How to Help Haitian & Caribbean hurricane victims

How to help Caribbean hurricane victims
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Hurricane Ivan: Canadian banks accepting cash donations for Red ...... Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Bahamas, Dominican ... They may also donate online, ...

www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=010470 - 11k - Sep 21, 2004 < More results from www.redcross.ca >


British Red Cross - British Red Cross Launches Appeal for ...... Islands and affect parts of South West Haiti and central Cuba. ... Money from the British Red Cross appeal will ... You can donate to the Caribbean Hurricane Appeal by ...
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US Hispanic Population Doing Its Part to Help Hurricane Georges ...... of dollars in outright contributions, the Red Cross is operating ... Citibank, which has offices in Haiti, the Dominican ... piggy bank so he could donate the contents ...
www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/981028Fundraising/

Cleveland Chapter - American Red Cross... 600 dead on the island nation of Haiti after nearly ... publication for volunteers at the American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland ... Do you have an item to donate or a ...
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Haiti

Haiti needs rice, canned goods, beans, canned milk, powdered milk, cooking oil, spam, spaghetti, salt, canned tuna or sardines, flour, water, medicine, matches, blankets, tools, diapers, candles, batteries and flashlights.

AmericasRelief Team, 786-433-2004, ext. 118., 1701 NW 84th Ave., Miami, a consortium of FedEx Latin America, Carnival Corp., Pharmed Group, Seaboard Marine, GOAL, Florida Stevedoring, and Lucent Technologies, will provide transport and logistic help. One associate member, Harvest International, has relief cargo but needs help to get the cargo from Ocala to Miami. If you are interested in providing funds to help pay for a shipment of 20 to 25 pallets of relief cargo, call Danny Thomas at 352-427-3333.

Caribbean American Shipping Corporation, Fort Lauderdale-Cap Haitian Sister Cities Program and Haitian American Business Council are collecting food, medicine and money at CASCO's warehouse, 1801 SW First Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Checks should specify Haiti Relief. Call 954-525-1717.

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, 800-55-CRWRC, www.crwrc.org, is accepting financial donations. This week, they sent $10,000 in emergency aid their partner, Ebenezer Mission in Gonaives. It is expected to feed 1,000 people for 15 days. Send checks to Hurricane Relief 2004, CRWRC, 2850 Kalamazoo Ave., SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560.

FANM, 305-756-8050, 8320 NE Second Ave., Miami, is accepting goods and monetary donations. Send check to Haitian Relief Fund, 8320 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33138.

Food For The Poor, 800-487-1158, 550 SW 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, is accepting donations for relief efforts in the Haiti and the Caribbean Monday through Friday and Saturday. Needed items include food, clothing, bed items, flashlights, batteries, hygiene items, can openers and baby items. This week they have delivered 2,000 pounds of food to Gonaives via helicopter, the only way for them to reach the area. Thirty-five tractor trailers are ready to deliver once the roads become passable.

Georges William Enterprises, 305-576-7768, 4586 NE Second Ave., Miami.

Midas Lending Corp.,305-899-2727, 822 NE 12th St., Suite 109, Miami.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 561-276-4880, 510 SW Eighth St., Delray Beach.

St. Paul et les Martyrs d'Haiti Church, 305-758-8546, 6744 N. Miami Ave., Miami.

Toussaint L'Ouverture High School, 561-414-5465, 95 NE First Ave., Delray Beach, collecting nonperishable food only.


Bahamas

Cloud X, 888-463-3779, www.cloudx.com, has started delivery relief to Freeport beginning Sept. 24 until Sept. 27. Drop-off:

The Waterford Hotel, 11360 U. S. Highway One, North Palm Beach, 561- 624-7186

The Marriott Hotel Downtown, 101 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, 561-833-1234

St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 418 N. Sapodilla Ave., West Palm Beach, 561-833-1903.

Discovery Express, 954-463-2202, 1580 SE 26th St., Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, is collecting water, baby wipes and diapers, bug repellent, and clothes for children and the elderly in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

G&G Shipping Co., 954-920-9292, 1100 NE Seventh Ave., Dania Beach, will collect water, dry foods, clothing and diapers. Ships will travel daily to Freeport, Grand Bahama.

The American Red Cross, Catholic agencies and local governments will distribute items.

Seafarers' House at Port Everglades, Lutheran Disaster Response, Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Ship Supply of Florida and Discovery Express, 954-467-7330, seek monetary donations. Designate for Bahamas relief effort.

Barbados

Caribbean Tourist Organization, a Barbados-based group representing two dozen nations, has launched a fund.

Make checks payable to Caribbean Tourism Organization Relief Fund and send to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, 401 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. The account number is 134-0821672-65; the routing number is 021000021.

Cayman Islands

Cayman Airways Cargo Ltd., 305-526-3190, 6025 NW 18th St., Building 716 East, Suite 2E, Miami, collecting heavy-duty rakes, generators, chain saws, garbage bags, water pumps, cots, heavy-duty extension cords, linens, over-the-counter medicines, gas cans, cellular phone batteries and baby items.

Cayman Islands Hurricane Relief Efforts, c/o Tortuga Imports and Florida Foreign Trade Associations, 305-378-6668, 14202 SW 142nd Ave., Miami, FL 33186, is collecting food, baby supplies, tents, battery-operated radios, pens and pencils, barbecue grills and charcoal, canned cooking fuel, medical supplies, generators, napkins, tissue, lumber, hammers, saws, nails, construction gloves, blankets and water, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

Cayman Islands Hurricane Relief Fund, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, 60 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10165.

Grenada

Consulate of Grenada requests clothing, cots, tents, mattresses, building materials, roofing supplies, nonperishable food, water, tools and medical supplies, equipment, and personnel. For information, call 305-913-7555, 305-528-9465. Donations can be dropped off 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lauderdale Lakes Multi-Purpose Center, 4340 NW 36th St., Lauderdale Lakes.

AMCAR Freight, 7850 NW 80th St., Miami. Call at 305-599-8866.

Cross International, 888-803-5437, is taking donations. Send checks to Cross International, Dept: Hurricane, 370 W. Camino Gardens Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432. Credit cards accepted.

Daily Bread Food Bank, 305-633-9861, is accepting cash donations to assist in the delivery of supplies to Grenada. Donate at the main administrative office, 5850 NW 32nd Ave., Miami.

Grenada Cultural and Civic Association Disaster Relief Fund, 954-981-8298, attn. Dale Barham, Bank of America, 7950 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, FL 33023. Account No. 005-472370974. ABA code for all wires and transfers is 063100277.

Jamaica

Consulate General of Jamaica, 305-374-8431, ext. 106 or 112, is collecting monetary donations. Send to Wachovia Bank, Account No. 200-002-360648-9, Jamaica Hurricane Ivan Relief Fund. Items needed include cots, plastic sheeting, zinc, power saws, lumber nails, portable water pumps, family tents, disposable gloves, collapsible water containers, water purification tablets, baby items including mattresses, tarps and plastic sheeting, canned goods, and nonperishable food.

Collection points:

All fire stations in Miramar

Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida, derien2t@hotmail.com

Holy Family Episcopal Church, 305-652-6797, 18501 NW Seventh Ave., Miami Gardens

Kiwanis South Dade/Kendall, 305-519-7890, 305-651-7859, American Legion Hall, 16401 SW 90th Ave., Perrine

Norland Seventh Day Adventist Church, 305-623-2095, 1175 NW 183rd Street, Miami

Universal Truth Center, 305-624-4991, 21310 NW 37th Ave., Miami Gardens

Antilles Freight, 305-688-5488, Joseph Rhoden

Caribbean Shipping Corporation, 305-693-3818, Winston Simmonds

CARICOM Freight, 305-687-1677, David Jemison

International Freight Consolidators, 305-325-8282, John Collins

Cross International, 888-803-5437, is taking donations to purchase supplies.

Send checks to Cross International, Dept: Hurricane, 370 W. Camino Gardens Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432.

Daily Bread Food Bank, 305-633-9861, is accepting cash donations to assist in the delivery of supplies to Jamaica. Donate at the main administrative office, 5850 NW 32nd Ave., Miami.

Food For The Poor, 800-487-1158, 550 SW 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach, is collecting donations to purchase emergency supplies, building materials and food. To donate, go to www.foodforthepoor.org or call the toll-free number.

Jamaican United Relief Association of South Florida, 954-981-5228, 954-974-8453 or 954-432-5869, is collecting emergency hurricane supplies, flashlights, baby formula and diapers, roofing supplies, water and nonperishable food. Donations accepted at:

6238 Pembroke Road, Miramar

7888 W. Oakland Park Blvd., B-304, Sunrise

Call for additional drop-off locations.

Needy Kids of Jamaica, Inc., 954-432-6243, is collecting water and water purification tablets, educational supplies, baby formula, bedding and blankets, vitamins, school supplies, disposable diapers, baby wipes, new clothing and toys.

The drop-off locations:

8341 NW 11th St., Pembroke Pines, 954-432-6243

Brown & Brown Electric, 6555 NW Ninth Ave., Suite 205, Fort Lauderdale, 954-938-8986

New Direction Institute, 7531 to 7545 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill, 954-748-8444

Kulture Klothes, 18327 NW Seventh Ave., Miami Gardens, 305-654-0707

Unitransfer USA, Inc., will provide free money transfer services to the Jamaican Red Cross for people who want to make donations at the following locations:

Fort Lauderdale, 300 W. Sunrise Blvd., Blvd, Suite 8. 954-761-8988

Hollywood, 901 S. State Road 7, Suite 215. 954-628-0022

Miami, 5911 NE Second Ave. 305-757-4343

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, 866-280-4357, hurricane hotline operating from 8 a.m. to midnight for information and assistance.

Toy for Joy, Souveniles de Puerto Rico, 954-967-9467, 5925 Johnson St., Hollywood, is accepting toys, nonperishable foods, clothing, and monetary donations.

General Caribbean relief efforts

American Continental 2000, 305-715-0315, is accepting donations for disaster relief in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Panama and Puerto Rico. Office and education supplies, sanitary items, cleaning and building materials, baby items, food, medicines and clothes will be accepted at Balboa International Cargo, Inc, 305-715-0315, 8451 NW 68th Street, Miami.

Visit the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency Web site at www.cdera.org for disaster information.

Caribbean Relief Musical Aid, Oct. 16, time to be announced. Sponsored by Jamaica United Relief Association, Members Only Social Club of Miami, Joe Frazer Records, Vibes Communication, Cameo, the Grenada Cultural and Civic Organizations, Sunshine Promotions and churches. Containers will be available to pack relief supplies. Anyone interested in helping with the production, call 954-981-5228.

Caribbean Hurricane Relief Fund, 954-731-1855, sponsored by WSRF, AM Mystik 1580, and Union Bank, will present donations to the consul general offices for Grenada, Barbados, Tobago, Jamaica, Bahamas and Cayman Islands. Checks can be dropped off at the Mystik 1580 WSRF-FM studios or any Union Bank location. Call 954-321-1300 for bank locations.

DHL and WFOR-TV, Neighbors 4 Neighbors, 305-597-4404, will ship donations collected from Cross International, Jamaica United Relief Organization, the Disaster Resource Network and the Church of Latter Day Saints starting tomorrow to the Bahamas, Grenada and Jamaica.

Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union: 866-619-3837, collecting nonperishable food and drink, clothes in good condition (new or used), sanitary items, baby items and towels. All branches will accept donations. Call for branch locations.

Food For The Poor, 800-487-1158, www.foodforthepoor.org, 550 SW 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach, FL 33442, is accepting donations for efforts in Haiti, Jamaica and Grenada, M-F, 9-4 and Sat., 10-2. Needed items include clothing, bed items, flashlights, batteries, hygiene items, can openers and baby items.

Greater Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce, WAVS, AM 1170, AM, Z-Wave Radio, Planet 17 Radio, USA Telephone, Choice One Telecom and BankUnited announce a hurricane relief drive. Items needed include food, water, water purification tablets, batteries, flashlights, power tools, sheets, blankets, mattresses, tarps, tents, medical supplies, baby items, building materials, plastic cutlery and paper plates.

Drop-off locations:

Five Star Bakery, 561-840-1276, 1742 W. 45th St., West Palm Beach

Grand Bahama Vacations Royal Oasis Casino office, 954-359-9898, 1170 Lee Wagener Blvd., Dania Beach

Hollywood Rotary Club, 954-921-4500, 2349 Taylor St., Hollywood

Joy's Roti Delight, 954-587-7700, 1265 N. State Road 7, Lauderhill

Merrell United Methodist, 954-731-2323, 3900 N. State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes

Planet 17 Radio, 305-940-1700, 1590 NE 162nd St., Suite 600, Miami

Sunshine Home Health Agency, 954-485-9504, 2800 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 102, Oakland Park

NBC 6 and Telemundo 51, hurricane relief drive, 6 a.m. to midnight Thursday. Volunteer telephone operators will accept donations for American Red Cross. To donate, call 954-622-6621 for English, 954-622-7621 for Spanish.

UNICEF, 800-486-4233, is collecting money for the children of eastern Caribbean. To make a donation toward the relief efforts in Grenada, Jamaica and Cayman Islands, go to www.unicefusa.org. Or send a check to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Attn. ERLZN, P.O. Box 98006, Washington, DC 20090.

CALL US

Contact us or visit our Web site with details on volunteer and relief efforts:

www.sun-sentinel.com

Gail Bulfin, Reader Editor

gbulfin@sun-sentinel.com

954-356-4580

954-356-4539 fax

Palm Beach County, call 561-243-6548




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phone numbers for relief efforts for those folks in either Western NC or elswhere who need help.

Wake County (here in NC) Food Bank just sent truck of stuff to those in Western NC to help the folks who lost all their food who are unemployed and losing all your food when you don't have a paycheck just throws families into starvation.

I'm not a fan of Red Cross and won't give to them, but your list does include Churches...I think maybe the lack of response is from folks wondering about people in USA who are on poverty level...but what's happened in Haiti is a Humanitarian Crises and so many thousands are affected that some aid needs to go there.

I haven't heard Bush address any of these crises...Just a visit to US sites and a mumble. He visited PA but not NC to my knowledge. And yet the media doesn't care and no one points out how bad this is all over the US and Carribean..

What has happened to us....??? So selfish. Not talking about our DU'ers who are tapped out with campaign contributions while they lose jobs...but our American Wealthy which I'm not hearing anything from. Maybe they are doing things privately and don't want attention, but given other lesser disasters, the news is pretty quiet these days..IMHO..

Anyway..printed your list..thanks.

always seems forgotten. CBS just quickly mentioned that 2000 might be dead there. That was it. Even here people don't pay much attention to poor Haiti.

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btw: I do understand about WNC emergency as I live here, luckily on higher ground. We lucked out and only lost water and power for a short time.
They say our county (Buncombe) alone suffered more than 200 million in damage from Ivan. We got hit by both Frances and Ivan each dumping up to 17 inches of rain and all the rivers flooded.
I've been helping some friends shovel river mud out of their house.
:-(

http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5022351-107406,00.html

Haitian storm toll may pass 1,800

John Vidal and agencies in Gonaives
Thursday September 23, 2004

The Guardian

The death toll from flash floods and mudslides in northern Haiti could rise to more than 1,800 when a full assessment of tropical storm Jeanne's devastation is complete, say government officials.
More than 1,000 people were declared missing yesterday, and 800 have been confirmed dead.

"It appears that many people were swept away to the sea," said Dieufort Deslorges, a spokesman for Haiti's civil protection agency. "There are bodies still buried in mud and rubble, or floating in water, and that's not to mention the hundreds who are missing and the places we have not yet been able to reach."

Several countries pledged help yesterday. The European Union offered €3m (£2m) and Venezuela $1m. But with many roads impassable, only limited assistance is arriving.

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Expect More Storms, More Suffering

by James Morris, The Miami Herald

It's not our values that Mother Nature hates, it's our emissions. The head of the World Food Program says we better plan for more disasters---and climate change is to blame.

..more..
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/9676415.htm?1c
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Global Warming May Spur Fiercer Hurricanes - Experts

By Christopher Doering

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Hurricane Ivan and its powerful winds churned through the Gulf of Mexico, scientists told Congress on Wednesday that global warming could produce stronger and more destructive hurricanes in the future.

Global warming will increase the temperature of ocean water that fuels hurricanes, leading to stronger winds, heavier rains and larger storm surges, the researchers told the Senate Commerce Committee.

However, the increase in ocean temperatures is unlikely to boost the average number of Atlantic hurricanes that form each year, they said.

Hurricane Ivan forced millions of people to evacuate a 400-mile stretch of the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm is classified as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph (215 km/h) and has been blamed for 68 deaths and extensive damage in the Caribbean.

..more..
http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=6247149

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