Help Us Help the Victims of Hurricane Maria!
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September 15, 2017Yes, “Styrofoam” CAN Be Recycled!
October 4, 2017
We are going to have to cancel the drive.
There is no outlet to send any goods.
We will stick with our plan to help our team out internally as much as we can.
Our intentions were good and we will continue to do what we can to help our team and their families.
From NBC News ~ “Food and clothes donations create ‘a second disaster,’ experts say—so just send cash.
A number of long-running organizations, including Unicef, the American Red Cross and Save the Children are taking donations.
Center for Disaster Philanthropy began four funds in response to recent disasters including the earthquake in Mexico and the three Caribbean hurricanes.”
Click Here to Read the NBC News Report
Nearly a week after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, power is still out in most places, and communications are virtually nonexistent for the island’s 3.4 million residents.
Many of our Power Recycling team members have families in Puerto Rico that need our help!
What You Can Do
On Saturday, October 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Power Recycling will host a relief drive for these victims of Hurricane Maria.
Come on down to our headquarters at 4715 State Highway 30, in Amsterdam, New York, and bring the following:
- New and gently used clothing
- Blankets and pillows
- Canned food and dry food
- Toiletries
- Diapers and baby wipes
- Baby food
- First aid supplies
We’ll be filling up a trailer with all of these necessities and shipping them directly to the people in need.
A Humanitarian Crisis
The New York Times reported that “Puerto Rico is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis, economies across the Caribbean are on life support, and dozens of people are dead.” In fact, it may be weeks before we get an accurate death count.
For the living, most Puerto Ricans now spend much of their day waiting in line. Particularly excruciating are the long gas lines, where many choose to spend the night in their cars rather than risk losing their place in line. In most places, food and water are also being rationed.
Help Us Help Them!
Join us on October 14! Bring what you can…even a little will mean so much in the lives of these precious family members.
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