“Sometimes you can sit back and watch things happen,' Lorenzo Martin said. 'And there are times when you have to help make something happen. The least that we can do in Mobile County is to send water to Jackson.”
“Sometimes you can sit back and watch things happen. And there are times when you have to help make something happen,” Martin said. “The least that we can do in Mobile County is to send water to Jackson.”
Martin said that people of all ages pitched in, even high school students. The cases are expected to arrive at a local church in Jackson that will distribute them. Shipments are being made on trucks from Mobile to Jackson. Martin estimates about 50 or 60 cases per truck. A large truck left Tuesday morning while a smaller one had already departed.
“Every case counts,” said Martin. “Anytime our young people begin to grow and volunteer in their own city, it helps everything.” Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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