Marshalltown Relief Agencies Seeking Donations

Donated clothing, food and household items have poured in to Marshalltown since Thursday’s tornado, but now relief and recovery organizations find themselves in need of monetary donations.“People are being so generous in giving us clothing and food and miscellaneous things, and we’re at that point where there’s too much stuff and monetary donations are best,” said Pami Erickson, executive director of the Red Cross South and Eastern Iowa chapter that serves Marshalltown.Erickson said people looking to donate money to the Red Cross should designate their donations for disaster relief and send them to the Red Cross Central Iowa office in at 2116 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312BusinessesMany businesses in the Marshalltown downtown district were severely damaged by the tornado.