Dominican Republic 2004 Flood Relief :

The Dominican Republic and Haiti were devastated by the recent floods and ensuing landslide that has left approximately 2,000 people dead. The floods took everything in their path including thousands of homes, displacing over 11,000 families. The floods resulted from two weeks of torrential rains that peaked Monday when as much as 60 inches of rain fell in 36 hours in parts of Haiti.

This is one the most devastating disasters to strike the Caribbean and HAA is organizing efforts to bring remedy to the affected region. HAA is concentrating its effort towards collecting monetary donations that can be used towards the reconstruction of this region.

We are encouraged by New York City’s fast response with their donations. Many people have contacted us with their donations of clothes, food, water and money. However, please remember to confirm with relief agencies that what you are donating is needed because unneeded commodities compete with other resources for storage and transportation. For example, a surplus of clothing would mean less space to store and transport food and medicine.

Also, make sure the organizations you are donating to have the capacity to deliver the contributions. Many local organizations will begin relief efforts only to find that they do not know to whom deliver the commodities, or don’t have the financial means to transport them. Neither government nor relief agencies will transport goods free of charge. In many cases, the collecting agencies are responsible for paying commercial rates for the transportation and warehousing of the items gathered.

Although any and every type of donation is appreciated, the best method of helping is to make a financial donation. Financial contributions allow relief agencies to purchase exactly what is needed by the disaster victims and to pay for the transportation of these goods to those most in need. Cash donations don’t entail a transportation or warehouse cost, and allow for supplies, particularly food to be purchased locally. This approach has many benefits such as stimulating the local economy, ensuring that supplies arrive as quickly as possible and reducing transport and storage costs.

Therefore HAA is requesting that you open your hearts to these victims and make a financial donation if possible. You can make a credit card donation right here on our website.

Or you can deposit a check into the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2004 FLOOD RELIEF FUND, account number 621504388265, at any JP Morgan Chase Bank. If you would like to mail a check make it payable to “DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2004 FLOOD RELIEF FUND” and send it to:

Dominican Republic 2004 Flood Relief Fund
c/o Hispanics Across America
9 East 40th Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10016

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