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Wednesday 29 December, 2004

Aid Collection in New Jersey, US

TsunamiHelp reader Shane Vitarana requests:

For those in the U.S East Coast, please bring the following items to the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara (temple). This is a collection hub for items that will be shipped to Sri Lanka. More information and online donations are available at www.helplanka.org.

Address:
New Jersey Buddhist Vihara (Temple)
4299 RT. 27,
Princeton, NJ 08540

Items to bring:

* Bottled Water
* First Aid: Gauze, Anti-septic, Plaster, Bandages, anti-inflammatory, anti-biotics
* Household Items: candles, pots and pans, kettles, plates, cups, napkins, thermos flasks, etc.
* Clothes (summer clothing): Shoes and sandals, Bed sheets and blankets
* Dry foods: Milk powder and feeding bottles, baby food, sugar, cereal, flour, dhal, canned foods, etc.
4 Comments Post a Comment
Anonymous Anonymous said :

I Spoke to the person at the temple yesterday and he said 2 containers r leaving from NJ. One leaves tomorrow(friday 31st) and the other sometime next week. It would help to call n find out what items r more needed , even tho im sure 2 container loads of any one item will b used in no time. Lets all do our little bit to help ..

Thu Dec 30, 09:31:00 pm IST  
Anonymous Anonymous said :

Is there a phone number to this New jersey donation collection site? I want to drop off some goods that I collect at my work place. I want to find out their hours.

Fri Dec 31, 02:35:00 am IST  
Anonymous Anonymous said :

Their Phone number is : 732-821-9346

Fri Dec 31, 07:41:00 am IST  
Anonymous Anonymous said :

Are there any collections being made in northern new jersey?

Tue Jan 04, 10:49:00 am IST