Help for Haitian Hurricane Victims

With aid from the U.N. having only reached 2 percent of its funding goal, and almost 160,000 people in Gonaives without shelter, help is desperately needed by Haitian residents who have witnessed the descent of four back-to-back tropical storms in the last weeks.

Donations will be accepted by Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees, 335 Maple Street between Nostrand and New York, on Monday and Wednesday of next week, between 2:30 and 8:30 pm (enter through rear entrance on Lincoln Road). (718)735-4660. Thanks Gwynne!

Donated goods may also be brought to the Bedford Armory (New York Army National Guard) in south Crown Heights at 1579 Bedford Ave, from Monday to Friday, between 8am and 5pm (enter on Union Street between Bedford and Rogers).

Recommended items for donation include: dried beans, rice, first aid supplies, new undergarments, new hand towels, sterno canisters, nylon cord, mild soaps, toothpaste and other personal hygeine goods. Canned goods will not be accepted.