Argyle Church Focuses on Haiti Relief

Cross Timbers Community Church is collecting medical supplies for victims of the disastrous earthquake last week in Haiti.

Items will be collected at all three church campuses – Argyle, Denton, and Keller – daily through this Sunday, January 24.

Drop off times are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on weekends. The Argyle church campus is located at 1119 South Hwy 377.

Needed items include:

Ace Bandages
Alcohol Pads
Aspirin
Band-aids
Benadryl
Betadine wipes and sticks
Children’s and Adult multi-vitamins
Cough medications
Drapes
Gauzes-any size
Gloves-all sizes, sterile, non-sterile
Gowns-surgical and patients
Motrin
Neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment
Oral re-hydration salts
Pediatric supplies
Tape-all types
Thermometers
Tylenol
Water

In addition, Solutions of North Texas and an organization called Love a Child are providing an additional drop-off location in Denton at 1600 N. Ruddell St. daily through this Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Monetary donations are also being accepted.  All donations will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti through Samaritan’s Purse and Love A Child. Both organizations have a long history on the ground in Haiti as well as a wealth of experience in large scale crisis response, according to Scott Wisenbaker with Solutions of North Texas.

Cross Timbers Community Church also made a donation of $10,000 to Samaritan’s Purse to provide water and shelter to those in need.