People line up for free water in high heat

16 WAPT’S KARA PETERS WAS THERE. A SEA OF CARS STRETCHING THROUGHOUT THIS PARKG IN LOT AND ALONG RAYMOND ROAD TO RECEIVE FREE CASES OF WATER… (MOS3) :13-:1″T5 HIS IS FOR ME AND MY WIFE, WE’RE 81 YEARS OLD.” STEVIE JONES, WAITING FOR WATER MOS #1 :15-:20 “TRY TO STAY COOL AND DRINK A LOT OF WATER AND JUST TRY TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES, DO THE BEST WE CAN.” SOME HAVING NO PROBLEM WAITING IN LINE FOR OVERN A HOUR, EVEN UNDER THE BLAZING SUN. LORA PATRICK MOS 4 :01-:10 “IT MEANS EVERYTHINGEC BAUSE TES IM ARE SO HARD RIGHT NOW SO WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET SO I FEEL LIKE IT’S WORTH ME BEING IN THIS LINE.” CENTRAL MS HEALTH SERVICES, SOUTHERN EO CH ANOTD HER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATING ON THE EFFORT. HOPING TO NOT ONLY GIVE BACK, BUT ALSO, EDATUCE THE COMMUNITY. RACHEL MAYES- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOUTHERN ECHO (INTERVI) EW :22-:28 “YES TO ADDRESS THE HOT TEMPERATURES, BUT ALSO RAISE THE AWARENESS ABOUT VOTER REGISTRATION, T GE OUT TO VOTE, AND ALSO THE CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH.” VOLUNTEERS WORKED UNDER THE HOT TEMPERATURESO T DISTRIBUTE 16 PALLETS WORTH OF WATER, BUT ALSO, REMIND YOU TO STAY SAFE. AND WITH PRICES STEADILY RISING EVERYWHERE, RESIDENTS SAY THIS GIVEAWAY WAS JUST WHAT THEY NEEDED. LORA PATRICK MOS 4 :28-:36 “EVERYTHING IS VERYXPEN ESIVE N, OW ESPECIALLY WATER. AND S IT SO SAD. BUT THAT’S THE TIME WE’RE LIVING IN NOW.” RACHEL MAYESEX- ECUTE IV DIRECTOR, SOUTHERN ECHO (INTERVIEW) 1:58-2:07 “CONTINUE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ….BUT ALSO ADDRESSING THIS IMMEDIATE NEED OF WAR TE GIVING THESE HOT

People line up for free water in high heat

Groups give away 16 pallets of bottled water in Jackson

Updated: 11:10 PM CDT Jun 15, 2022

People lined up in a parking lot on Raymond Road across from the back of New Horizon International Church to pick up free bottled water to help beat the high temperatures.Central Mississippi Health Services, Southern Echo and other local organizations teamed up for the giveaway of 16 pallets of cases of bottled water.This comes after multiple days of weather around or above 90 degrees in the Metro and around the state.They were hoping not only to help the community but also to educate with voting information as well as Juneteenth celebrations.Organizers said they hope to have another giveaway at the same location in July.

JACKSON, Miss. —

People lined up in a parking lot on Raymond Road across from the back of New Horizon International Church to pick up free bottled water to help beat the high temperatures.

Central Mississippi Health Services, Southern Echo and other local organizations teamed up for the giveaway of 16 pallets of cases of bottled water.

This comes after multiple days of weather around or above 90 degrees in the Metro and around the state.

They were hoping not only to help the community but also to educate with voting information as well as Juneteenth celebrations.

Organizers said they hope to have another giveaway at the same location in July.