Here's a chance to make your compassion echo on the other side of the world. And you only need to drive to Huntington Beach on Saturday, Feb. 23 (or deliver items before then to a local bank)!
The details:
It's been a devastatingly cold winter in Afghanistan, according to Mary Urashima, who's heading up the Airlift for Afghan Children humanitarian effort. Warm clothing is desperately needed. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach, the Airlift is an effort to get blankets, children’s clothes, children’s shoes, infant care items, school supplies (crayons, coloring books, pencils) and stuffed animals (no hard toys) into the hands of people in great need. Items should be new or gently used - and clean, of course. Organizers ask that items are appropriate for Afghanistan -- no political or religious symbols or slogans. please. The Kiwanis will airlift collected items via U.S. military transport by February 29.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers please arrive to help with packing by 10 a.m.
YMCA – Huntington Beach
19891 Beach Blvd. Suite 17, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Questions: Volunteer Coordinator Sonali Fiske (949) 254-3538, Sonali.fiske@gmail.com
You can also drop items off during business hours at Independence Bank, 18101 Magnolia Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 before Feb. 23.
Questions about your donation? Contact Kiwanis liaison Mary Urashima, (714) 374-8360, Urashima@earthlink.net
DIRECTIONS to YMCA from the 405 Freeway:
Take the Ellis / Euclid exit and head west (toward ocean)
Left on Beach Boulevard
The YMCA warehouse (19891 Beach Blvd., Suite 17) is located on the west side of Beach Boulevard, between Adams Avenue and Yorktown Avenue
