Emergency Notice: Where to take donations

Talofa colleagues, friends and family,

Thank you to so many of you who have emailed us with your prayers and offers of help. Your generosity and kindness are overwhelming.

Thanks to my wonderful cousin Christina Lutu Sanchez who put us in touch with Tony Feist, VP of Consolidators International (CII) in California who spoke with Gary King of PiCED L.A.--we now have container(s) to ship relief supplies through the generosity of Consolidators International. Fa'afetai fa'afetai Tony!!!

Pursuant to Tony's instructions for L.A., please get your relief donations to the collection site in Carson so they can deliver supplies to the CII drop-off location as soon as possible. The absolute last day for delivery to CII is Oct. 8, with arrival to Pago on Nov. 2.

Here are the locations for relief supplies drop off: THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE WATER, CANNED FOODS, RICE, FIRST AID MEDICINES and clothes, tents and canopies. Red Cross and FEMA are doing an awesome job getting relief supplies out to families, but food supplies will continue to be in great need over the next few weeks.

For the L.A. area:
Samoan Congregational Christian Church of South Los Angeles
1249 E. Carson St.
Carson, CA 90745.
(Contact: Kennedy or Myron Mailo)
Relief supplies must be delivered to CII by Oct. 8. Have your donations delivered to church location by the 7th.

For San Francisco area:
First Samoan Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa
260 Sagamore Street
SF, CA 94112
(Contact: Manufou Liaiga-Anoa'i)
Deliver up til Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 AT 7:00 P.M.

For San Diego area:
First Samoan Congregational Christian Church
13612 Hoover St.
Westminster, CA 92683
(Contact: Tina Wahinepio)

RED CROSS DONATIONS:
Please clearly identify "AMERICAN SAMOA" or "SAMOA" in your donation.

American Red Cross - American Samoa
P.O. Box 2635
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Memo: Disaster Relief AMERICAN SAMOA

For Samoa:
Red Cross Society - Samoa
P.O. Box 1616
Apia, Samoa
Attn: Tala Mauala -- Secretary/General of Samoa Red Cross

The above information for Red Cross is correct. However, if there are those out there that would prefer to donate to the National Red Cross, you can donate online...just note whether your donation is for AMERICAN SAMOA or SAMOA.

American Red Cross
PO Box 4002018
Des Moines, IA 50340-2018

Here are other online donation sites:

The Mormon Church's donation site - Click Here

To donate specifically to independent Samoa relief, go through New Zealand's Red Cross donation page. Click Here

Thank you for your support,

Sandra