How You Can Help Hurricane Sandy Victims!
NYC & New Jersey is currently in a state of emergency. Some parts of the city look like a war torn thrid world country. Its really bad! Victims and evacuees are in need of drinkable water, food, blankets and clothing.
If you want to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy, here's how:
Donate money to organizations such as the Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/support) & New York Cares (http://www.newyorkcares.org/).
If you don't feel like going to the websites, you can send $10 now via cell phone by texting REDCROSS to 90999 or Text iCARE to 85944.
Here's a list of organizations approved by FEMA you can also donate to: http://www.fema.gov/volunteer-donate-responsibly
Donate blood. Go to the Red Cross site to find a location near you.
If you are local and would like to provide hands-on help, signing up as a volunteer with the aforementioned organizations is a start. Another place is http://www.nycservice.org/. If you can donate extra-large amounts of drinking water & canned food try the Aid Matrix Network.
(http://www.aidmatrixnetwork.org/fema/PublicPortal/ListOfNeeds.aspx?PortalID=114)
Or simply solicit canned food & clothing donations from your neighbors, friends and family and drop if off at your local community center, library or house of worship. If there are no relief assistance efforts in your area, start your own!
Please add to this list!
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What do you mean by 'pin'? Make it a sticky topic?
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What do you mean by 'pin'? Make it a sticky topic?
I say pin, you say sticky. :-P
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I got stuck for minute there :D
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Ha. I didn't even think of it that way.
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Thanks for posting this - today is the first day that i could get on line - the devastation is overwhelming
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Just to make everyone aware ...
(snip)"Staten Island borough president James Molinaro is absolutely livid about the lack of aid that his borough has received.
He spoke at a press conference this morning with senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
Molinari called out the American Red Cross, calling it an "absolute disgrace" and urging people to stop donating to the nonprofit.
"My advice to the people of Staten Island is do not donate to the American Red Cross," said Molinaro. "Let them get their money elsewhere."
Here's what he had to say to NBC after the presser, from BuzzFeed:
“You know, I went to a shelter Monday night after the storm. People were coming in with no socks, with no shoes. They were in desperate need. Their housing was destroyed. They were crying.
Where was the Red Cross? Isn’t that their function? They collect millions of dollars. Whenever there’s a drive in Staten Island, we give openly and honestly. Where are they? Where are they?
I was at the South Shore yesterday, people were buried in their homes. There the dogs are trying to find bodies. The people there, the neighbors who had no electricity, were making soup. Making soup. It’s very emotional because the lack of a response. The lack of a response. They’re supposed to be here….They should be on the front lines fighting, and helping the people.”"(snip)
Read more:
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NO! DON'T DONATE TO FEMA! Or any of those shady organizations that profit off of other people's disasters!!!!! The best way is to call a local church and find a needy family and go to them directly. FEMA came to NYC and went around to public schools, etc. Do you know what they did?!?! They told us to write our numbers down on ripped up, scrapped pieces of notebook paper, and that they would call. When uh. . .at LEAST half of everyone at these places didn't even have working phones. . .
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if you want to help, we have plenty of girls on this board that NEED help. send them a money pak. they're without power and they have lost everything. i can't even imagine.
i was just bitching that i forgot to put my tomatoes in the fridge and i hate eating them warm. shit, at least i have tomatoes and at least i have a fridge.
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Staten Island is the forgotten outer borough of New York City - Bloomberg wanted to transport 40,000 runners there on Sunday while people on SI are still looking for the bodies of there loved ones. Give SI to NJ and let Chris Christie show them how to govern!
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I was attempting to collect funds through my website to distribute to entertainers effected by Hurricane Sandy, but I haven't really gotten anywhere with it yet. It is linked through PayPal and completely recorded. I was hoping to at least collect enough funds to help victims pay a few past due bills, or possibly help with the upcoming holidays. Any ideas?
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If you dont want to donate to red cross or fema, try CityHarvest.org, NewYorkcares.org, UnitedWay.org. These all are NY based.
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Here's for those wanting to help with the pets and animals displaced by Sandy:
http://www.bestfriends.org/News-And-...ndy/#idc-cover
At the end of the comments is the link for NYC Animal Control Center's kill page. It's updated everday and has the pictures (currently) of those that will be put down today, Friday November 9th.
If you can adopt or hook up with the sister rescue to the NYC ACC mentioned in the comments, fostering is possible.
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Awesome. NYC's night club "Pacha" is giving 100% of the proceeds to Sandy victims.
http://pachanyc.com/help/#.UJ1tt-SwXis
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Any way to find out who needs what? Looking for a way to raise/distribute funds directly to those in need...
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Melonie
Just to make everyone aware ...
(snip)"Staten Island borough president James Molinaro is absolutely livid about the lack of aid that his borough has received.
He spoke at a press conference this morning with senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
Molinari called out the American Red Cross, calling it an "absolute disgrace" and urging people to stop donating to the nonprofit.
"
My advice to the people of Staten Island is do not donate to the American Red Cross," said Molinaro. "Let them get their money elsewhere."
Here's what he had to say to NBC after the presser, from BuzzFeed:
“You know, I went to a shelter Monday night after the storm. People were coming in with no socks, with no shoes. They were in desperate need. Their housing was destroyed. They were crying.
Where was the Red Cross? Isn’t that their function? They collect millions of dollars. Whenever there’s a drive in Staten Island, we give openly and honestly. Where are they? Where are they?
I was at the South Shore yesterday, people were buried in their homes. There the dogs are trying to find bodies. The people there, the neighbors who had no electricity, were making soup. Making soup. It’s very emotional because the lack of a response. The lack of a response. They’re supposed to be here….They should be on the front lines fighting, and helping the people.”"(snip)
Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/state...#ixzz2BK3JTzVF
That was THEN. Since Molinaro's rant, the Red Cross has done fine work on S.I. In fact, so much food and clothing has been donated that they've asked people to stop donating those items and to shift to cleaning and rebuilding tools and supplies e.g. bleach, work gloves, contractor bags etc.
The Red Cross relies on volunteers to do almost all of its work. Red Cross volunteers traveled from as far away as Georgia to help in relief efforts.
I know of this FIRST HAND ; with my own eyes and ears. I spent the first weekend after the storm helping to clean up and serving food and the following weekend collecting and distributing quilts and blankets.
The fast and easy way to help is to just text "Red Cross " to 90999.
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Eric Stoner
That was THEN. Since Molinaro's rant, the Red Cross has done fine work on S.I. In fact, so much food and clothing has been donated that they've asked people to stop donating those items and to shift to cleaning and rebuilding tools and supplies e.g. bleach, work gloves, contractor bags etc.
The Red Cross relies on volunteers to do almost all of its work. Red Cross volunteers traveled from as far away as Georgia to help in relief efforts.
I know of this FIRST HAND ; with my own eyes and ears. I spent the first weekend after the storm helping to clean up and serving food and the following weekend collecting and distributing quilts and blankets.
The fast and easy way to help is to just text "Red Cross " to 90999.
Just yesterday I saw a small convoy of Red Cross Disaster Relief trucks from CALIFORNIA !
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^^^ agreed, understood, and appreciated.
However, the original Molinaro question still remains ... did the Red Cross finally get around to making an 'all-out' effort on Staten Island because they were planning to do so all along, or because Molinaro's media rant and the ensuing huge drop in Red Cross contributions 'forced' them to ?
PS Eric a personal thanks for your own volunteer efforts !
PPS Some of my own family members who still live in upstate NY ( and run a construction business ) have been doing a bit of volunteer work as well, ripping moldy wallboard out of flooded houses, washing salt water out of flooded electrical service panels so that the power company will actually reconnect power to houses etc. Now that the 'first wave' of getting food and shelter and power / heat for people is more or less under control, that a HUGE mess is just beginning in regard to the cleanup and eventual rebuilding process. And unlike the 'first wave', making further headway now involves local gov't bureaucracies, engineers and inspectors, insurance companies, etc. which can't be helped along by donations of goods and services.
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^^^ agreed, understood, and appreciated.
However, the original Molinaro question still remains ... did the Red Cross finally get around to making an 'all-out' effort on Staten Island because they were planning to do so all along, or because Molinaro's media rant and the ensuing huge drop in Red Cross contributions 'forced' them to ?
PS Eric a personal thanks for your own volunteer efforts !
PPS Some of my own family members who still live in upstate NY ( and run a construction business ) have been doing a bit of volunteer work as well, ripping moldy wallboard out of flooded houses, washing salt water out of flooded electrical service panels so that the power company will actually reconnect power to houses etc. Now that the 'first wave' of getting food and shelter and power / heat for people is more or less under control, that a HUGE mess is just beginning in regard to the cleanup and eventual rebuilding process. And unlike the 'first wave', making further headway now involves local gov't bureaucracies, engineers and inspectors, insurance companies, etc. which can't be helped along by donations of goods and services.
Was the Red Cross immediately on the scene on Staten Island ? No. And it was probably a good thing too. The storm hit on the evening of October 29th. The first 24 hours or so afterwards were dominated by search and rescue which is NOT the mission of the Red Cross. It WAS the job of first responders i.e. NYPD , NYFD and the Coast Guard. During that time window the BEST thing to do is to NOT get in the way and let those professionals do their job. Secondly, as I posted, the Red Cross relies on volunteers, many of which had their own problems to deal with as a lot of them were in Sandy's path. I am personally aware of a LOT of help from the Red Cross that traveled a long way to help S.I. It takes time to collect the supplies , load them up and drive from Georgia, Florida, Ohio, California etc. etc.
Molinaro ( whom I know btw ) can be an asshole and in this case he was impatient, to say the least. Since his rant, the Red Cross has been doing fine work.
Right now, the big problem is sheltering the victims. A lot of people are back in their homes but many still do not have power and some who do still have no heat.