{"id":3336,"date":"2021-09-01T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T23:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspirationpost.com\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2021-09-01T19:31:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T23:31:28","slug":"furniture-store-owner-is-sending-trucks-loaded-with-relief-supplies-to-families-impacted-by-hurricane-ida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationpost.com\/2021\/09\/01\/furniture-store-owner-is-sending-trucks-loaded-with-relief-supplies-to-families-impacted-by-hurricane-ida\/","title":{"rendered":"Furniture Store Owner is Sending Trucks Loaded with Relief Supplies to Families Impacted by Hurricane Ida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A furniture store owner has announced a massive disaster relief effort to help those who have been impacted by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>The owner of the furniture store in Houston, Jim McIngvale, is sending about 30 trucks full of relief supplies to the city. In addition, he\u2019s welcoming residents that have evacuated to Houston to sleeping at his furniture store for free.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Monday, volunteers will be assisting his north Houston store to collect donations from Monday through Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts go out for the residents of Louisiana, especially in New Orleans residents are getting hit by this terrible hurricane,\u201d said McIngvale, who is also known as \u201cMattress Mack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The GF Flood Truck is getting ready to head down to Louisiana to help our neighbors get through one of the worst Hurricanes since Katrina. You are in our prayers friends! Louisiana residents shelter at GF 6006 N. Freeway Free with LA ID. More details at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QOKd0jCVKq\">https:\/\/t.co\/QOKd0jCVKq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kVVkbEngzK\">pic.twitter.com\/kVVkbEngzK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @MattressMack (@MattressMack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattressMack\/status\/1432106464919785473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo on Monday at Gallery Furniture from eight to five in the afternoon, we\u2019re gonna have a giant drive. Looking for people to bring non-perishable foods, diapers, all the normal things for hurricanes and we\u2019re gonna get about 30 trucks and take them to Louisiana to help the people out and be doing that as long as the need\u2019s there. And we\u2019re also having Louisiana residents that evacuated to Houston sleep here free,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2021\/08\/29\/mattress-mack-prepares-to-send-30-trucks-loaded-with-relief-supplies-to-region-ravaged-by-hurricane-ida\/\"><strong>KPRC 2 Click2Houston<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch below the video of &#8216;Mattress Mack&#8217; preparing to send his trucks full of relief supplies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0kk6fKWDy8\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A furniture store owner has announced a massive disaster relief effort to help those who have been impacted by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana. The owner of the furniture store in Houston, Jim McIngvale, is sending about 30 trucks full of relief supplies to the city. 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