Immediate Volunteer/Donations Opportunity

Update:  1200 boxes have been filled and the cargo container is ready to go.  They still need volunteers today and are accepting donations to be delivered by ship, which will get there around Christmas.  The revised list of what is needed:

Here is the order of priority of good needed:

1. Ready to eat foods:
   Canned with peel off lid.
   No fresh food..No bread, fruit
   NO WATER… handled there.
2. Medicines, Over the Counter-
   First Aid Kits
   Bandages, Ointments, soaps
   Disinfectant wipes
3. Shelters
   Tents, Tarps, rope (think like a person who has lost everything, what do you need?)
4. Clothing and shoes
   NO WINTER COATS
   Blankets, slippers/flip-flops, gym shoes, pants, shirts
   New Underwear
   Towels
5. Long-Term survival that is portable
   Backpacks
   Cooking pans, portable stoves
   Tools, pocket knives, shovels
   Lanterns, Batteries
6. Rizal center needs
   Moving Trucks to relocate organized goods
   Volunteers to unload vehicles, sort goods, pack and label.
   Storage for boxes.

Keep updated at this link:  http://fan-chicago.org/looking-for-volunteers-donations-at-rizal-center-nov-12-13/

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Wednesday evening, a cargo plane will be taking off from Chicago to the Philippines with food, clothing and supplies for those affected by the recent typhoon.

Volunteers are working until midnight Tuesday and all day Wednesday to receive and pack up enough donations to fill a 42' container that will be aboard that plane.  Even in 25 degree weather tonight, they were busy taking donations out of cars that lined up along Irving Park Road.

It's all happening at the Jose Rizal Center, on Irving Park just west of Clark (1332 W Irving Park).  If you can help, they need you!  If you can donate, they need your stuff!

They are looking for these items:

• used and new clothing (no winter clothes please)
• towels
• first aid kits
• easy to open canned-goods
• bread
• gym shoes
• disinfectant wipes and gels
• sneakers
• flip flops
• No bottled water, since those logistics are being handled on the ground

There is no electricity and water in the area so please provide only NO COOK foods.

If you don't have anything to give, but want to help, please call and see if they need your help packing boxes.  Tonight there were easily 50-75 volunteers there at 10:45pm and the cars just kept showing up with donations.

More information is here.