Wednesday, November 7, 2012

More practical ways to help post-hurricane

1. Join the Hurricane Relief Effort in Long Beach, NY Sunday, November 11
10 AM - 4PM
BUSES DEPART AT 10:00 AM
BUSES PLAN TO RETURN BY 4PM
To sign up please email: help4longbeach@gmail.com
Buses will depart and return to the Jewish Center, 131 West 86th St.
We will be delivering much needed necessities to distraught families, while assisting with
cleaning damaged homes and synagogues and providing much needed support
for The Long Beach Community.
Suggestion of helpful thinb to bring/donate:
Cleaning supplies
Flashlights with extra batteries
Diapers & wipes
Baby formula
Canned foods/ soups,
Fresh apples
24 hour candles and 3 day candles
Activity books for kids
Underwear (new)
Socks for kids and adults (new)
Chocolate bars
Sugar
Instant coffee
Balls for kids/games,
Boots
Your support will be deeply appreciated and 100%
will go towards rebuilding and providing support for the Long Beach
community.
Please come and forward this email to all your email lists and Facebook friends.

2. 
Too many people in the community lost their food to Sandy. The is an organization called Bnai Raphael Chesed Organization that gives out food. They have just moved to McDonald Avenue and Avenue P in Brooklyn. Please call rafi at 917-861-7282 if you or some one you knows needs food. Call between 8 am and 8 pm
Steven

 3.
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED!
Wolf & Lamb Brooklyn is accepting donations of the following items for immediate distribution to the nearby coastal communities of Seagate, Coney Island, and other nearby areas hard hit by the storm. Please take a few minutes to help those hardest hit by the storm. PLEASE LIMIT DONATIONS TO THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST. The following list has been provided by volunteers on the scene and is urgently needed to help in the cleanup effort.
DROPOFF AT W&L BROOKLYN AT 1635 CONEY ISLAND AVENUE & AVENUE M BETWEEN 3 and 7 PM TODAY,WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
HEAVY DUTY CONTRACTOR GARBAGE BAGS
HEAVY DUTY GLOVES
HEAVY DUTY DUCT TAPE
VERY WARM SWEATSHIRTS (SIZE LARGE AND UP)
TOWELS
MATS
GRANOLA & ENERGY BARS
FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERIES
WARM COATS (FOR THE ELDERLY ON UPPER FLOORS WITHOUT HEAT)
WARM BLANKETS
CANVAS OR HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC SHEETING
We will, G-d willing, update the list as we are updated by the volunteers on the scene.
Thank you so much on behalf of the recipients of your generosity!

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