As Puerto Rico pleads for help, Westport acts.
Tomorrow, (Sunday, October 1) What Up Westport — the popular Facebook group — has organized a drive to collect much-needed items for the hurricane-battered island.
Hurricane Maria’s floodwaters have receded. But the situation in Puerto Rico remains dire. This is the mayor of San Juan, helping people while wading through sewage-filled water with a bullhorn.
Supplies can be dropped off from 3-5 p.m. at the Westport Library upper lot (near the Levitt Pavilion). They’ll be shipped quickly, through a New York relief organization.
Emergency supplies
- Bottled Water
- Baby wipes
- Hand sanitizer
- Diapers
- Canned foods
- Dry foods
- Baby formula
- Garbage bags
- Towels
- Canned milk
- Canned and dry pet food
- Baby and adult pain relief medicine,
- Stomach and diarrhea relief medicine
- Mosquito repellent
- Blankets
- Pillows
- First aid kits
- Laundry detergents
- Dish soap
- Cots
Construction supplies
- Extension cords
- Ground fault protectors
- Pop-up canopies
- Shovels
- Wheelbarrows
- Crowbars
- Hammers
- Utility knives
- Work gloves
- Wood panels
- Electric generators
- Electric cables
- Tarps
- Ropes
- Chainsaws
- Safety glasses.
NOTE: Please bring only these items. Be sure to check expiration dates.
Come on, Westport. Let’s help our fellow Americans. See you at the library!
