(Waffle House Vice President Jim Perkins donates water as YMCA Staff helps unloads)
No this isn't an April Fool's prank. Waffle House kicked off the month of April by donating 100's of cases of water to send as aide to help with the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS. Early Thursday Morning, Waffle House Vice President Jim Perkins arrived in Hattiesburg to the YMCA to donate cases of water.
In a statement, Perkins said, "Waffle House Culture has always been about taking care of people. This includes our associates, our customers and our communities."
The water contribution is in partnership with the CCC, The Community Crisis Coalition, whose leading efforts to send water on behalf of Greater Hattiesburg to those desperate in need in Jackson.
Last month, Pastor Carlos Wilson of the Ebenezer Baptist Church donated over 5,000 bottles of water on behalf of the church to help with the project of sending 1 million bottles of water to Jackson, MS.
The CCC extended the deadline to drop-off cases of water at the YMCA. The new deadline to donate water is Friday, April 9. The deadline was extended because of Easter Weekend.
Jackson Mississippi has been struggling with its water for weeks. "We all need each other," said Vice President Perkins. Everyone is encouraged to drop-off water at the YMCA, 3719 Veteran Memorial Drive, in Hattiesburg. For more info you can contact the CCC via email: communitycrisis@yahoo.com.
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