Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Austin Tech Firms Band Together For Harvey Relief

A group of Austin companies--including  uShip, The Chive, Aceable,Box, Everfest, Invodo and Boundless Network--have booted up an effort to bring direct relief to victims of Harvey this morning, with plans to deliver a shipment of supplies to Houston by this weekend. The companies said that they will be collecting physical donations of non-perishable food (including baby formula and baby/toddler food packets), bottled water, personal hygiene items (including diapers, hygiene items, depends, baby bottles, baby formula), pet food and essentials, insect repellant, hand sanitizer and baby wipes, tools (including shovels, rakes, hoes, chain saws, shop vacs, industrial brooms), work gloves, buckets, large/industrial trash bags, flash lights, batteries, tarps, foam ear plugs, and safety glasses at uShips's headquarter, for shipment Friday to Houston. The group said that donations will be accepted through Friday at uShip's headquarters at 205 E. Riverside Dr.