[Summit] Hurricane Sandy Relief

[Emlyn Addison]

Oh shoot; and there I just dropped off a bunch of goods for Frog & Toad's
U-Haul truck:
https://www.facebook.com/events/175368712601144/?fref=ts

Guess I'll let them know...

Emlyn



> A heads up: relief centers in NYC seem to have more supplies at this point
> than they can distribute. I've heard and read reports of people with
> vehicles full of donations being turned away. Michael Bloomberg, our Mayor,
> is asking everyone to make monetary donations instead: ?At this point these
> centers have more than they can really realistically distribute,? the mayor
> said. ?If we need more, we can certainly put out another call for help, but
> what would be the most helpful is donations to the Mayor?s Fund to Advance
> New York, and then we?ll be able to use that money to help people get back
> on their feet.? This is from the NY Times today. So unless you have a
> rendezvous planned in a specific neighborhood with specific people, it
> might be best to help the Mayor's fund. This might help pay the rent on an
> apartment for a homeless family, for example, or for a new boiler for
> someone's house or replacement books for a schoolchild. Just sayin'..
>
> I was turned away myself when I went to donate stuff after 9/11. I'd hate
> for anyone to make the kind of generous and heroic effort the good folks at
> Frog and Toad are pulling together, just to be told it's no longer needed.
> But perhaps they have people waiting for them. Best to ask.
>
> Karen
> Providence & Manhattan
>
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