SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Melanie Taylor lives in Republic, and has no ties to the areas impacted by Hurricane Helene or Milton.
She does, however, listen to the radio, and that inspired her to do something.
“I heard on the radio that Convoy of Hope is traveling down to Florida and taking hygiene kits. That was something I wasn’t aware of. I wanted to do something to help people, and I thought this might be something I could do to bring the community together and make them aware of that initiative by Convoy of Hope,” Taylor said.
She placed drop boxes in several Springfield stores as soon as she could.
“There’s going to be three locations with drop boxes set up inside the front entry door at two Price Cutter locations on South National and on East Battlefield. There’s one at Walmart on Glenstone [on the south side of Springfield],” Taylor said. “You can bring in some hygiene supplies or you can go into the store and purchase hygiene supplies and drop them in the box.”
Those drop boxes will be available until next Friday, October 18.