Donation Relief Effort for Ruidoso

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/21/2024 - 06/25/2024
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Location
Thomas B. McDonald Student Memorial Building – 1st Floor
1000 W College Ave - Silver City, New Mexico


Donation Relief Effort

Starting Friday, June 21, Western New Mexico University will spearhead a donation relief effort that will collect urgently needed items through Tuesday afternoon. These donations will be delivered to the Ruidoso community and Mescalero Apache Tribe on Wednesday, June 26. The WNMU community will be collecting support items for wildland firefighters, displaced residents of Ruidoso and the Mescalero Apache Tribe.

How You Can Give

Faculty, staff and community members can drop off items at the WNMU mailroom, located on the 1st floor of the Student Memorial Building on the following days:

Friday, June 21, 8am-5pm

Monday, June 24, 8am-5pm

Tuesday, June 25, 8am-2pm

What You Can Give

The following items are urgently needed:

Wildland Firefighters

  • Chapstick
  • Water
  • Foot powder
  • Sunscreen
  • Lotion
  • Liquid IV, Gatorade, Powerade
  • Snacks
    • Trail mix
    • Almonds
    • Dried fruit
    • Assorted bags of chips

Ruidoso Residents 

  • Water
  • Toiletries
  • Disinfectant wipes
  • Paper plates
  • Coffee creamer packets
  • Socks
  • Non-perishable food/canned goods
  • Baby food
  • Diapers
  • Baby wipes

Mescalero Apache Tribe

  • Water
  • Coffee creamer packets
  • Disinfectant wipes
  • Toiletries
  • Non-perishable food/canned goods
  • Baby food
  • Specialized infant formula:
    • Similac Sensitive
    • Similac NeoSure
    • Nutrimigen Hypoallergenic
    • Enfamil NeuroPro
    • Enfamil A.R.
    • Parent Choice Sensitive
  • Diapers
  • Baby wipes

Other Ways To Give

Monetary donations may be made though the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico through this link.  

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