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URGENT - Earthquake Relief Clothing & Blanket Drive - HELP


Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has offered to fly supplies out to Pakistan from New York City. With temperatures dropping to near freezing in northern Pakistan and 5 million people (est.) left homeless, we will be collecting winter clothing and blankets to send to those in need.

DIL and YOUR DIL have been designated by the Pakistani Consulate to certify the contents of packages sent and will deliver the items to PIA.

We will collect items at various locations around the city (see below for details) until Friday October 14 at 8pm.

We encourage everyone to pass this around to your co-workers and friends. If you are able to, collect from other people on your own and drop items off at one of the official collection points.

This is so important. Without these supplies, there is a great danger the death toll in the region will continue to rise. Please take the time out to contribute to this effort.

Thank-you so much,

The YOUR DIL Team yourdil.org

Instructions for Drop-Off

1. Choose closest collection point from those below.
2. Drop items off no later than 8pm on Friday October 14.
2. Bring clothing/blankets either in a bag or cardboard box with your contact info attached.
3. We have provided phone numbers/emails for each collection point. Please use email when necessary, phone only if unavoidable.
4. Please leave items with doorman if no one is home.
Items We Need

Blankets (Used or New)
Sweaters (Used or New)
Sweatshirts (Used or New)
Jackets/Coats (Used or New)
NEW Socks
NEW Thermals
UNOPENED Over-the-counter Painkillers and Stomach Medicines (Tylenol, Advil, Immodium, etc)
*Please note that we will not accept items outside of the above list*
Collection Points

Downtown

Aamna Zaidi
250 E. Houston, Apt. 2B
B/W Ave A and Ave B
[email protected]
Subways: F & V to 2nd Ave

Samar Shaheryar
7 E. 14th St, Apt 702
B/W 5th and Union Square West
[email protected]
917-887-9788
Subways: 1/2/3/9/4/5/6/L/F to 14th St.
Midtown East

Kashif Akhtar
184 Lexington Ave, Apt 6c
B/W 31st and 32nd
[email protected]
917-683-6786
Subways: 6 to 33rd St.
Midtown West

Moniza Shaikh
World Wide Plaza, Apt. 3N
393 West 49th street
Corner of 9th avenue
[email protected]
314-651-3234
Subways: C/E on 50th & 8 Ave, 1/9 on 50th & Broadway, N/R/W on 49th & 7th Avenue
Upper Eastside

Najmi Sarwar
300 E. 77th St., Apt 27A
SE corner of 2nd Ave
[email protected]
212-396-9777
Subways: 6 to 77th St.
Upper Westside

Rishm Najm
55 West End Ave, Apt 2J
Corner of 62nd
[email protected]
240-606-8797
Subways: 1 at 59th St./Columbus Circle

Teachers College, Columbia University
120th Street
Between Broadway and Amsterdam
Subway: 1 at 125th St.

New Jersey

Omar Qari
689 Marin Blvd Unit 1106
Jersey City, NJ
Directions: First right out of the Holland Tunnel onto Marin Blvd (Zephyr Lofts will be the last building on the left)
[email protected]
201-675-2244

QUEENS:

Sabeen Ishaq 106-10 86th Street (bet Liberty Avenue and 107th Avenue), Ozone Park, NY 11417
(646) 290-4644
 

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Login to find out (October 15, 2005 at 11:39pm)
Second shipment for earthquake relief is going next weekend. Please if anybody who still wants to bring items listed above, bring to my location. I need to pack up everything by Friday Oct 21st. Thanks!
 
Login to find out (October 12, 2005 at 7:18pm)
Naz... i will get whatever you have.. do u live at the same place.. just call me and we can arrange a time..
 
Login to find out (October 12, 2005 at 3:41pm)
I will be collecting stuff in Queens. Please drop your donations to: Sabeen Ishaq 106-10 86th Street (bet Liberty Avenue and 107th Avenue), Ozone Park, NY 11417 (646) 290-4644
 
Login to find out (October 12, 2005 at 1:54pm)
is it ok to donate clothes as well?
 
Login to find out (October 12, 2005 at 1:53pm)
I want to ask you if I can collect some stufff around Queens and give everybody my home address as we live near JFK...and take everything directly there...I am not sure, how you going to pack it to take there...Please email me at nysabeen @ yahoo .....there are alot of paki families around who want to help but your given address are in city, it can be problem for some ppl to go there....let me know if u want to add my address...i need to know the details.
 
Login to find out (October 11, 2005 at 9:48pm)
Sabeen you can go anytime.. all of those bldgs have a door man.. aslo i think samar would be ok with it.. you can post it on nyu.. but keep in mind.. the friday deadline..
 
Login to find out (October 11, 2005 at 8:29pm)
Sabeen, please contact Samar for this matter: [email protected]
 
Login to find out (October 11, 2005 at 7:59pm)
is it okay if we put this message on nyu website? and some other colleges? so students in nyc can contribute something... and also, please put the timing for each person what time is good for them...like if I can come any time to drop some stuff...