Catskill Mountain Hurricane Irene Relief

mrs whynot

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As many of you know from news reports, towns in the Catskill Mountain region of upstate New York were devastated by flooding in hurricane Irene's aftermath. For those of you who want to see the pics, go to www.watershedpost.com

In an attempt to provide assistance to families in the affected Catskill Mountain areas - many of whom have lost their homes, businesses, livelihoods, and towns - a grassroots organization of concerned citizens are collecting donations here in NYC. We have established various locations around New York City where donations can be dropped off for transport to upstate New York by a wonderful network of volunteers, most who have homes and/or families in the Catskill Mountain region.

Many NYC residents stocked up on bottled water, batteries, non-perishable food, and other emergency supplies in preparation for the worst from Irene, luckily, those emergency supplies were not needed in most cases here in NYC. We ask that you all take a moment and simply drop off your unused hurricane emergency supplies (or any of the below suggested items) at a donation collection center near you. We will then have our network of volunteers transport these much needed items to drop off centers upstate in the affected Catskill Mountain areas.

Many transport volunteers are driving to the affected region in the coming days, so time is of the essence. Please help us in this effort and drop off your donations today!

All questions or inquiries about these efforts can be directed to: [email protected]

Thank you,

The Volunteers of Catskill Mountain Relief

NYC Donation Collection Sites

Soho Locations

Eastern Mountain Sports

530 Broadway (Spring & Broadway)

New York, NY 10012

(212) 966-8730

Monday - Friday 10 am - 9:30 pm

Saturday 10 am - 9 pm

Sunday 11 am - 8 pm

Powell Communications

84 Wooster Street # 603 (between Spring and Broome)

Monday through Friday

9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Greenwich Village Location

Ciao Stella Restaurant

206 Sullivan Street (between Bleecker and West 3rd)

ask for Stella

Tuesday-Saturday

5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Midtown Location

Decorum Consulting Group

295 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor (one block from Grand Central)

Ask for Jeannine Stryker-Triolo

Monday through Friday.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Donation Collection Sites:

Park Slope

Boing Boing Maternity

Corner of 6th and Union

Ask for Karen or Kevin

Tuesday through Sunday

11:00 a.m.- 7:00 a.m.

(can also leave donations in the gated yard during off hours)

Williamsburg

Red Shed Community Garden

266 Stillman Avenue

(at Kingsland)

THIS WEEK

Wednesday through Friday

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND

Tuesday and Thursday

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Suggested Donations List

In addition to bottled water and non-perishable foods, the following items are also urgently needed at present:

Cleaning Supplies

Laundry Soap

Toilet Paper

Paper Towels

Ajax/Clorox/etc.

Personal care products

Soap

Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Deodorant

Feminine care products

Shampoo/Conditioner (adult and for babies/children)

Diapers

Baby Wipes

Clothing

Underwear (adults and children, including boxers)

Socks (adults and children)

Pajamas (adults and children)

Shoes (especially children's)

Any gently used clothing

Other

Charcoal and lighter fluid

Propane tanks

Formula and baby food

Bedding