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How You Can Help Tornado Victims

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Volunteers & Donations needed to aid Dayton tornado victims 

(Info for Dayton, Middletown, Cincinnati, Columbus & Out of State helpers – including a 24/7 drop off point at The Greene)

*SEE UPDATED INFO FOR THURSDAY MAY 30TH BELOW*

1st – thank you! Good karma coming your way! ?
2nd – listed in this order: cash, supplies, state wide drop off locations. Volunteers = scroll to bottom
3rd – I don’t know the hours at all these locations – if the location you go to is full on supplies or closed, try another one! God Bless!

**Cash donations:
– Red Cross – Donations can be be made at http://redcross.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS, or by texting REDCROSS TO 90999. Include the word “Dayton” when a donation is made to ensure the money is going specifically to the Dayton tornado victims.
– Dayton Foodbank – https://thefoodbankdayton.org/donate/
– Greater Dayton Disaster Relief Fund – https://forms.logiforms.com/…/user_fo…/65645_7486533/332663/

– Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley invites people to donate through its website, cssmv.org
– Performance Chrysler in Centerville is matching any money or goods donated at the dealership through 8 p.m. Saturday.

**Suggested supplies needed: 
-Water (bottles & gallon jugs)
-Snacks (ideas: protein bars, granola bars, fruit)
-Gift cards to McDonald’s, Lowes, Walmart, Kroger and other grocery stores
—Towels (bath & washcloth sizes)
-Blankets, pillows
-Plastic bags, Trash bags, Boxes, Paper towels
-Cleansing wipes, Toilet paper, Tissues, Tampons & Pads
-Toiletries (soaps, deodorants, toothbrushes, toothpaste)
-First aid: gauze, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide
-Flashlights, batteries (LED style are awesome!)
-Rope, Work Gloves, Tarps, Brooms
-Cleaning supplies, bleach, dish soap, laundry detergent
-Coolers, grills, charcoal (matchlight type)
-Baby food & formula (pref formula that is ready to use kind)
-Diapers (all sizes), Wipes, Bottles, Strollers
-Clothing of all types for babies, children & adults (including underwear & socks – new only!).
-Shoes, Flip flops, Sunglasses, Baseball & sun hats
-Books, board games, coloring books, pack-n-plays
-Dog food, cat food, cat litter, leashes, collars

**Red Cross Shelters needing supplies:
-Brookville – Ridge Church – 7555 Brookville-Phillipsburg Rd
-Kettering / Beavercreek area – First Baptist 3939 Swigart Rd
-Trotwood HS – 4440 N Union Rd
-West Milton – Hoffman Methodist – 201 S Main St
-Vandalia – Morton Middle School 8555 Peters Pk Vandalia

**Community centers in Dayton I’ve been told need supplies:
– The Foodbank – Bottled water and non-perishable food item donations can be dropped off at the warehouse at 56 Armor Place in Dayton from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. until May 30.
– YMCA of Greater Dayton – 118 W First St
– The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1000 N. Keowee St. in Dayton, is taking water bottle donations. Please call the front desk at (937) 528-5100 before arriving.
– Northridge Church of Christ, 2211 Needmore Rd
– Maria Joseph Nursing Home 4830 Salem Ave, Dayton, OH 45416
– Orchards of Shiloh Nursing Home 4000 Hickory Dr. Trotwood
– Horizon Science Academy 250 Shoup Mill Rd, Dayton, OH 45415
– Mt Enon Church 1501 W 3rd St Dayton
– Gem City Nursing & Rehab at 323 Forest Ave, Dayton
– Carriage Inn Nursing Home 5040 Philadelphia Dr, Dayton
– Shiloh Springs Nursing Home 3500 Shiloh Springs Rd, Trotwood

**Apartment Complexes that I’ve been told need supplies:

River Commons, Summit Square, Foxton & Rivers Edge:

Police have requested supplies be dropped at Fire Dept for distribution to these complexes: Harrison Twp Station 95 at 2245 Needmore Rd, Dayton, OH 45414

**Downtown Dayton businesses accepting donations: 
-Heart Mercantile – 38 E 5th St
-Brim on 5th – 464 E 5th St
-Mike’s Bike Park – 1300 E 1st St
-Warped Wing – 26 Wyandot St (opens at 5pm)
-Barrel House – 417 E 3rd St (opens at 11am)
-Twist Cupcakery, 25 South St. Clair St (toiletries)
-The Dayton Dragons are accepting non-perishable food items at home games through June 2.
– CrossFit Involve – 150 S Patterson Blvd, Dayton, OH 45402 (during studio hours)
-Urban Krag- 125 Clay St in the Oregon District  is taking donations  and giving it to St. Vincent De Paul and they need everything. Towels, blankets, all toiletries, feminine products, water, can goods, socks.

**Locations outside of Dayton accepting donations:
– Beavercreek – 24/7 drop off at the security office at The Greene: 452 Buckeye Ln
– Beavercreek – Vineyard Church – 4051 Indian Ripple Rd, Beavercreek. 7am-9pm
– Fairborn – COhatch Fairborn – 305 W Main St. Fairborn
– Kettering – Murphy’s Used Books, 2852 Wilmington Pike in Kettering is collecting bottled water for the Dayton Foodbank
– Centerville – Bill’s Donuts 268 N Main St, Centerville, OH 45459
– Centerville – Joyce Dalton Baton and Dance Studio (during studio hours)
– Centerville – Adrienne’s White Rabbit Lounge, 889 S. Main St. in Centerville is taking clothing, water, baby and pet supplies between 1 p.m. and 2 a.m.
– Miamisburg – Monarch Market, located inside the Dayton Mall near the Chic-Fil-A between Elder Beerman and DSW, is accepting donations of cleaning supplies, infant care items, canned goods, personal and female hygiene supplies and bottle water. Tue – Sat 10 a.m-7 p.m. & Sun, noon to 6 p.m. If delivering large items call (937) 660-0072 or (937) 765-7715 for delivery to a back door.
– Cedar Hill Furniture is accepting donations during regular business hours at its Huber Heights, Kettering and Springfield locations. 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

MIDDLETOWN AREA DROP OFFS – 
-Kingswell Seminary 1124 Central Ave Middletown. Call ahead to make sure they are still accepting items 513-649-9699
-Assured Automotive Repair and Discount Tire, 215 Charles St., Middletown
-Barks n Bubbles, 420 Ohio 122, Madison Twp
-Madison Fire Department, Ohio 122 and Mosian Road
Middletown Division of Police, One Donham Plaza, lower level. Now through Sunday.

CINCINNATI AREA DROP OFFS –
NOTE: all brewery locations – Taft’s Brewing Co & Grainworks Brewing Co will be driving all donated items to Dayton Friday afternoon, 5/31!
-Matthew 25 Ministries 11060 Kenwood Rd Blue Ash [only non brewery]
-Taft’s Brewing Co. – Donation drop off site at Taft’s Brewpourium: bottled water, non-perishable food items, clothing
-Streetside Brewery: – Donation drop off site: bottled water, non-perishable food items, clothing
-3 Points Urban Brewery: Donating bottled water, volunteering to organize donation items
-Grainworks Brewing Co: Donation drop off site; bottled water, non-perishable food, clothing
-March First Brewing: Donation drop off site; bottled water, non-perishable food, clothingLittle Miami Brewing Co: Fundraising pint night this Friday – new milk stout will be named ‘Dayton Strong’ & $1 from every pint sold will go directly to relief efforts
-Rhinegeist Brewery: Donation drop off site through Sunday 6/2; bottled water, non-perishable food, clothing. Helping to run another round of donations to Dayton on Monday

COLUMBUS AREA DROP OFFS –
-Worthington, OH – The Hardware Store – 659 High St. Worthington, OH 43085
-Worthington, OH – The Library – 752 High St. Worthington, OH 43085
-Delaware, OH – The Newsstand – 18 E William St. Delaware, OH 43015
-Polaris Fashion Place, OH – The Pub – 1554 Polaris Pkwy. Columbus, OH 43240

**VOLUNTEERS!!!!!!!
-The Trotwood City School district is partnering with the City of Trotwood to send volunteers into the city’s most affected neighborhoods. Anyone interested in helping with cleanup should meet in the high school (440 N Union Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426) back parking lot starting at 9 a.m. Thursday until Saturday. Shuttle buses will run back and forth between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. into the community to provide support. If you choose to volunteer, you are asked to bring a pair of work gloves and safety glasses. The city also says if you own a chainsaw that you can safely operate yourself, those are needed as well. Buses will shuttle volunteers in and out of the areas about every 45 minutes. Volunteers may leave their car at the high school. You are also welcome to bring any non-perishable items you wish to donate to the relief effort to the high school as well. Items will be collected and transported to shelters to assist with relief efforts.

-The Foodbank, Inc. – call ahead to see if they are at capacity. They close at 4pm 937-461-0265

-Be Hope Church has an online sign up to help victims in Beavercreek: https://bcnaz.typeform.com/to/s5rKkN

-Neighborhoods devastated in need of help / supplies: (esp chain saws, power tools, trucks, labor – also wear hard boots & safety goggles) If crews are working – don’t get in their way. Show up to one of the many the tornado hit areas with no other goal than to carry something. Bring boxes, plastic bins or trash bags to put things in, whether it’s something to throw away or something to save. Don’t just drop them off, use them. Fill them. People are trying to move, hundreds of people are trying to move out of their broken homes. They’re actively digging thru rubble trying to find things they want to salvage. Help them.
– Troy St
– N Dixie
– Forest Park
– Denlinger & Shiloh Springs Roads

-Community Blood Center still needs blood (esp O blood types and B neg – all types welcome!) Make appointment here [recommended]: https://donortime.com/donor/schedules/center/1

Community Blood Center – Dayton
349 S. Main Street
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 461-3450

Dayton Center Hours
Monday-Thursday: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Platelet & Plasma Hours
Monday-Thursday: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Hamburger Wagon Owner’s Plea for Help

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Jack Sperry and his daughters

Sometime life throws you curveballs.  For Jack Sperry, owner of the Hamburger Wagon he has thrived on meeting challenges head on and through hard work has typically achieved success.  He is now facing a new challenge, that is out of his control.

The Food Adventures Crew has known Jack since he was a standout football player at Centerville High School in the early eighties.  Jack is a supporter of Centerville and Miamisburg Schools and also helps run the Rock N Green Tomato Festival in Miamisburg, among other charitable events.

Jack is that prideful guy you know, who never asks anyone for help.  As irony would have it , he was was diagnosed 15 years ago with a kidney disease called “Berger’s Syndrome.”  The illness eventually damages kidney function, until the person needs a transplant.  That’s where Jack is at today.  His kidney function has fallen below a critical level, and dialysis and a transplant are eminent.

Jim Bucher left and Jack Sperry joke around the Hamburger Wagon

This is the passing along of a plea for help.  A plea from a lifelong Daytonian, in his time of need. We were going to write this article and explain the situation, but his brother Hank Sperry posted a Facebook message that was a perfect reach out for help.  Here it is:

“My name is Henry Sperry and I’m sending this message out on my brother’s Facebook account. I’ll get right to the point. I am looking for a hero to save my brother’s life. Please don’t turn away now. This won’t take much of your time to read. You may be the key to preserving the life of a man who is very much worth saving.

Jack recently got engaged

My brother is Jack Sperry. He is a beloved brother and the father of two beautiful teen-aged daughters, Alex and Emma Sperry. He is engaged to be married. He is an honorable man, a loyal friend to legions of people who are fortunate to know him. He is the proprietor of the famous Miamisburg, Ohio Hamburger Wagon.

15 years ago, Jack was diagnosed with Berger’s Syndrome (IgA Neuropathy), a kidney disease that occurs when a specific antibody lodges in one’s kidneys. THERE IS NO CURE. The disease slowly progresses over years until eventually, the kidneys cease functioning. When Jack was diagnosed, the hope was that the disease would progress so slowly that medical intervention would not be required in his lifetime.

Sadly this is not the case. His kidney function is below the critical threshold. It is time for serious medical intervention. Last fall, Jack’s local Nephrologist referred Jack to both the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University transplant centers. I am pleased to report that after thorough and comprehensive medical evaluations, Jack has been approved by both centers for organ transplant.

Ron Holp of Ron’s Pizza with pal Jack Sperry of the Hamburger Wagon

Jack has three options, but only one which offers the promise of a normal life expectancy. Option 1 is kidney dialysis. While this option does extend life expectancy, it is burdensome and for someone Jack’s age, the average life expectancy on dialysis is 10 years. Option 2 is a kidney transplant from a deceased donor. But the wait for such a donor can be up to 5 years. The average useful life expectancy of a deceased donor transplant is 10 – 15 years.

By far the most favorable option is the third one, live donor transplant. Live donor transplants can last 20 – 25 years (even longer). Such a transplant would carry Jack into his late 70’s or even his 80’s, allowing him the joy of walking his daughters down the aisle, sharing love and life with his grandchildren, continuing to cherish his friends and family, and giving him the opportunity to pay forward the generosity of the hero who saved him.

Jack in front of the Hamburger Wagon with friend Gary.

I, as well as my other brother, Bob Sperry, would give up a kidney in a minute. Unfortunately, our own health issues have prevented us from being candidates.

That’s why we are turning to you. We realize this is a BIG ASK. But this is literally a chance for you to save the life of at least one – and perhaps two – human beings. That’s because you don’t have to be a direct match to Jack. Both medical centers are part of a national sharing chain whereby a non-matching kidney is donated and then Jack would receive a matching kidney immediately, no waiting.

I am not ready to write an obituary. There is so much life ahead for Jack, if someone is willing to answer the call. PLEASE consider making this gift. Think about the magnitude of this opportunity! You have the chance to give a decent, loving, honorable man the ability to share and experience a full life! We are looking for a hero and an angel.

Recent photo of Jack and his kids

This quest has obviously raised a number of questions. People ask me how Jack is doing now. Other than very poor kidney function, he is doing fairly well. He is not yet on dialysis but certainly headed there. He still works every day and other than fatigue from time to time, life is fairly normal and routine for him currently. People ask me how kidney donors do post transplant . The surgical/medical teams we’ve spoken with say kidney donors do just fine after transplant. As a rule of thumb, a healthy person with 100% kidney function will see their overall function drop to around 80% post transplant and should continue that level of function for the remainder of their lifetime. Jack’s current kidney function is less than 20% and he currently has no discernible symptoms.

Jack and his fiancee

Finally, people have asked how to go forward if interested in being a potential donor for Jack with either the University of Cincinnati or Ohio State University transplant centers. The process simply begins with a phone call or going on-line. For both Medical Centers you will need Jack’s legal name which is John P. Sperry and his birthdate which is March 4, 1963.

For the Ohio State Program:
Call 1-800-293-8965 Option #3

For the University of Cincinnati Program:
Log into: www.uchealth.com/Transplant or you can call UC Health’s waitlist coordinator, Beth Sanders, at (513) 584-0784.

Father / Daughter event

As mentioned earlier, I know this is a HUGE ASK and understandably perhaps too big of one for many of you. That’s okay. My intention is not to give anyone a guilt trip. My goal is simply to get the word out to as many as people as possible so that a potential hero for my brother can be found. Even if you aren’t interested in being a donor, would you mind sharing this with your contacts in some shape or form so that the word can be spread?

From all of us who love Jack Sperry, God bless you.”

 

From all of us at Food Adventures, we hope someone sees this who can save the day.   With a new fiancee, and 2 daughters, Jack is still very active and community involved.  We are staying positive that things will work out for him and his prayers will be answered.

Jack and his family need a hero, could it be you ?

 

Jack, working at the Hamburger Wagon