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Bahama Hurricane Dorian Relief Suggestions
One of our readers said they are getting confused on where to donate as there are so many FB posts. Below is a summary of suggestions that have been posted on the Florida 4-H and FFA Supporters Facebook page. . As you scroll below you will see: 1. Letter from Florida 4-H and UF - great letter! 2. List of those taking physical donations 3. Suggestion list for physical donations 4. Monetary donation suggestions of Bahama approved organizations 5. Basic game plan Lend a Hand Bahamas told me their organization has for their Grand Bahama relief. FIRST I want to state the Bahama 4-H club members and family are fine. The 4-H club members and families are on Nassau island in the Bahamas. Nassau was not really affected by the storm - thus the 4-H families are ok. Yay! This is according to Shelegh Pritchard - volunteer 4-H Coordinator and board member of Lend A Hand Bahamas. There are no FFA chapters in the Bahamas according to Ronnie Simmons head of Florida FFa. SECONDLY be careful who you give to - make sure the organization that is delivering is approved by the Bahama government otherwise it will be taxed, dutied and possibly taken by the government according to my sources. Plus make sure that organization has someone in the Bahamas to receive the items with a true distribution plan. You don't want your items just dropped off on the tarmac or port like in Puerto Rico. HERE IS GLEANING OF POSTS TO HELP THOSE WHO WANT TO DONATE TO BAHAMAS 1. Letter from Florida 4-H and UF about Bahama Hurricane Relief - pretty much sums it up SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 BAHAMA UPDATE ON DONATION AND GIVING SUGGESTIONS Dr. Michael Gutter - head of Florida 4-H called a meeting with their office, UF communications and invited me to join in to discuss giving for the Bahamas. Here is the letter from Florida 4-H for everyone to see. "Dear 4-H youth, families and volunteers, Many in Florida 4-H have been talking about how to provide hurricane relief to the Bahamas. Thank you for giving your hands to larger service! We wanted to give you some recommendations for helping those impacted by a disaster. Raise money to donate to reputable relief organizations. For example, you can do this by holding a bake sale or selling an animal and donating the proceeds. This is more efficient and effective than collecting supplies. There is also the added complication of transportation and warehousing on the islands when collecting supplies. When contributing please give to recognized international relief organizations who are operating in the Bahamas. A list of organization is available at http://www.doriansupport.org/. If you had already begun collecting items and are now looking to donate them, Lend a Hand Bahamas has two drop off locations in South Florida where items can be taken. Locations and contact persons are below: Matthew Pursel 22918 SW 56th Ave Boca Raton, FL 33433 740-627-1965 Diana Perez Boys and Girls Club – Hank Cline Club 2805 SW 32 Ave, Miami FL 33133 786-201-2953 Important: Please do not funnel cash or contributions through the University of Florida Foundation or Florida 4-H Foundation accounts. For other questions about supporting relief efforts, please contact Ruth Borger in UF/IFAS Communications at rborger@ufl.edu." ADDITIONAL NOTE FROM ME: - If you would like to monetarily donate to Lend A Hand Bahamas (mentioned above) Shelagh Pritchard is a Board Member and she is a volunteer 4-H coordinator in the Bahamas - which is how I know about her. - here is link to their flyer with dropoff details PLUS the monetary donation link is at the bottom of the flyer. https://www.facebook.com/.../a.36697.../2340646049394497/... 2. LIST OF PHYSICAL DONATION SITES 1. Norma Samuel with UF posted " A UF student by the name of Damon Veras has organized multiple drop off points in Gainesville. I just spoke with him and they will be collecting the donations through end of this week and then taking them to Orlando. The nonprofit called Head Knowles Foundation (which is on the government approved list) will be shipping the items they collected to The Bahamas. https://www.gainesville.com/.../hurricane-dorian-how... 2.. There are some 4-H Offices gathering donations mainly from their 4-H members. Below this 4-H list is another suggested physical donation ideas for anyone Here is list of who posted A. Hernando County 4-H - contact Nancy Moores She is only collecting specific items so contact her office B. Palm Beach County 4-H is collecting. Noelle Guay is the Palm Beach County 4-H agents and the County Program leader and sent me this message," I have a partner in Riviera Beach who has arranged a barge over to the Bahamas to deliver much needed supplies and aid. We are happy to deliver anything to this barge and will be organizing a donation and delivery effort from our office...these will be dropped off at one of the containers for Lend A Hand Bahamas. c. Okeechobee 4-H D. Gulf County 4-H E. Union County 4-H F. St. Lucie County 4-H OTHER DONATION IDEAS 1. SHIP or TAKE physical donations to the drop off points for Lend A Hand Bahamas. Matthew Pursel 22918 SW 56th Ave Boca Raton, FL 33433 740-627-1965 Diana Perez Boys and Girls Club – Hank Cline Club 2805 SW 32 Ave, Miami FL 33133 786-201-2953 3. Suggestion list for physical donations 3. DONATION IDEAS developed by Jeramy Smith one of administrators of our FB page, Norma Samuel with UF and Shelegh Pritchard with Lend A Hand Bahamas ( Shelegh is also a volunteer 4-H coordinator living in the Nassau- a Bahama island) just in 9 09 2019 - Lend A Hand Bahamas said there is a big need for underwear!
4. Monetary donation suggestions with Bahama approved organizations
a. Lend A Hand Bahamas - mentioned above https://www.lendahandbahamas.org/bahamas-hurricane-relief b. List of more organizations approved by the Bahamas http://www.doriansupport.org/orgs/charitable/ 5. Basic game plan Lend a Hand Bahamas told me their organization has for their Grand Bahama relief. According to Shelegh Pritchard a member of their board. a. Immediate need relief - containers are in South Florida for donations b. Later when rebuilding starts - they will have containers set up for building supply donations c. Once they have building supplies they will set up safe place for volunteers to come and help physically rebuild. a. 
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