ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage now has a central donation site to help victims of former Typhoon Halong, located at 1120 East 1st Avenue, in the former Chugach Electric warehouse. It is open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, seven days a week.
The center, which opened to the public on Tuesday, is operated by the volunteer group Team Rubicon. Rubicon Communications Manager Thomas Brown said the donation center came at the request of the State Emergency Operations Center, as well as the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. The center has been working with other partners who were helping flood victims.
Brown said what is needed changes daily, but the group will accept almost anything as long as it’s new, including clothes, diapers, hygiene products, duffle bags and more. He promised that whatever people donate will be put to good use…