For UNALLOCATED AVAILABLE ITEMS, go to https://reliefdb.org/shelters/1505
For ALLOCATED ITEMS, go to
https://reliefdb.org/shelters/1508
For DBASE Ops, go to
https://reliefdb.org/shelters/246
FUTURE DISASTERS: We stand ready to gather. See FIRST RESPONSE
ITEMS under the items list.
February 2008 Update:
We are currently collecting:
- sporting goods (for the FEMA trailer kids, who have no playground
equipment or after school programs)
- computers for community centers (Pentium II or better, Macs: G3
or better)
- monitors (nothing over 19", unless you bring a box that's big
enough)
- printers (with disks only, please)
- faxes (no monster faxes, small faxes only)
- household items, linens (clean, no stains, like what you'd buy at a garage
sale)
- household items, kitchenware, small tables, lamps
- books (kids, especially)
- $ for fuel costs (100% of donations go directly to fuel)
We will start gathering coats and blankets in August, for when it
starts getting to 30 degrees in the gulf in October. We will start
gathering new toys starting in September, for the holiday rush.
***NOTE: We are also so seeking to organize sharing of computer parts
by encouraging others to list their parts in our database. Call:
We always need packing supplies and help, and transport to Methuen
warehouse.
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We help people gather donations and ship them to the gulf.
$50/pallet for properly packed and labeled boxes from Methuen,
Massachusetts (by New Hampshire) to anywhere in the gulf region.
Less than $200/pallet from other locations that are serving
hurricane victims from the West Coast. Less than $100/pallet
from the MidWest.
We are currently focusing on RECYCLED BUILDING MATERIALS, including
kitchen cabinets, courtesy of the Boston Recycled Materials Resource
Center. And we are focusing on computers/office equipment for
community groups, as well as focusing on sporting equipment for the
FEMA camps. Let's keep these kids occupied!
And thanks to Katie and Ann Brainard! They will be making it possible
to create a steady stream of these supplies to the gulf by raising $$$!
Yippee! Gotta love fundraisers!
ALL financial donations go to fuel costs. Please make checks out to
United Way of Tri-County and mail to:
Citizen Action Team
PO Box 2525
Acton, MA 01720
The United Way is a 501c3, thus allowing you the tax deduction.
The United Way, in cooperation with CAT, and Barrett Industries
has arranged for shipping via UPS/Overnite Transportation.
ALL monies goes through the United Way directly to UPS Freight.
UPS Freight is doing this for barely the cost of fuel, by letting
the pallets go through the system in the "excess" space of the
shipping hub system. The cost per pallet from Massachusetts to
anywhere in the gulf, for example, is $50/pallet. This is part of
an innovative humanitarian shipping system designed by Tim Barrett
of Barrett Industries. Please give these folks a BIG round of
applause.
If you want details about how your community group can use this
program to ship your gathered donations, please contact us at:
978 266 2778, or terra@citizenactionteam.org