Southern Arkansas University will accept donations today for victims of Hurricane Harvey in the Watson Center. Donations will also be taken at Wilkins Stadium prior to the 6 p.m. Mulerider football game against Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
Needed items include: diapers; baby wipes; bottled water; nonperishable food; pet food; bowls; collars; leashes and toys; new children's toys, games and books; hand sanitizer; work gloves; trash bags; tarps; packages of new socks in various sizes; packages of new underwear in various sizes; and hygiene products.
People can also drop off items for flood cleanup buckets. For assembly, five-gallon plastic buckets with lids are needed, as well as: liquid laundry detergent (one 50-oz. or two 25-oz. bottles only); dish soap (16-28 oz. bottle, any brand); one can air freshener (aerosol or pump); one can insect repellent spray (6-14 oz. aerosol or spray pump with protective cover); 50 clothespins; clothesline (one 100-foot or two 50-foot lines, cotton or plastic); 24-roll heavy-duty trash bags (33 to 45-gallon sizes); five dust masks; two pairs kitchen dishwashing gloves (for multiple uses); and one pair work gloves (cotton with leather palm or all leather).