Gainesville community can help with donations for Kentucky residents impacted by massive tornado

By AccessWDUN Staff

Posted 4:02PM on Monday 13th December 2021 ( 2 years ago )

Officials with Syfan Logistics have extended the deadline for making donations at Turbo Truck Center for those impacted in Friday's massive tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. The plan is to accept donations until 6 p.m. or even later to get the truck as full as possible.

All donations will be transported to the Pilgrim's facility in Mayfield, where they will be distributed to people who have lost their homes or had their homes severely damaged.

See the list below to see what products are being accepted.

Updated 1:02 p.m.

As of 1 p.m., the tractor trailer stationed at Turbo Truck Center at 2037 Old Candler Road in Gainesville was about 25% filled with donations for Kentucky tornado victims. Community donations will be accepted until 6 p.m. Monday.

Original story posted at 7:28 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13

As Syfan Logistics of Gainesville has done in the past when tragedy has struck, the trucking company has already sent some relief to those impacted by a devastating tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky.

On Sunday, Syfan Logistics sent a tractor-trailer load of bottled water, donated by J&J Foods of Gainesville to the town. The water is being delivered this morning.

A second truckload of non-perishable products will be delivered Tuesday, Dec. 14 and Syfan officials are asking the public to help fill the truck with non-perishable products that can help those who have lost their homes or who had their homes damaged Friday night.

Syfan is coordinating the effort with Pilgrim's, which has plants in Mayfield. The facilities are damaged, but Pilgrim's is using one location for the distribution of donations.

The drop-ff for products is Monday, Dec. 13. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Turbo Truck Center at 2037 Old Candler Road in Gainesville.

Items needed are:

Baby formula
Baby food
Diapers
Baby wipes
Baby bottles
Trash bags
Paper plate
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Plastic spoons & forks
Soft drinks
Sports drinks
Bread
Can goods
Manual can openers
Crackers
Nuts
Chips
Peanut butter
Jelly
Dried fruit
All foodstuff must be non-perishable.
Flashlights w batteries

Please do not bring bottled water, since one truckload of water has already been delivered.

Debris is piled around the the damaged Graves County Courthouse Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across several states Friday, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Gainesville and Hall County residents have been dropping off non-perishable items since 10 a.m. at Turbo Truck Center on Old Candler Road. All donations are going to Mayfield, Kentucky for tornado relief. (Photo submitted)

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