Haitian Americans United for Change- Long Island Coalition for Haiti's Relief

The Long Island Coalition for Haiti's Relief is a collaboration of non-profits, faith-based organizations, and government offices that have created a phase model for relief. They are currently in Phase 1, collecting important goods to send to Haiti. I called the office this morning, and they are accepting shipments to the location if you are not in the New York area (hint, hint Milwaukee:)). Here is the body of the email sent by Haitian-Americans United for Change on Thursday, January 14th:

"Suffolk County, NY- Long Island Coalition for Haiti's Relief is a collaboration of faith base organizations, local not-for-profit organizations, Congressman Steve Israel's office, the Suffolk County Executive's office, and the Suffolk County Legislature. The coalition has created an initiative which includes phases to assist survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit Port au- Prince and Carrefour, Haiti, Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Phase I addresses the most immediate needs of the survivors. The coalition is seeking the public's help in collecting specific medical supplies in addition to monetary donations to purchase medical supplies not received.
Drop-off locations are the Williams H. Rogers Legislative Building, Hauppauge; 18 Legislative District Offices throughout Suffolk County (list attached); the First Baptist Church in Bay Shore; Myoda Salon International Inc, 136 Wheeler Road, Central Islip, NY 11722. All monetary donations should be made out to: Haitian Americans United for Change, Inc. (H.A.U.C.). Po Box 5727 Lake Ronkonkoma NY.

For more information, please call: 1-888-509-4282 ext 108

Here is a list of items they are looking for:

Water
Nupercainal Ointment
Triple Antibiotic Ointment
Paper Towels
Big Garbage Bags
Large Bandages
Handy Wipes
Alcohol Wipes
Cotton Balls
Regular and Children Tylenol
Blood Pressure Cuffs
Eye Drops
Disposable Adult Diapers
Disposable Baby Diapers
Baby formula
Burn Cream
Medical Tape
Butterfly Closures
Butterfly bandages
Nuskin
Hand Sanitizer (individual and large bottles)
Detadyne
Children's Benadryl
Benadryl Cream
Children's Vitamins
Non-Latex Gloves (Large)
Clean Syringes
Alcohol
Scalpels (number 6 and 5)
Scissors (small, medium and large to cut paper)
Thermometers
Tweezers
Disposable Gowns
Hand Soap
Hydrogen Peroxide
Q-Tips
Throat Lozenge
Fruit Flavor Tums
Masks
Lidociane Patch
Lidociane Cream"

There is a link in the body of the email to send donations, however I could not include that in the post. If you would like to send a check, the address is listed above.

-Attached is the link to Haitian-Americans United for Change:

http://www.hauc.org/

-Also attached is the link to Congressman Steve Israel's site:

http://israel.house.gov/

Have a good day!