• Warehouse Address: 3600 3rd Ave. South / Birmingham AL 35222
• Who to contact about delivery trucks to warehouse: Adam: (251)802-9871.  We need to know date and time of delivery.  What is on the truck and how much.
• Who do I e-mail questions/suggestions/comments to? E-mail through the contact page, or toomersfortuscaloosa@yahoo.com
• Do we collect furniture? At this time we are not collecting furniture.  It is something we’re working on.  We’ll let you know when we start.
• Do we collect clothes? We are not taking clothes at this time.
• Do we take monetary donations? Yes.  We do take monetary donations.  You can donate online or contact us for an address to send checks to.
• Do you take school supplies? Yes.  They can be donated to our warehouse, where they will be distributed to affected schools all over Alabama.
• Where can I volunteer? We are always in need of volunteers at the warehouse.  You can also check out our volunteer page for volunteer locations in your area.
• Are you a non-profit 501(c)3 organization?Toomer’s For Tuscaloosa, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating in the state of Alabama (501(c)3 status pending) Donations will become tax exempt retroactively from the time of incorporation once status is approved. To find out how this might affect your donation please read the I.R.S. publication available here.
• What is the proper attire for volunteers? Closed toed shoes.  If you’re cleaning up boots, gloves and safety glasses.  If you operate a chainsaw on a OSHA site you need to have chaps.  Also, it would be wise to bring a face mask of some sort.  Better safe than sorry, you never know what is floating around in the area in some of these clean up sites.
• Where do we order t-shirts? You can order t-shirts online from J & M Bookstore.  Go to featured items.
• Is there childcare for children if I come to volunteer? No, we don’t have child care facilities.
• Who do I contact for media related items? Please e-mail Chris at toomersfortuscaloosa@yahoo.com, including in the subject line “ATTN: Chris” with who you represent also in the subject line.
• Are there “storm orphans”? According to the state of Alabama there are none.
• What supplies are needed? Our list of needs is constantly evolving.  We are working on a database that will be in the notes of our Facebook page.
• Are you affiliated with any other organizations or charities? No.  We are allied with Christian Service Mission, and working in an unofficial capacity with many other smaller organizations around Alabama to provide relief.
• If I come down from out of state where can I stay? Before you come from out of state try to secure a place to stay.  Try calling churches or other faith based organizations to see if they have anything in place.  If not you may need to plan to stay in a hotel.  Please keep in mind that with so many people displaced it may be difficult to find a hotel.  T4T doesn’t have the resources to try to house people coming in from out of state.
• I am driving donations in from out of state, can you help me get back home? T4T can’t fund volunteer efforts.  We can not organize funding to get people back home.
• How can I promote my fundraiser through Toomer’s for Tuscaloosa? T4T does not sponsor or promote fundraising activities for other organizations unless we verify in person via email or phone where and how the funds will be allocated. If you wish to post your fundraising activities on our wall please email toomersfortuscaloosa@yahoo.com (ATTN: Fundraising) to discuss details. We appreciate all your efforts to aid the people of Alabama, but we also want to protect the integrity of all donations made to this nationwide relief effort. We also want to protect the people who have come to trust the TFT name. In the past people have been misled and we are working to insure this doesn’t continue to happen.

This page was last updated on May 26th, 2011.  Information is subject to change with out notice.