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“I have people I haven’t talked to in 20 years having Amazon packages delivered at my house,” said Trish Wisniewski. “We’re getting more [donations] than we ever thought we would get.”

The Wisniewskis have been storing the donations in their house, at Flo’s school and in the garage of a stranger who donated space.

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PHOTO: Florence Wisniewski, 4, is pulled in a red wagon by her younger brother, Bud Wisniewski.
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Trish Wisniewski is now trying to find locations in areas hard-hit by Florence to send the donations to.

At least 32 people have died since Florence made landfall Friday, The Associated Press said. The governor of North Carolina warned Tuesday that some parts of his state \"have not seen the worst flooding yet.\"

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PHOTO: People waiting up to two hours in long lines in downtown Wilmington, N.C., waiting to buy ice from The Rose Ice and Coal Company on Market Street, Sept. 17, 2018.
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When asked what reaction people may have when they receive the donated items, Flo responded, “They might come to the house and say thank you to us. They’ll be cheering.”

Trish Wisniewski said she hopes the experience of trying to help Hurricane Florence victims has a lasting impact on Flo and her two younger siblings, Bud and Olivia.

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PHOTO: Tricia and Paul Wisniewski, of Chicago, pose with their three children, Florence, 4, Bud, 2, and Olive, 6 months.
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“I just hope that we’re raising three more decent human beings in the world,” she said. “That’s all we’re asking.”

Wisniewski added, “We keep saying, at the end of the night, we get to put our head on a dry pillow, on a bed, in a room. There’s a lot of people who don’t have that.\"

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