Current as of January 14, 2010
Financial Donations
Donations to the International Response Fund can be sent to the
American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
or made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at www.redcross.org <http://www.redcross.org/>
Donation of Goods
Medical (first aid) supplies and nonperishable foods may be dropped off to Christian Louis, Coalition for Haitian American Empowerment of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. He can be reached at 732-455-5546 or 732-492-0360. The drop off location is at 1310 Asbury Ave. in Asbury Park. They plan to ship out supplies next week.
Sisters Academy is serving as a drop-off center for goods from 1/14-1/16, 8a-4p; goods include tables, water purification systems, and clothes. Sisters Academy is located at 1416 Springwood Ave. Asbury Park, NJ 732-774-9056.
Locating Family Members
Red Cross Family Links Website through ICRC: http://www.icrc.org/familylinks
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network. SATERN has volunteers that have been monitoring Ham radios all night for info coming from the area. Should anyone be looking to locate a loved one or get any info on someone they can register at www.qso.com <http://www.qso.com/> and go to "health and welfare registry".
Russ Hendrickson. KC2VFH
People trying to locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in Haiti should contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225.
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