Collingdale Mayor Looking for a Big Truck to Haul Donated Water to Texas

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A winter storm that wreaked havoc on the Texas power grid also eliminated the availability of clean water.

Hoping to fill the gap, Collingdale Mayor Felecia Coffee waged a campaign to collect thousands of bottles of water. Now she just needs to haul it down to Texas, reports Dan Koob for CBS Philly.

The 24 pallets of donated water will help hundreds of Americans in Texas who have been left without water for weeks.

They’re looking for a big truck and a driver to make the delivery.

“We need a 56-foot semi-truck to be able to take it down there,” Coffee said.

A local Teamsters union initially volunteered to transport it then realized it was more water than they were able to move.

Word is out to find a bigger truck, a driver, and maybe a person or business to sponsor the run.

 “And more donations to be able to pay the driver. I’m not sure about the truck but we need a driver to compensate him for his time for going down there,” said Mayor Coffee.

Find out more about Collingdale’s water project, and how you can help at CBS Philly.

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