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How to Help

Red Cross - stipulate that your money be sent to Grenada [Unfortunately it seems that the Red Cross has not set up a Special Fund for Grenada, consider contributing to the Grenada Consulate General Relief Fund). Although...
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), of which the British Red Cross is a National Society, has launched an appeal. For further information please see their website
The British Red Cross is launching an appeal this afternoon. You can donate to the Caribbean Hurricane Appeal by calling 0870 169 9191 online at www.redcross.org.uk/caribbeanappeal or by writing to Caribbean Hurricane Appeal, British Red Cross, FREEPOST, London, SW1X 7BR
The Consulate General of Grenada has set up a disaster relief fund. See below. For people outside the USA and want to avoid expensive wire costs, Linda Thompkins has set up a PayPal Donation Fund. There are also three staging areas where people can drop off supplies. These are in Miami (Medley), Lauderdale Lakes and Newark, NJ (exact addresses below. Note that a plane is set to depart on Saturday from Miami for Grenada. Let's try to fill it up!!! Drop needed supplies at the AmCar Freight Miami/Medley warehouse Friday between 7:30AM and 2PM.
United Kingdom: www.grenadadisasterrelief.net - The Grenada High Commission in London has set up a Disaster Relief Fund. Donations can be sent by post, cheques made payable to 'Disaster Relief Fund' and send to The Grenada High Commission, 5 Chandos Street, London W1G 9DG. Alternatively, send by bank transfer to Lloyds TSB, Grenada Disaster Relief Fund, Account # 0584503, Sort Code: 30-92-83. Updated info with many collection points in the UK. New website: www.grenadadisasterrelief.net
CDERA has opened the Hurricane Ivan Assistance Fund account at all FirstCaribbean International Banks across the Caribbean. More info below.
The Grenada Consulate has a list with Drop Off centers in New York and New Jersey as well as one in Sacramento, CA, it also lists some shippers which offer heavily discounted rates for personal shipments to Grenada.
Salvation Army: The Salvation Army is working at capacity to help people in the Caribbean who have been affected by Hurricane Ivan. More info: salvationarmy.org
St. George's University: SGU has established a 501C relief fund to hep the people of Grenada. More info at sgu.edu.
Grenada: Dutchman Jaap Post who owns a little resort in La Tante, St.Davids (Paradise Bay) needs money... Since he has a large working kitchen he is providing food for the local residents. He needs money to keep buying food... Sending food doesn't help because it will be confiscated. More information at www.marketplace.nl/post. This is your chance to donate directly to people who need it.
Frank Lombardi's agency in New York has been been assisting disabled people in Grenada for the past few years. They are organizing relief efforts and have established a Grenada Relief Fund. E-mail flombardi@ighl.org for more info.
Washington DC: something is going to be setup soon. Contact: Allan Alexander. More info coming soon.
Toronto/Canada: Cash donations can be made payable to the Consulate General of Grenada at all branches of the CIBC: ACCT: #2608731 TRANSIT #04702 [link]
Phoenix, Arizona: Northwest Community Church is sending two construction supervisors to Grenada (departing on Friday, September 17) with medical supplies, tools, food and clothing. Tax deductible donations for the relief effort can be sent through the church www.Northwestcommunity.org. Our point of contact in Grenada is Pastor Gordon Miller of the Grand Anse Berean Bible Church, which is serving as a relief center.
Dallas, Texas: Wendy is working on a relief effort from Dallas: www.HelpGrenada.com.
Houston, Texas: There will be a donation drive held on Sunday, Sept 19, at Soca Village (4560 Holmes @ Cullen) from 3:00pm we're asking that you please bring whatever you may have, food, clothes, baby food-formula-pampers, however small you may think it is, we will welcome you. More info: RDMASIVE@aol.com.
Vermont, New England: Cindy and Alan are in the beginning stages of organizing Grenada Relief in Vermont, USA. Anyone from New England who would like to donate or volunteer can contact them at minke@wcvt.com (be sure to subject head - Grenada Relief) or at 802-767-4833
,Tannersville, Pennsylvania: Cherriann Telesford Crabtree is organizing a relief effort. E-mail him at artcher@ptd.net for more info.
Venezuela: Venezuela wants to raise USD 2,000,000! Don't disappoint them! See: www.theglo.com/aidgrenadatoday.
Trinidad: Relief operations for Grenada on Trinidad are being coordinated by The Trinidad and Tobago National Emergency Management Agency and the collection point is Shed #10, Port of Spain Docks, Port of Spain by Friday 2004 Sept. 10 at Noon.
Vieques Isl., Puerto Rico: The small island of Vieques has gathered together and are willing to host families from Grenada that would like to have a safe haven in their time of need. Have anyone in need contact Karen and Lee and they will do their best to provide transport to Vieques and a shoulder until they can return. E-mail Karen and Lee
St.Vincent: The local radio stations have joined together for a "radiothon" on sunday to help raise funds to aid Grenada. The radiothon will be on Sunday 12th September from 11:00 local time (1300 GMT). To listen live on the internet: Hitz FM: www.svgbc.com; Hot97.1: www.hot97svg.com; WEFM: www.999wefm.com; NBC Radio: www.nbcsvg.com.
St.Maarten: Monetary donations are being accepted at RBTT Bank on St. Maarten
St.Kitts: Ross University Fund for Grenada - St. Kitts is sending a boat through TDC down to Grenada. All should contact Ms. Gwendolyn Nisbett, president of the St. Kitts Red Cross and Mr. Nick Menon, director of TDC, or e-mail Kristen Vance of Ross University
Charity Event in Pine Lake, Georgia, US: The charity event on Saturday went very well. You can still use The Roti Place, 4634 Rockbridge Road, Pine Lake, GA 30072 as a drop-off point. Organized by 'De ParangSide' and the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Georgia. For more info contact Pam Ramcheran.
For those of you in Toronto who want to send items to Grenada, Arlene Taylor is organizing a shipment of a container. If you want to help Arlene and organize something in your city/town (US or Canada) e-mail her at arlktaylor@yahoo.com
Know of any other relief efforts? E-mail gert@gobeach.com. Also, if you want to set up something, read the important info by CDERA below. Also, check out the Guidelines for Appropriate International Disaster Donations

- Hurricane IVAN - SITREP #6

From: CDERA Information Unit <pubinfo AT cdera.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:30:47 GMT

ISSUED BY: CDERA
DATE: 9 SEPTEMBER 2004

INITIAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS

1.      There is a dire need for internal communication so that news can be 
broadcast to the people of Grenada. Efforts are being made through the 
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation of Barbados and Radio Tambrin in Tobago 
while an FM broadcast station is being constructed.
2.      There is also a dire need to re-establish telephone links with the 
outside world.
3.      There remains no power, no water.
4.      Airport tower has been damaged.
5.      Seaport has been damaged
6.      There is need to get Customs and Immigration functional at both ports 
of entry

SUPPLIES REQUIRED URGENTLY
1.      Water
2.      Food
3.      Tents
4.      Tarpaulins
5.      Roof material
6.      Batteries (all sizes)
7.      Building supplies (all types)
8.      Construction tools
9.      Emergency housing


HOW TO HELP

All coast guard vessels in CDERA member states (see list below) are being 
mobilized to ship supplies to Grenada. 

Residents, companies or other interest parties in the Caribbean who wish to 
donate materials or cash should contact the local national disaster office and 
coordinate the response through them. A contact list is available at the end of 
this SITREP. 

People in non-CDERA member states should contact the local Red Cross for 
information on how to contribute to the relief effort.

A list of supplies will be published on the CDERA website at www.cdera.org and 
pledges can be made online as of Friday September 10, 2004.

Cash donations are also being accepted. CDERA has opened the Hurricane Ivan 
Assistance Fund account at all FirstCaribbean International Banks across the 
region. The accounts available so far are listed below. More will be added 
tomorrow.

1.      Antigua:        106370878
2.      Bahamas, The:   200153039
3.      BVI:    2345133338
4.      Barbados:       C/A# 1000398510
5.      Cayman Islands:  KYD #10031590
6.      Dominica:       106371157
7.      Saint Lucia:    106371256
8.      St Vincent and the Grenadines:  106371165

For residents in the United States, please coordinate all donations through the 
Grenada Embassy:
1701 New Hampshire Ave., NW, 
Washington DC 20009
Tel: (202) 265-2561
Fax: (202) 265-2468


Information for residents of Canada will be provided in a subsequent SITREP.


PROCEDURE FOR SHIPPING TO GRENADA

The CDRU has secured the airport and harbour. It is providing relief supplies 
and logistical management.

The Point Salines International Airport in Grenada is closed to all but relief 
supply flights and essential personnel flights.

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ANY AGENCY SHIPPING RELIEF SUPPLIES INTO 
GRENADA NOTIFY THE CDERA COORDINATING UNIT IN BARBADOS 48 HOURS BEFORE INTENDED 
SHIPMENT SO THAT ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO RECEIVE THEM. 

The notification must state the agency from which the supplies are coming, a 
copy of the cargo manifest, the method of transport i.e. ship or aircraft, and 
the time of arrival. In the case of ship, the name of the vessel and the call 
signs, in the case of aircraft the tail number and frequency on which the 
flight is operating. As there is no Air Traffic Control instructions will be 
provided in advance on how to approach.

Notification should be sent to grenadarelief@cdera.org.

NO REFRIGERATED SUPPLIES MUST BE SENT


DEATH TOLL
The death toll has risen to 8. CDERA has requested from the Grenada authorities 
the names of the dead so that it can satisfy the hundreds of requests by 
concerned relatives abroad.


ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF GRENDA:

1.      Deputy Coordinator of CDERA Audrey Mullings is supporting EOC 
operations in St Georges and other CDERA member states are providing 
experienced disaster managers to man the centre
2.      The Regional Security System has deployed security personnel to assist 
the Commissioner of Police maintain law and order;
3.      The CDRU is providing relief and logistical management;
4.      The Emergency Assistance Funds operated by CDERA, CDB, FirstCaribbean 
International Bank have been activated.
5.      CDERA opening an appeals account at FirstCaribbean International at 
their 80 branches in 20 countries in the Caribbean to support deployment of the 
response teams.
6.      Efforts are underway by CDERA, International Federation of the Red 
Cross, Canadian International Development Agency, USAID/Office for Foreign 
Disaster Assistance, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, OXFAM, RSS, Caribbean Development Bank, 
FirstCaribbean International Bank, HMS Richmond, DFID, OAS, European 
Commission, and IDB.

The CDERA CU continues to issue SITREPs on Hurricane Ivan which may be viewed 
at www.cdera.org. The UN/OCHA Reliefweb service is also posting SITREPS at 
www.reliefweb.int 

Contact Details: The CDERA CU 24hr contact number is 246 425 0386

HF Radio: 14.415MHz USB and 7.850MHz USB

_______________________________________________________
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATORS
_______________________________________________________
Wycliffe Richardson
Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
National Disaster Organization
P.O. Box 296, 
The Valley
Anguilla 
Tel: (264) 497-5666/5667 
Fax: (264) 497-2378
Email: axaeoc@anguillanet.com
______________________________________________________
Patricia Julian
Director
National Office of Disaster Services
P.O. Box 1399, American Road
St. John's
Antigua / Barbuda 
Tel: (268) 460-7075
Fax: (268) 462-4742
Email: nods@antigua.gov.ag
______________________________________________________

Carl Smith
National Disaster Coordinator
Disaster Management Unit
Cabinet Office, PO Box N-7145
Nassau
The Bahamas 
Tel: (242) 322-2805
Fax: (242) 326-5456
Email: bahdisoff@bahamas.gov.bs
______________________________________________________
Judy Thomas
Director
Central Emergency Relief Organisation
BNB Building,
Cnr James and Colridge Streets
Bridgetown
Barbados 
Tel: (246) 427-8513
Fax: (246) 429-4055
Email: cero@caribsurf.com
http://www.cero.gov.bb
______________________________________________________

Earl Arthurs
National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Organization
Nemo Headquarters, 
Belmopan
Belize (Central America)
Tel: (501) 8-222054
Fax: (501) 8-222861
Email: nemo@btl.net
http://www.nemo.org.bz
______________________________________________________
Sharleen DaBreo
Director
Disaster Management
#3 Wailing Road, MacNamara
Tortola
BVI 
Tel: (284) 494-4499
Fax: (284) 494-2024
Email: bviddm@surfbvi.com
http://www.bviodp.vg/

______________________________________________________

Cecil Shillingford 
National Disaster Coordinator
Office of Disaster Management
Post Office Building, Bayfront
Roseau
Dominica 
Tel: (767) 448-2401 ext 3296 
Fax: (767) 448-2883
Email: j73cs@yahoo.com
______________________________________________________
Lawrence Duncan 
Commissioner
Civil Defense Commission 
Camp Ayangauna Annex, Thomas Lands
Georgetown
Guyana 
Tel: (592) 226-1114, 226-1117, (592) 226-9201, (592) 226-8815 
Fax: (592) 226-1027 
Email: cdc@sdnp.org.gy
______________________________________________________

Barbara Carby 
Director 
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management 
P.O. Box 122, 12 Camp Road 
Kingston 4
Jamaica 
Tel: (876) 928-5111- 4
Fax: (876) 928-5503/8763 
Email: bcarby@odpem.org.jm
http://www.odpem.org.jm
______________________________________________________
Captain Horatio Tuitt
Director
Emergency Department, 
St John's
Montserrat 
Tel: (664) 491-7166
Fax: (664) 491-2465/7003
Email: tuittqh@gov.ms 
______________________________________________________

Carl Herbert
National Disaster Coordinator 
National Emergency Management Agency
Taylors, 
Basseterre
St Kitts and Nevis 
Tel: (869) 466-5100
Fax: (869) 466-5310 
Email: nemaskb@thecable.net
______________________________________________________
Dawn French
National Disaster Coordinator 
National Emergency Management Office
P.O. Box 1517, Red Cross Building 
Vigie
Saint Lucia 
Tel: (758) 452-3802/2611 Ext 8035 
Fax: (758) 453-2152 
Email: eoc@candw.lc
http://www.geocities.com/slunemo
______________________________________________________

Howie M. Prince
Coordinator 
National Emergency Management Office
Office of the Prime Minister , 
Kingstown
St Vincent and the Grenadines 
Tel: (784) 456-2975
Fax: (784) 457-1691 
Email: nemosvg@yahoo.com
______________________________________________________
Dave Williams
Director 
National Emergency Management Agency
No 4 Orange Grove Road
Trincity, Tacarigua
Trinidad and Tobago 
Tel: (868) 686-3808 
Fax: (868) 625-8926 
Email: info@nema.gov.tt
http://www.nema.gov.tt
______________________________________________________

Perry Sinclair Leo Missick
Director
Disaster Management & Emergencies
South School Lane, 
Provindenciales
Turks and Caicos Islands 
Tel: (649) 946-1480
Fax: (649) 946-1230
Email: hurrican@tciway.tc
______________________________________________________

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeremy Collymore
Coordinator, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386

Donovan Gentles
Preparedness & Response Manager, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386

Terry Ally
Public Education & Information Specialist, CDERA
Tel: (246) 425-0386

- From the Consulate General of Grenada

From: Gert van Dijken <gert AT vandijken.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:12:05 -0400 (EDT)

[edited by me, to correct address and list additional location in NJ -Gert]

Consulate General of Grenada
Phone: + 1 305.913.7555
201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2800, Miami, Florida. 33331 USA
Fax: + 1 954.538.9615

August 8th 2004

To all Grenadians and Friends of Grenada:

Today, I reach out to you in a moment of need for our fellow Grenadians in
our Tri Island State of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. Grenada
has been seriously impacted by Hurricane Ivan.

Grenada suffered a direct hit for Ivan and preliminary reports indicate
that there is tremendous damage to personal property, livestock, produce
and life. We do not have a firm number on the details of the effect of
Ivan as yet, however, we are quite certain that the impact is quite
substantial.

As we battle with our own efforts in the state of Florida with the after
effects of Hurricane Charlie and more recently, Hurricane Frances, it is
what a very humble heart I reach out to you for assistance for our fellow
countrymen. At this time we do not have details of the urgent needs in
Grenada, however I am quite certain that the following items would be
requested:

Clothing
Cots, tents, beds and mattresses
Building materials
Non Perishable foods
Water, water treatment and purification equipment
Money
Transportation of goods to Grenada
Power tools
Medical supplies, equipment and personnel
Security assistance and communications equipment
Generators
Other assistance

We have arranged 3 staging areas to date. They are as follows:

1. City of Lauderdale Lakes, Muiti-Purpose Building, 4340 NW 36th Street,
Lauderdale Lakes Contact (See Below)

2. AMCAR Freight, 7850 NW 80th Street #2, Miami (Medley), FL 33166, Contact
Bob Diamond (305) 599-8866. www.amcarfreight.com

3. AMCAR Freight, Choice Container Lines, 445 Wilson Avenue,
Newark, NJ. 07105 - Contact Bob Diamond (305) 599-8866

We have also set up a disaster relief fund at for monetary donations.
These should be sent to Bank of America, Account # 005-*********. ABA code
for all wires and transfers is: *****. The Account name is the Grenada
Cultural and Civic Association (GCCA) Disaster Relief Fund.***this info is wrong --- see below*** -Gert

For people outside the USA and want to avoid expensive wire costs, Linda Thompkins has set up a PayPal Donation Fund. -Gert

The accountnumber and ABA number are incorrect on the press release -Gert.

THe correct info is:

GCCA Disaster Relief Fund
Bank of America
Miramar Fl.
Account #: 005-492370974
ABA code 026009593




Key contacts are as follows:
        Bulah Alexander:        305-335-7626
        Kenneth Nedd :          305-528-9465
        Liz Allick:             305-620-9521
        Consulate:              305-913-7555

I hope to have an update for you sometime tomorrow. Please feel to call
our offices or email with any questions you may have. You may also wish to
cascade this message to other members of your mailing list as you see fit.

Sincerely,


Richard A. Nixon
Hon. Consul General
ivanrelief@grenadagov.org

PDF version

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*** Gert van Dijken ( gert@vandijken.com )
**** Caribbean Hurricane Network - http://stormcarib.com/

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