Helping Disaster Victims in Pacific, Southeast Asia

Leanne Maxwell — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:00:10 GMT

Bay Area communities are organizing efforts to help victims of the four disasters that struck the Samoan Islands, the Philippines, and Indonesia this week. Below are a few places to drop off donations. Additionally, the American Red Cross is working to assist all three regions, and they're accepting monetary and blood donations and volunteers.

Samoan Islands [Via SF Appeal and KGO]

Samoan Community Development Center: Accepting clothing, shoes, dry foods, water, and money from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the center's headquarters at 2055 Sunnydale Ave.

Samoan Christian Fellowship: Has a list of various Bay Area churches that are taking donations. Boxes with lids for shipping goods are a main priority at the moment.

Thurgood Marshall High School: Students are collecting food, clothing, and money, which can be dropped off at the main office at 45 Conkling St.

The Philippines [Via SF Gate]

Food, clothing, and medical supplies can be dropped off at the following locations.

Filipino Community Center: 4681 Mission St., SF

Liwanag Kultural Center (after 3:30 p.m.): 222 Lausanne Ave., Daly City

United Methodist Church: 474 Southgate Ave., Daly City

Indonesia Quakes Remind You To Get Prepared

Brock Keeling — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:38:12 GMT

This morning's 6.8 earthquake that followed yesterday's 7.6 shaker in Indonesia is the perfect opportunity to remind you to, please, get ready for the next big earthquake that will hit the Bay Area. No one knows when it will happen, but it will. Sooner rather than later, if we had to guess.

How can you get ready? Easy. Start by checking out 72hours.org. They can tell you what you will need to do for pre- and post-earthquake preparation.

However, the simplest way to start getting ready for the next big one is by making an emergency kit. 72hours can also tell you how to do it.

After a major disaster the usual services we take for granted, such as running water, refrigeration, and telephones, may be unavailable. Experts recommend that you should be prepared to be self-sufficient for at least three days. Store your household disaster kit in an easily accessible location. Put contents in a large, watertight container (e.g. a large plastic garbage can with a lid and wheels) that you can move easily.
Your basic emergency kit should include: * Water - one gallon per person per day
* Food - ready to eat or requiring minimal water
* Manual can opener and other cooking supplies
* Plates, utensils and other feeding supplies
* First Aid kit & instructions
* A copy of important documents & phone numbers
* Warm clothes and rain gear for each family member.
* Heavy work gloves

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Helping Disaster Victims in Pacific, Southeast Asia

Indonesia Quakes Remind You To Get Prepared