Following the devastating tornadoes, we're asking you to help victims by donating to the Suffolk Chapter of the American Red Cross. Call 539-6645. The American Red Cross will use your donations to provide food, clothing and shelter for victims.

Suffolk residents needing information can call the Suffolk Information Operations Center at 514-7587

Relief Drives

• The Virginia State Bar Association is offering free legal services to tornado victims.  Call the Referral Service at 1-800-552-7977 weekdays between 9am and 5pm.
• Tune Up Plus locations in Hampton Roads are allowing anyone to stop by their local Tune Up Plus now thru the end of May and donate $1, $3 or $5 no purchase necessary. Tune Up Plus will then total all donations and match up to $1,000 total. The donations will then go to the Suffolk Red Cross. Also, at the remote today we have registration for a drawing for a $100 Gas Card and a $100 Tune Up Plus gift certificate.
• BayPort Credit Union has opened a Tornado Relief Fund account for the sole purpose of collecting contributions for the Suffolk Chapter of the American Red Cross. BayPort Credit Union will match up to $10,000 in community donations made by May 31, 2008. Anyone wishing to make a donation in support of the Suffolk-area tornado victims can do so at any of the 13 BayPort offices on the Southside or Peninsula. The Suffolk office is located at 1463 North Main Street, in the Suffolk Shopping Center.  www.bayportcu.org
• Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society -- Portsmouth Naval Medical Center 953-5956, Naval Station Norfolk 322-1171, Little Creek 462-1596, and Oceana 433-3383
• American Red Cross -- www.RedCross.org
• American Red Cross Suffolk Chapter -- 539-6645
• Find your local chapter at www.MyRedCross.net
• Salvation Army -- www.SalvationArmy.org
• Federation of Virginia Food Banks -- www.FoodBankOnline.org
• United Way of South Hampton Roads -- www.Unitedwayshr.org
• United Way of the Virginia Peninsula -- www.UWVP.org

Contact Information

• Disaster Response Center -- A Disaster Response Center is open daily to assist residents affected by the tornado. The Center is located in the King's Fork Middle School Recreation Center, 350 Kings Fork Road and is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m through Friday, May 9th. For more information about the Center and its services, call 514-7244.
• The Suffolk Foundation -- Suffolk Foundation is comprised of local citizens & business owners in Suffolk. Through their foundation, they are guaranteeing that 100% of all donations stay locally in Suffolk through organizations like Salvation Army of Suffolk and the United Way. To make a donation directly to the Suffolk Foundation, call 923-9090 or visit www.suffolkfoundation.org.
• Suffolk First Bank's 3 locations in Suffolk are accepting donations on behalf of the Suffolk Chapter of the American Red Cross.  Click for locations.
• Open Door Church on Kings Fork Highway near Kings Fork High School is offering shelter and has a bus and van to collect people.  Call 934-2671.
• Emergency Management of Suffolk:  514-7586
• Public Works (for electric and small debris management):  617-9029
• Social Services (for shelter management and community volunteers:  272-8377
• Health Department:  686-4909

Volunteers

• The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help Suffolk families.  Call 539-0540 to donate your time.

Pets

• Anyone wishing to provide a temporary home to a pet that is displaced because of the Suffolk tornadoes can send an email request by logging onto www.suffolkhumanesociety.com 
• The Virginia Beach SPCA has placed a temporary animal shelter at the Suffolk Animal Control Bureau at 124 Forest Glen Road.  www.VBSPCA.org
• If you have lost a pet, call 827-6322
• If you have found a stranded animal, call 923-2350.