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City of Buffalo to collect personal care items for community impacted by mass shooting

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Posted at 5:16 PM, May 18, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-18 17:16:46-04

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The City of Buffalo has announced it will collect personal care items for residents in the community impacted by the mass shooting at Tops on Jefferson Avenue.

On Thursday and Friday personal care items will be collected In Niagara Square during Food Truck Thursdays and in the lobby of Buffalo City Hall.

The items being collected include:

  • Toilet paper
  • Paper towels
  • Baby diapers and wipes
  • Toothepaste
  • Body soap
  • Hand soap
  • Garbage bags
  • Shampoo
“To the victims’ families who are hurting and to the people of the Buffalo community, we’re not going anywhere. We’re going to be with you today. We’re going to be with you tomorrow and we’re going to be there with you to rebuild. I ask our community to once again show why we are known as the City of Good Neighbors by donating needed items for those that need them most."
- Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown

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