Update, March 8th: A new Facebook page for Flatbush Jewish
Center's Ukraine support work has been set up. Follow it to
see the latest updates and requests about the donation drive
and humanitarian relief to Ukraine. The URL for "Ukraine
Support in Brooklyn - hosted at FJC" is https://www.facebook.com/Brooklyn4Ukraine.
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Update, March 4th: The Facebook link didn't work for some people. If you tried to sign up for a shift of sorting, packing, etc. but weren't able to, please go to this link instead: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10BBSlOM36APpMef76T1M35A4BJXu-au9-AZHGU3Qzjw/edit#gid=0.
Sunday shifts have been added to the Friday and Saturday shifts, since MEEST won't be able to pick up the donations until next week.
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Before
MEEST-America goes to Flatbush Jewish Center (FJC) next week to pick up the more than two hundred bags of items that were generously donated, volunteers are needed to sign up for shifts at FJC to sort, organize, and box or bag the items and then label the boxes and bags. That will ease the burden on the
Ukrainian relief organizations that will be distributing the donations.
Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/volunteer/signups/3179350078999529 for Friday, March 4th, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and/or
Saturday, March 5th, between 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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Posted on the KARMABrooklyn blog on Monday, February 28th:
A cargo and freight company that has been transporting goods exclusively to Eastern European countries since 1995 will be flying
urgently-needed humanitarian aid to Ukraine this Saturday, March 5th. The company, MEEST-America, is located in New Jersey, and its parent company, Meest Group, is based in Ukraine.
Ukrainian
relief organizations are requesting emergency donations of the items
listed below for the Ukrainian people. They can be either new or
used-but-in-good-condition.
- Non-perishable food (big demand)
- Clothes for women, men, and children
- Footwear for women, men, and children
- Thermal underwear
- Hygiene products for women, babies, etc.
- Blankets
- Bedding
- Disposable tableware
- First aid and first aid kits
- Tents, mattresses, and sleeping bags
- Standalone lamps
- Candles
- Containers to hold liquids (canisters for water, fuel, and lubricants that have a capacity of 10 to 20 liters)
- Protective military gear (helmets, bulletproof vests, tactical backpacks, and dry rations).
Bring your donated items to Flatbush Jewish Center, 327 East 5th
Street, on the corner of Church Avenue, in Kensington, Brooklyn, by this
Thursday, March 3rd, at 5:00 p.m.
The
building will be open for drop-off
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. this week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday. To arrange a late evening or early morning drop-off,
message Dina Garfinkel at https://www.facebook.com/dina.garfinkel or e-mail her at
dinagee@gmail.com.