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Goodwill offers vouchers to Eastpoint fire victims

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Donations are continuing to pour in for the victims of last week's Limerock Wildfire in Eastpoint.

Area Goodwill's are trying to better organize those donations.

WTXL ABC's Jada Williams joined was live Tuesday from one of the locations collecting donations.

To make sure people in Eastpoint are best served, people at agencies are asking donars to not drop off donations at a shelter but instead to drop them off at a GoodWill.

The Red Cross is giving out $35 vouchers for every family members in the households affected by the fire.

The CEO of GoodWill of the Big Bend says this way families can make sure that everyone has not only the correct size but even the clothes of their choosing.

And following a tragedy like this, having a little more control over choices is important.

But also knowing what you're getting is important.

"The donations have to be processed and most organizations aren't equipped to be processed, but that's what we do all of the time," said Fred Shelfer, the CEO of GoodWill of the Big Bend.

There is no set time when they will stop handing them out.

Shelter also says he has seen increased donations since the fire.