After a month’s delay, items donated to the Tigers for the Tide relief effort were shipped to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Tuesday.
The collected items were packed at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Tiger Stadium and delivered to the University of Alabama on Wednesday morning, said Josh Dean, assistant director of Campus Life and Volunteer LSU adviser.
Dean, who was in charge of overseeing the transportation of donations to the University of Alabama, would not comment on the delay.
Dean told The Daily Reveille on June 23 the group was waiting on an available truck and “[hoped] to have it there by July 18.”
Student Government President Cody Wells said on June 23 all supplies were sorted as far as he knew.
“I am disappointed the items were not shipped in a timely manner, but many people will still reap the benefits,” Wells said.
Tigers for the Tide was a relief effort to aid tornado victims at the University of Alabama and in the Tuscaloosa community. The tornado ravaged the Tuscaloosa community on April 27.
Donated items included clothing and toiletries.
 
 
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