Salvation Army provides disaster relief supplies to Lake and Porter counties after tornadoes
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Summary
The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services team is providing food, water, snacks, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, blankets, and over 100 cleanup kits to residents in Lake and Porter counties following tornadoes that swept through the area. The assistance began Thursday and will continue through the week.
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The agency's Emergency Disaster Services team has been distributing water, snacks, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies and blankets to residents in Lake and Porter counties since Thursday and will continue to provide immediate assistance through this week.
In the immediate aftermath of the storms, EDS team members travelled through Lake and Porter County neighborhoods distributing food, drinks, and more than 100 cleanup kits
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