Donations are filling up a room at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Anchorage. They’re ultimately headed for the island nation of Tonga, which is still recovering from the aftermath of an undersea volcano eruption earlier this month.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Donations are filling up a room at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Maplewood Street in Anchorage. They’re ultimately headed for the island nation of Tonga, which is still recovering from the aftermath of an“We do have as you see, water, flour, rice. We still need more of those, like the noodles,” said Mahina Inoke.
The collection drive started, according to Inoke, almost immediately after the blast. The amount of donated items surprised her.
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