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	<strong>La Plata, MD-</strong> A Charles County Farmer is stepping up to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. David Hancock, owner and operator of Hancock Family Farms, and the president of the Charles County Farm Bureau, is turning to social media to ask for donations for storm victims.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="/media/photos/gallery/8d048d00-99a9-4980-a8ff-c357d1623975.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 8px; float: right; width: 301px; height: 169px;" />His friend, Shelia Howard, has an immediate tie to the Houston region. Shelia&rsquo;s in-laws, Billy and Laura Howard, were visiting family in Maryland when Harvey hit. The Howards decided to collect donations to take back to Texas. When Hancock learned of their plans, he stepped in to offer support.</p>
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	Hancock issued a plea via a Facebook live asking Southern Marylanders to help out. Well&mdash;they got his message loud and clear. Hancock started collecting items Wednesday, Aug. 30 at the La Plata Farmer&rsquo;s Market. In the first five hours, he had already collected five truckloads of donations. &ldquo;People are bringing diapers, pet food, flip flops, canned goods, cereal and toiletries. It&rsquo;s incredible to see the response.&rdquo;</p>
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	<img alt="" src="/media/photos/gallery/ff462c14-4c21-49d4-9f28-9d8fadaf7d37.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 8px; float: left; width: 301px; height: 169px;" />Shelby Watson, director of the Southern Maryland Agriculture Development Commission, was making a donation when TheBayNet.com stopped by. &ldquo;I brought supplies for pets, including dry and wet pet food and baby wipes.&rdquo; Watson said she saw Hancock&rsquo;s request on Facebook. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad I have the opportunity to help out.&rdquo;</p>
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	Billy and Laura Howard live in Deer Park, just outside of Houston. &ldquo;We knew the storm was coming we just didn&rsquo;t realize we might not be able to get home,&rdquo; Laura shared. &ldquo;Our town was spared but family members are trapped in their homes.&rdquo;</p>
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	Laura said her sisters, daughters and granddaughter are all safe in their homes, but the flooding is prohibiting them from leaving. &ldquo;The water is slowly receding but it&rsquo;s going to take a while.&rdquo; The Howards plan to head back to Texas on Labor Day. They will deliver the supplies to the Crosby Volunteer Fire Department.</p>
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	Laura noted how impressed she is with the response from around the country and within the state of Texas. On Tuesday, the Mayor of Dallas, Mike Rawlings, announced plans open a mega-shelter at the downtown convention center. Rawlings noted at a press conference it&rsquo;s going to be a long process, &ldquo;Lives have been devastated in Houston. They&rsquo;re fellow Texans, and we&rsquo;re going to help them out.&rdquo; In addition, the Dallas Independent School District is opening up three of its schools to students displaced by the flooding. Some 30,000 people are expected to be temporarily homeless because of Hurricane Harvey.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="/media/photos/gallery/321f47c1-2f1f-4d1b-8510-dd68435583ba.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 8px; float: right; width: 301px; height: 169px;" />With the amount of donations Hancock has received, he said he&rsquo;s making plans to personally deliver extra supplies to Texas. &ldquo;My plan now is to pack a livestock trailer and haul it out there around September 18. We&rsquo;re also looking into other options with local trucking companies.&rdquo;</p>
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	If you would like to make a donation, you can still do so this Saturday, Sept. 2 at Hancock Family Farms located at 10440 Hancock Farm Place in La Plata. You can visit their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Hancock-Family-Farms-381929908581168/?ref=br_rs" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page for more information.</p>
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