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Relief

Monday, November 5, 2012

Hurricane Sandy

Where to Go in the Points for Clothes, Supplies and More

UPDATE: Central United Methodist Moves Location, Continues to Serve

Here are a few of the local places distributing clothing, nonperishable food and other items to those impacted by Sandy. Please note that Brave New World, Point Beach High School and the Point Borough relief station, which is moving to the old Tally's car showroom site on Bridge Avenue Monday morning, are not accepting clothing donations. Local places include: Peg Born, a Point Beach resident, said in an email: "The community came out today to follow through on a fabulous idea from Joanna Douglas, a fourth grade Teacher at G. Harold Antrim Elementary School. Within an hour, the gym was filled to capacity with bags of clothing and other items. "About 60 volunteers worked to sort and separate items so as to make it easier for those to pick …

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Point Boro Relief Station Moving to Tally's Site Mon. and Boro First Aid: Get Supplies and Plans Ready for Sandy

Jess

3:05 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Is there any place that we can actually mail supplies that are needed? Say from Amazon or any other website with items such as socks, flashlights, trash bags, hygiene products, diapers, blankets, etc?   more ›

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Hurricane Sandy

Point Boro Relief Station Moving to Tally's Site Mon.

Station with supplies will move to former car dealership lot on Bridge Avenue

The relief station outside Borough Hall in Point Borough will move to the old Tally's showroom, 2138 Bridge Ave., Point Borough, on Monday. The move is expected to begin around 9 a.m., but it will take a while to move all of the supplies. Volunteers who are willing to help with the move are asked to arrive at Borough Hall by 8:30 a.m. Monday. The relief station, which will close at 6 p.m. today (Sunday) needs: The Borough Facebook page also asks for residents to loan the relief station folding tables with their names and addresses and phone numbers written on them so they can be returned. The station no longer needs clothes. Brave New World, Route 35 South, Point Beach, which is collecting and distributing supplies today, also is no longer…

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Denise Di Stephan

10:27 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012

The local relief centers and schools are really overloaded with stuff right now. But I hear the kids in the shelters don't have toys. You might want to contact Ocean County Office of Emergency Management about their shelter at Miller Air Park, Berkeley, or one of their other shelters, or call Monmouth County.   more ›

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