Campbell Bus Lines accepts donations in the Sam's Club parking lot at Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. The coach will travel to Kentucky to assist those affected by recent tornadoes. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 12/20/21

Marty and Debi Kaczynski, of Renfrew, have friends in Mayfield, Ky., who lost power last week when tornadoes ravaged the region.

They wanted to help, but the trip would be a difficult journey. On Monday, the couple helped pack cargo on a Campbell Bus Lines coach bus, which driver Nickolas Flanders planned to take to Kentucky to deliver a busload of supplies to people in need.

The bus was parked at Sam's Club in Butler Township on Monday, where anyone was able to take donations of food, hygiene products and other emergency supplies.

“At this time of year, they need all the help they can get there,” Marty Kaczynski said.

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Sam Zurzolo helps Campbell Bus Lines accept donations in the Sam’s Club parking lot at Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township, Pa. on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. The coach will travel to Kentucky to assist those affected by recent tornadoes. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 12/20/21

Nickolas Flanders helps Campbell Bus Lines accept donations in the Sam’s Club parking lot at Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Flanders will drive the coach full of supplies to Kentucky to assist those affected by recent tornadoes. “Overwhelming,” Flanders said of the community’s response. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 12/20/21

DJ Wilson, of Worthington, Pa., helps Campbell Bus Lines accept donations in the Sam’s Club parking lot at Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. The coach full of supplies will travel to Kentucky to assist those affected by recent tornadoes. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 12/20/21

From left to right, Sam Zurzolo, DJ Wilson and Neal Trimble help Campbell Bus Lines accept donations in the Sam’s Club parking lot at Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township on Monday. The coach will travel to Kentucky to assist those affected by recent tornadoes.Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Mason Young, 12, right, helps take bags from someone donating to an effort Monday to assist those affected by the recent tornadoes in Kentucky. All day shoppers helped Campbell Bus Lines to “Cram a Coach” at Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township.Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

Campbell Bus Lines accepts donations in the Sam’s Club parking lot at Moraine Pointe Plaza in Butler Township, Pa. on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. The coach will travel to Kentucky to assist those affected by recent tornadoes. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 12/20/21