www.stinky.com/wtc
Giving Blood and Other Donations
Yahoo has a
page collecting various donation info which seems pretty
comprehensive
From: "David Olson"
Hey, all.
I've just gotten back from the Javits Center, the staging area for the
bulk of the relief work effort. They are sending almost no more
rescue volunteers in today; NYPD, NYFD, and a few Ironworkers. I even
talked to some out of town fire fighters who were told to come back
tomorrow, and/or simply to go home.
There is, however, a plethora of food and clothing piling up, so make
sure you have FIRST HAND info about what is and is not needed at this
time before bringing donations down. I am not trying to stop people
from donating...we all want to do something, and donations can
certainly help. It may be prudent to wait a day or two, however, once
they start letting more laborers down who will can use the food,
etc.... By the time they sent us all home today (after I sat on a bus
with a bunch of steel workers for an hour, thinking we were going
down) the situation had been reduced to mostly volunteers handing out
coffee and sandwiches to each other. The workers were wondering out
loud what they would do with all the perishable food.
One of the biggest problems at the Javits Center yesterday was crowd
control; there were just too many people showing up wanting to help,
and they were getting in the way of police cars and emergency
vehicles. Also, the police are apparently having many, many problems
with people showing up below Canal trying to help with search and
rescue or to give donations (food, clothing, etc...) the workers.
I don't pretend to know the full story at all times, and the situation
can change quickly, but my experiences over the last two days at the
Javits Center have made me feel that posting this viewpoint might be a
good idea. I'm sure there will be plenty of need for help and more
donations...let's just make sure we're helping and not getting in the
way.
David Olson
SpeakEasy Productions
For anyone who lives in NJ, it may be convenient and faster to donate
items needed by rescue workers to Rutgers University. Rutgers will
then deliver these items quickly. Below is what's needed, where to
bring, etc.
The College of Pharmacy wishes to extend our deepest condolences to
those in our community who have lost or are searching for loved ones
in the wake of this tragedy.
In order to assist in this effort we will be accepting donations to the
Red Cross beginning today through Friday, September 28, 2001. SUPPLIES
ARE ESSENTIAL! Below is a list of requested items.
* Bottled Water,
* Energy Snack bars,
* Dog booties for search and rescue dogs,
* IAMS Dog Food,
* Tee shirts,
* Socks,
* Underwear,
* Sweat pants,
* Sweat shirts,
* Canned Goods such as soup, and
* Any monetary gifts.
All donations will be given to the Plainfield Area Red Cross Chapter.
Supplies can be brought to the Business Office located in Room 102 of
the Pharmacy Building between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.
Thank you for your support and assistance in this time of need.
Sincerely,
Marc C. Kollar
Assistant Dean for Academic Services
Rutgers University College of Pharmacy
Office of Academic Services
160 Frelinghuysen Road, Room 107B
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020
http://pharmacy.rutgers.edu
xxx@cop.rutgers.edu
voice: 1 (732) 445-2675
fax: 1 (732) 445-5767
From: Riva Syrop
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 21:57:54 -0400
i am working right now at the armory on 25th and lex and we need
personal hygiene items -- toothbrushes, cleansing things.
From: Michael Kay
Subject: Union Square
In Union Square they're taking donations for the workers downtown.
Also, someone has laid down tons of butcher paper to write messages
on. Stop by to read some and write your own. There's lot's of love in
NYC.
--Mike
This is a list that's circulating:
IMMEDIATE NEEDS >>
saline solution
medical tape
gauze pads
alcohol swabs
antibiotic cream
infusion sets
OTHER MAJOR NEEDS >>
water
ice
work boots
work gloves
medical supplies
aspirin/tylenol
dust masks/surgical masks
blankets
towels
safety goggles
tarps
socks
rope
undergarments
cell phone chargers
The hospitals in both New York and the Bay Area are overwhelmed with
blood donors. They are especially looking for "Universal Donor" blood
(Type O, especially Type O Negative), but have been turning people
away even with type O. Your best bet now is to plan to donate
tomorrow.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO HAS LOST THEIR OFFICE.
------------------------------------------
Friends,
We've received a huge response from both companies that have been
displaced and are looking for office space and those who are
offering free space. We have space at our offices and are starting
a database of office space of those in need.
If you have free space, please e-mail me information regarding the
following at xxx@venturereporter.net (or call me at
646.473.2201):
Square feet available:
How long people can stay (a range is fine):
Number of desks available
Number of computers available:
Availability of high-speed Internet access:
If you need space, please call or e-mail me and let me know how many
people you have.
I'm also looking for a furniture rental company to donate desks and
a computer rental company to donate computers; please e-mail me at
xxx@venturereporter.net.
Best regards and God bless,
Jason
Editor & CEO, Silicon Alley Reporter & VentureReporter.net
New York Red Cross Needs Tech
You can help by donating computers, equipment, and services.
NOTE: This request may be a hoax! Please contact your
local Red Cross before organizing any donations.
September 12, 2001 Return to Regular View
The New York American Red Cross is in dire need of technology
equipment and services. The field workers and sites have little, if
any, means of communication and the central office is processing way
too much on completely paper systems. Your help in acquiring these
resources would be greatly appreciated.
If you can help, please contact:
* Joe Leo, Assistant Director, Business Applications, IT
American Red Cross in Greater New York
phone: 212.875.2409
email: xxx@arcgny.org
150 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10023
* PLEASE NOTE: His email is slammed, so don't resend your
messages over and over again.
Following is the list of equipment that the Red Cross needs for its
field workers and expanded Emergency Operations Centers. It also
needs certified Citrix engineers and Microsoft-certified consultants.
* 40 IBM computers and laptops (with NICs)
* Monitors (with desktops)
* Any storage solutions
* 25 10/100 hubs (8+ Ports)
* 100 Cat5 cables (All lengths)
* 50 power strips
* Any IBM-compatible memory
* Any 3Com wireless NIC cards and LAN products
* 30 desktop-size UPSs
* 15 LaserJet printers (HP 1100 or faster) and printer supplies
* 20 external Zip drives and disks
* Any diskettes and R/W CDs
* 5 external CD burners
* 5 duplex document scanners
* 25 extension cords
* any colored tie wraps
* any Velcro cable wraps
* 50 Citrix client licenses
* 12 PCMCIA LAN cards for IBM P20 ThinkPads, preferably 3Com
(in addition to those in the new PCs)
* 50 Microsoft Exchange CALs
* 35 Microsoft SQL CALs
* 50 Microsoft Office Professional licenses
* 15 PC Anywhere licenses
* DSL lines
* PDAs with wireless capacity and service
* Nextel cellphones and service
Thanks in advance for your generous assistance. Any donation will help greatly.
* Email groups warn of terrorism-related scams online
SAN FRANCISCO -- September 12, 2001 -- Email protection and consumer
advocacy groups warned today of online attempts to fraudulently
profit from yesterday's attacks on the USA. These attempts are taking
the form of unsolicited e-mail ("spam") and postings in community
forums, soliciting "donations" in the name of victims of the attacks.
A typical message claims to be part of an "Express Relief Fund" or
"Victims Survivor Fund". One message claims that donations will go to
the Red Cross, but the donation link leads to a Web site unconnected
with that organization.
...
The Red Cross is a legitimate organization active in supporting
victims of the tragedy and their families. To donate, visit their
official Web site (http://www.redcross.org) or call 1-800-HELP-NOW.
If you have trouble reaching the Red Cross directly, donations are
also possible online through PayPal at and
Amazon .
hi alex,
the officers who are working the streets are really hurting for
water, gatorade type drinks, sandwiches within the next couple hours
so that they can keep working. of course everyone should continue to
donate to the red cross, to the relief workers, to the families and
everyone else involved but there's also so many officers out there
who need our help. Really, if anyone can just walk outside his/her
home and bring them something if they have anything it is so much
appreciated by them.
riva
one last thing-- the red cross at 17 gramercy park is looking
specifically for socks and sweat pants (or at least they were when I
was there a few hours ago). They have no clothing for survivors to
wear home from the hospital.
if anyone does feel like they want to speak about their experience
they can reach me on my mobile - 917.714.9777.
On TV, Rudy Guiliani named three sites to give blood at:
- 153 E. 53rd St.
- 66th & Amsterdam (Red Cross)
- 310 E. 67th St.
Matt Grosso:
A word on giving blood:
- you must bring a picture id, and you must prove 17< your age <65.
- if you have any tattoos they will not let you contribute [ --
nor if you are a gay man]
- they especially need O or O- type blood. if you have that blood
type go now.
- if you don't have O or O-, consider waiting till tonight or
tommorrow, as the blood donation centers are very overloaded and
everybody wants to help. I went to two hospitals and a donation
center and there are large throngs around all of them.
From: Jeff Wishnie
Subject: Easy ways to donate to Red Cross relief
PayPal:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/relief-outside
Amazon:
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/paypage/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/
There are no words. But there are actions.
1. Give time
2. Give blood
3. Give $
From: http://www.nyredcross.org
The American Red Cross is providing lifesaving assistance in the form of
immediate disaster mass care and blood to victims and emergency workers in
New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania following the incomprehensible
attacks of September 11. The Red Cross will stay with these people as this
tragedy unfolds. The Red Cross has been on the scene from the beginning
providing disaster support in the form of food, shelter and counseling to
all individuals affected.
1) VOLUNTEER - If you are Red Cross certified in CPR +/or first-aid call:
212-875-2067, 2068 or 2069
2) DONATE BLOOD - see NY Blood Center list below or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE
Manhattan
Center West
150 Amsterdam Ave (66 + 67th Street)
New York, NY 10023
Center East
310 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10021
212-570-3242
Citicorp Center
53rd Street at Lexington Ave (Lower Level)
New York, NY 10022
212-559-9992 or 1458
Columbia Presbyterian
180 Fort Washington Ave (Room 425)
New York, NY 10032
212-305-4440
NY Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Campus
525 East 68th Street (First Ave)
Metlife Building
1 Madison Ave (at 24th Street)
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Donor Center
120 Lawrence St. (near MetroTech)
Brooklyn, NY
212-586-1500
Hours 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunrise Adult Day Healthcare
9517 Avenue J
Brooklyn, NY 11236
Hours 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
St. Mary's Hospital
170 Buffalo Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
718-221-3000
3) DONATE MONEY
1-800-HELP-NOW
(1-800-435-7669)
ONLINE (secure credit card): http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html
[If you have a preference, when calling in your donation you may direct your
contribution to the Local Community Services Fund, the Disaster Relief Fund,
or the International Response Fund.]
From: "Craig Newmark"
even more: http://www.craigslist.org/cash.contributions.html
From: "Jeff Wishnie"
One note on donations:
Amazon has a $50 per/donation limit. I believe this to limit their
liability caused by credit card charges.
[I think it's $100 now. -A]
PayPal is taking unlimited donations AND if you have bank account
linked in you can avoid sending ANY money to the Credit Card
companies.
So if you want to give more than $50 (and as over-paid technology
people, I think most of us can afford more than $50), go to PayPal!
regards,
Jeff
From: "ERICKSON,DAVID (HP-FtCollins,ex1)"
The Red Cross has direct donation capability, too:
http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html
David
From: "xxx@mail.dorsai.org"
Just created a yahoo group to pass on any info about helping or that
could be used by NYC resident. It's at
http://groupsyahoo.com/group/helpnyc to subscribe.
TNL
GlassPath.com, a Los Angeles-based hosting firm, has offered free
hosting services for companies displaced by Tuesday's devastation.
Contact Scott Sattler, xxxglasspath.com, or 612-340-9600.
Alex Chaffee
Last modified: Mon May 31 20:38:01 Pacific Daylight Time 2004