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Larchmont Edgewater Civic League assembling 'flood buckets' filled with essentials for Helene victims

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NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk community is coming together to help the victims of Hurricane Helene.

This week, members of The Larchmont Edgewater Civic League are working to make “flood buckets.” The buckets will be filled with essential household items, including cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, dish soap, trash bags and clothing lines.

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In total, the items in the bucket cost about $75, organizers say.

If you want to support the effort, organizers say you can make a flood bucket and drop it off at the Larchmont United Methodist Church.

Details for the flood bucket drop-off are as follows:

  • Where: Larchmont United Methodist Church, located at 1101 Jamestown Crescent in Norfolk
  • When: Every day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The church’s goal is to have at least 50 buckets that they can donate by this Thursday.
The church shared the following information on how to assemble a flood bucket:

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