Salvation Army distributes water, food to Jackson residents

Salvation Army distributes water, food to Jackson residents

16 WAPT'S MARCUS HUNTERTELLS US JUST HOW THEYHELPED THOSE WITHOUT MUCHNEEDED FOOD AND WATER... THE SALVATION ARMY ISHELPING JACKONIANSTHROUGH THE CURRENT WATERCRISIS..." WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITHSOME FOOD BOXES AND SOMEWATER FROM THE SALVATIONARMY TERRITORY AND THATARRIVED YESTERDAY SO WEDECIDED THAT WE WOULD BRINGTHAT OUT.""WE APPRECIATE IT, WE NEEDIT, WE REALLY NEED IT.FRIDAY THEY GAVE OUT 480BOXES OF FOOD... AND 320CASES OF BOTTLED WATEREACH, AT FOREST HILL HIGHSCHOOL AND "SUNSET PLAZAAPARTMENTS"..."AND THAT IS JUST TO TRY TOHELP FOLKS GET THROUGH THECRISIS THAT THEY ARE IN ANDNEXT WEEK, WE MAY HAVEANOTHER LOAD COMING IN, IFTHAT IS THE CASE I WILL GETWITH THE TWO COUNCILMEN,STOKES AND BANKS AND SEE HOWWE CAN HELP OUT AGAIN..."THAT'S A GREAT THING TO DOFOR THE COMMUNITY."ONE OF THE REASONS THOSE TWOLOCATIONS WERE CHOSEN, THENUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO LIVEIN THE AREA..."YOU KNOW THERE IS A LOT OFCHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THISAPARTMENT AND WITH THEWATER BOIL AND ALL, KIDSWON'T THINK ABOUT THAT,THEY WILL JUST DRINK WATERAND WITH THAT, THEY COULDGET SICK AND WE JUST WANT TOGET SOME FRESH DRINKINGWATER OUT."MAJOR LYLE SAYS AS LONG ASTHERE IS A NEED THEY WILL BEOUT HELPING THE COMMUNITY."NEED KNOWS NO SEASON, YOUSEE US OUT AT CHRISTMAS TIMEBUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW T