Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort in the Glades

The tragic earthquake in Haiti has affected all of us, especially those in the Lake Okeechobee Region. We have friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers that are Haitian and have relatives that still live in Haiti.

St. John's Missionary Baptist Church in Belle Glade, under the leadership of Pastor Robert Rease, is spearheading the Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort in the Glades. Below is a list of items that are desperately needed. Please look at the lists below and contribute what you can. Every donation helps.

Donations can be dropped of at the following locations:

St. John's Missionary Baptist Church
600 S.W. 8th Street
Belle Glade, Florida 
Hours:
Saturday, January 16 
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Starting Tuesday, January 19 for Monday - Friday

11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
4:00 p.m. - 7 p.m.


Palm Beach State College
1977 College Drive
Belle Glade, Florida
Hours:
Monday-Saturday
8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.

SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
Tarps, ropes
Working generators, gas can
Cooking pots
Utensils
Towels, Blankets
Bottled water in case (12/24 per case)
Cleaning products
New clothes, new shoes
Canned food/flip open tops
Canned pasta meals
Garbage liners
Shovels
Buckets
Rice, beans in 10-20lb bags
Cooking oil
Peanut butter
Batteries, flashlights, matches
Gauze, Neosporin
Gauze bandages
Kotex

1 GALLON ZIP LOCK BAGS OF PERSONAL HYGIENE KITS FILLED WITH:
Bar soap
Tooth brush, tooth paste
Washcloth
Neosporin
Band-aids

The following is a list of simple items that Hospital Ste. Croix uses every day for patient care.
Adhesive tape, 1/2 or 1 inch wide
Antibiotic Ointment, 1/2 oz. size
Baby Diapers
Baby Oil
Baby Powder
Baby Shampoo
Band Aids, Extra wide
Band Aids, 1 inch
Bandage scissors, 6-8 inches long
Bar soap, any brand
Brushes
Combs
Exam Gloves, latex - Medium and Large
Gauze, rolled sterile, 3-4 inch wide
Liquid Soap for skin
Q-tips, double or single
Razors, disposable
Safety Pins
Thermometers, oral
Thermometers, rectal
Twin sheets, flat, white. New or Used.
Vitamin C tablets, 500 mg
Wash Clothes
Wash Towels