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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 ( 10:58 PM ) shut up christine Sonali....i can picture her taking the time out of her busy schedule to compile all these resources and write out this email...just....wow. subject: URGENT: Donations Requested for OC Fire Victims Friends, We're all in the same boat, asking "what can I do?" toward the current fire evacuations/crisis. Finally, the donation requests & needs are beginning to mobilize. In Orange County, here are the current needs, as of 10/24: Current Emergency Volunteer Needs The Orange County Rescue Mission is accepting all non-perishable donations, gift certificates to restaurants/fast food establishments, & gas cards. Donation drop-off hours: Monday through Friday, 8am and 6pm. Their immediate needs are: Ready-to-eat/non-perishable foods, infant care items, & toiletries/hygiene items. For a complete itemized list of needs, please see: www.operationoc.org. They DO NOT accept used clothing. Address: One Hope Drive, Tustin, CA. 92782. More info: (714) 247-4300. The Costa Mesa Fire Fighters Association & Council Member Katrina Foley are asking for the following donations to be donated for fire victims: New pajamas for adults and children, toys, toothbrushes, toothpaste, new blankets, towels, pillows gift cards to department and grocery stores. Donations will be accepted through Nov. 4 at the following locations: Lents & Foley, LLP 1600 Dove Street, Suite 101, Newport Beach; Newport Rib Co. 2196 Harbor Blvd.; The LAB 2930 Bristol St.; Office of Mike Schaefer, State Farm Insurance, 1551 Baker St., Suite B; Boys & Girls Club Lou Yantorn Branch; 2131 Tustin Ave.; Costa Mesa City Hall Lobby 77 Fair Dr.; Costa Mesa Senior Center 695 West 19th St.; Sonora Elementary 955 Sonora Rd., and Costa Mesa High School 2650 Fairview Rd. Donations will also be accepted at the Fire Fighters Charity Golf Tournament on Monday Oct. 29 at the Mesa Verde Country Club. Community Action Partnership is accepting food donations and personal items such as diapers, shampoo, soap, etc. for the fire victims. Address: 12640 Knott St., Garden Grove 92841. Hours are 8am to 5pm. Second Harvest Food Bank is accepting non-perishable food donations. When dropping items off please let them know it is for fire relief. Address: 426-A West Almond, Orange 92866. Hours are 8am to 4pm. Blenheim Farms in San Juan Capistrano is housing large animals and is in need of large tubs to give water to livestock and horses, food and water for volunteers, pitch forks, large bags of carrots, duct tape and black markers. They are located at Ortega and La Pata in San Juan Capistrano. Questions: please call Charlene at 949-443-1841. Giving Children Hope/Global Operations and Development is distributing aid to fire victims and asking people to donate cots, blankets, hygiene items, diapers, non-perishable food, bottled water, batteries, baby items, baby formula, and sleeping bags. Their distribution center/drop-off location is at 8332 Commonwealth Ave., Buena Park. Additionally, volunteers are needed to pack hygiene kits for distribution. 714-523-4454 Working Wardrobes is accepting clothing donations. Contact: Christine, 714-210-2460. Address: 11614 Martens River Circle, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. Please ensure donations are either new or gently used. Orange County Animal Care Services is housing an unprecedented number of evacuated animals and needs items including towels, blankets, small food and water bowls, buckets of cat litter, small litter pans, litter scoopers, dog waste bags, spray bottles, animal crates, animal exercise pens, timothy hay, alfalfa hay, goat food, llama food and hand sanitizer. They are located at 561 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868. Donations are being accepted from 7am to 11pm. Irvine Animal Care Shelter is housing evacuated animals and is in need of blankets, towels, newspapers and gift cards to Petco or PetSmart 949-724-7741 6443 Oak Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618. Mission Viejo Animal Shelter is housing evacuated animals, they have very limited storage and donations to support medical services would be greatly appreciated. Call 949-470-3045. The Orange County Red Cross is in need of monetary donations to support their relief efforts. Please visit the Orange County Red Cross at www.oc-redcross.org or call 714-431-5300 to donate. Please specify: Santiago Canyon Fire in the memo of your check. American Red Cross Blood Services is in need of blood donors, to make an appointment, please call (800) 448.3543 or visit www.GiveLife.org (My Sources: Red Cross, Orange County, Orange County Fire Authority & Volunteer Center of Orange County) #
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