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H-E-B Donates $50k To Red Cross For Tornado Victims

Lancaster Damage
CBS 11 Photojournalist Vince Bosquez was given a tour of damage in Lancaster the day after a tornado ripped through the city.

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – San Antonio-based grocery chain H­-E-B is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross and will take customer donations that'll go toward helping those affected by Tuesday's tornadoes.

There are five area Central Market and another five H-E-B locations where folks can donate. Those are below:

CENTRAL MARKET

5750 E. Lovers Lane Dallas, TX 75206
10720 Preston Road Dallas, TX 75230
4651 West Freeway Fort Worth, TX 76107
320 Coit Road Plano, TX 75075
1425 E. Southlake Blvd. Southlake, TX 76092

H-E-B

65 NW John Jones Dr. Burleson, TX 76028
600 W. Henderson St. Cleburne, TX 76033
101 S. Clay Street Ennis, TX 75119
3804 US Hwy. 377 Granbury, TX 76049
800 Hwy. 77 Waxahachie, TX 75165

In a release, H-E-B says shoppers can donate by adding $1, $3 or $5 to their total grocery bill. No purchase necessary.

Donations will be used for "safe shelter, necessary medical care, consistent food supplies and clean drinking water."

The company has already given the Red Cross pallets of water and sports drinks, and has stocked the Lancaster shelter with food, baby food and health products, the release says.

H-E-B operates more than 335 stores in Texas and Mexico.

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