to help.
Tomorrow (Saturday, September 3) from 8:00a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Schaal, his
friends and Milwaukee Mile staff will be collecting items to distribute to
disaster victims.
Schaal’s life-long friend Andy Muhar of Milwaukee has two sisters that also
live in Gretna, LA. Both men will be very involved in Saturday’s
efforts to help families affected by this disaster.
“We kind of felt helpless when the Hurricane hit,” Schaal said.
“When we got together with friends we decided we had to do something.
Some of us have CDL’s (commercial driver’s licenses which allow operation
of semi tractors and other large equipment) and are willing to help drive down
what is donated, if that’s what it takes.”
Schaal, 39, and Muhar grew up going to races at The Milwaukee Mile and have
many friends in Milwaukee that are involved in auto racing.
The Milwaukee Mile office is located at 7722 West Greenfield Avenue.
The list of items accepted by America’s Second Harvest of Wisconsin
includes:
▪ Peanut
Butter
▪ Canned Soup ▪ Canned
Chili
▪ Granola Bars
▪ Breakfast Bars
▪ Cereal
▪ All in one
meals
▪ Baby Formula
▪ Baby Food
▪ Diapers
▪ Paper
Towels
▪ Paper Plates
▪ Plastic
Silverware ▪
Toilet
Paper
▪
Toothbrushes
▪ Toothpaste
▪ Beef Jerky
▪
Utensils
▪ Disinfecting Household Cleaning Supplies
▪ Healthy Snacks (nuts, dried
fruit)
▪ Cases of Bottled Water
Milwaukeeans are encouraged to support this effort, as the disaster has hit
close to home for Schaal and Muhar. They are doing what they can to
help, and urge others to do what they can to assist the families affected by
this disaster.
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