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SALT LAKE CITY — After a second round of tornadoes, many survivors in Oklahoma are still digging through what's left of their homes. A Utah company is making it easy for those interested in helping the victims get the energy they need to face what the next day brings.
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Workers in a Salt Lake City warehouse are doubly busy this week, packing food supplies for tornado victims in Oklahoma. EFoods Direct provides storable food for customers throughout the country. Now they can send their favorites to strangers in need.
"Anyone, anywhere can take a box of food and physically can give it through our mechanism to the people who actually need it," said company founder Steve Shenk.
- Visit the website HERE
- Purchase a 7-week food kit for $25 (normally $59.95)
- eFoods Direct will ship the package on your behalf to the relief efforts in the areas hit hardest. Each package will be labeled with the donor's first name, last initial and the donor's city and state.
For $25, the company provides a box filled with enough food to last seven days. A list on the box details its contents and the names of the people responsible for the donation. The company has shipped 25,000 servings from Salt Lake City since Saturday.
"We're actually providing a whole week's supply of food for 700 people in three days," said Shenk. "Think of what we're going to do if people keep responding."
More than 1,100 Red Cross workers are on the ground in Oklahoma, four of them from Utah. They've served more than 287,000 meals and snacks, distributed more than 68,000 relief items, and provided more than 13,600 health services.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is providing relief supplies and volunteers to support affected communities in Oklahoma. More than 5,300 Latter-day Saints have assisted with cleanup efforts, providing 34,000 hours of service.