locally coordinated aid for Puerto Rico: EcoKit duffle -- bring items to Loisaida Center

[Liz Barry]

Hi folks, 

local (NYC & CT) Puerto Rico diaspora folks designed this Kit especially for Puerto Rico and collecting items at Loisaida Center for direct carry down to the island -- read more -- 

https://www.ecokitduffle.org/

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From: Lina Srivastava <li...@linasrivastava.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [liberationtech] “Hysteria is starting to spread”: Puerto Rico is devastated in the wake of Hurricane Maria
To: liberationtech <liberat...@lists.stanford.edu>

Hi all,

Friends of mine from the PR diaspora in NYC have put together this effort, in case anyone wants a way to help remotely beyond donations: https://www.ecokitduffle.org/ 

This is from the description they've circulated:  "Based on the estimation that the island of Puerto Rico will be without electric power for months, the Puerto Rican Diaspora in New York and Connecticut have organized "EcoKit," a lightweight and eco friendly duffle bag for off the grid survival. Eco Kit Puerto Rico gives you an itemized list carefully selected for Puerto Rico's resilience after Hurricane Maria. The list serves as a guide for organizations, communities, families and individuals. We've partnered up with Loisaida Center in the Lower East Side NYC as collection base for Eco Kit items. There, kits are assembled and picked up by organizations' liaisons who are flying to the island and distributing them directly..."

Lina

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Liz Barry
director of community development

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