HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF KNITTING BEE
November 27, 2012 | 4pm – midnight | knitsandy@gmail.com
If you’ve ever knit a scarf in your life, then you have the skills to join the Knitting Bee. Do you have pre-knit squares? Feel free to drop them off at the event. We’re already expecting mail-ins from different parts of the country. Visit the Sandy Relief Knitting Bee page on Facebook. Coats will also be accepted for New York Cares Coat Drive.
SALTLANDS STUDIO DROP-OFF SITE
November 27, 2012 | 11am- midnight| to Studio – 68 Jay Street, BASEMENT, Brooklyn, NY 11201
If you don’t have knitting chops, please drop off other donations at Saltlands on Nov. 27 between 11am and midnight. Any drop-off donations will be given to Smallwater (96th Street Relief Center). We’re working directly with Neanna Bodycomb and Holly Butler of Rockaway Renegades. Neanna is also organizing on the frontlines with Smallwater.
Used laptops and 3G/4G capable cell phones are needed as volunteers canvas the Rockaway neighborhood door-to-door, creating a database of those needing medical treatment and regular care (i.e. pregnant women, the elderly, those with medicinal needs,etc).
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CURRENT LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED as of 11/25/12:
**PRIORITY**: paper, general office supplies, copy machine, fax machine, office chairs, Hot food donations and donations of ingredients for cooking (proteins, produce, broths, rices, pastas), Household cleaning kits, Household cleaning liquids (spray, powder), Cleaning rags (Scott rags in a box), Sponges, Bleach, Paper Towels, Rubber gloves, Heaters, Mops (handles and heads), Brooms, Buckets, Protective eyewear (goggles), Face masks with filters (N95), Empty spray bottles, Dust pans, Rain/working boots, Solar panels, Rope locks (10), Office supplies (pens, sharpies, paper, cork board, posters, markers, push pins, printer, scissors, filing cabinet), Lightweight, stackable organizational/shelving units
Needs: Canned/non-perishable food, White vinegar, Peroxide, Borax, Air mattresses, AAA batteries, Medical Supplies, Pink spray paint, Flashlights, Carbon monoxide detectors, Cleaning liquids and supplies, Sponges and rags, Milk, Work gloves, Cough drops (adult), Can/boxed juice, Gallon Ziplock Bags, Cleaning Hardware: Brooms, Flat Shovels, Mops, baby/toddler food & formula, duct and scotch tape, toiletries (including feminine hygiene products), can openers.
Construction Needs: Headlamps, Heavy duty contractor trash bags, Crowbars, industrial mop buckets (hundreds), gas, generators, TYVEK suits, gifted vans and box trucks, construction grade halogen lighting, Demolition tools: pry bars, hammers, sledge hammers, buckets, 3mil construction trash bags, Construction tools AND storage NEARBY the recovery sites. Plywood, screws, power-tools, dry wall, spackle, spackling tools, paint and brushes.
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FOR MONEY DONATIONS & OTHER WAYS TO HELP NOW:
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