Lots of roads remain flooded and this stuff is being flown in as it gets donated. It's an appropriate and necessary method for immediate needs. I just saw that they took in all the non-perishable food already, and also learned that all hygiene products remain in need.
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Also, Triangle people have largely emptied nearby stores of some of the most needed items, but I'm in Greensboro at the moment, so will raid the Dollar General stores on the way back especially for hygiene products—I'm told all categories are needed baby, adult, elderly.

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The Dollar General with no manual can openers and depleted canned food shelves. Sorry, not sorry, next customer.
(I also heard the Target near RDU is giving 25% discount to hurricane relief purchases).pic.twitter.com/eS3fumCHMb
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RDU General Aviation is bustling with activity and the nearby Target (Briar Creek, I think) is giving a 25 percent discount if you point out supplies are going to operation airdrop for hurricane relief. Just sayin’
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Current needs! Elderly people and also pets have unmet needs, along with cleaning supplies. (See below). Don’t bring water (not efficient to fly), glass, aerosol cans or bleach. Today open till 9p, tomorrow open after 7:30a tomorrow (Sunday).pic.twitter.com/nXH5pjsBIZ
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Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill folks: Operation Airdrop at RDU (pilots flying supplies to hard-to-reach parts of still-flooded NC and volunteers organizing stuff) needs... lots of coffee tomorrow (Sunday) morning.

DM me if you wanna help do some runs.







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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Alexandra Chassanoff
Folks can still help with Target egift cards (people get what seems necessary) but for local Triangle folks: I posted a list upthread that is current as of tonight (Saturday) as well as what not to bring. Can't go wrong with hygiene, non-perishable food.https://twitter.com/amchass/status/1043693579842011137 …
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For context, see this from a pilot who flew today to Lumberton, NC. It's a poor town, prone to frequent floods. Pilots said he was told that "Operation Airdrop supplies into their airport were still their primary supply line for critical need items." https://www.facebook.com/groups/319817688781393/permalink/322986058464556/ …pic.twitter.com/ok3nPJrlBZ
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Friends: Last day for these crucial airdrops to still-flooded, hard-to-reach NC areas. A day is a lot! They flew 103 times yesterday and some of the planes are huge! Lots of room. Target gift cards work great! We'll go grab whatever's most necessary. Link: https://www.target.com/gift-registry/giftgiver?registryId=671312efd1994289854ca6a210e7b115 …pic.twitter.com/rZBKPnauqx
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Zeynep, I’m in CA but all my family is in NC. How can I help remotely? Will they do airdrops next week? I’m sending your thread to my mom to see if she can get to RDU on my behalf.
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Buy a gift card! It will be put to use immediately. There is a commitment to either fly everything that arrives today out, and things that are more suitable for other means of transportation (aerosol cans etc. are being trucked in as possible). http://tgt.gifts/florencerelief
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Replying to @zeynep
Perfect. Thank you. And thank you for organizing this.
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