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I am a Cliffside Park, NJ resident Turkish-American who lived through the 1999 earthquake in Turkey as a kid. There has been a catastrophic earthquake at 7,7 magnitude effecting 10 cities in Turkey. Our family friends are located in Hatay. The help did not reach their city right away. Lot of people are still under the rubbles waiting to be saved by some miracle. It has been 6 days as of today 02/11/23. Our firends and their families are either homeless in the cold winter days or still waiting for rescue teams if they are still alive.
They need blankets, heaters, tents or container homes. Big organizations are helping but it is still not enough.
As a responsible citizen I'd like to help in fundraising with all your help.
All donations will be sent to AHBAP non-government organization who is out there in the field helping people one on one. They are a trustworthy group in Turkey. Hatay is one of the cities with highest number of deaths. The help has not reached every part of the city still. Your donations will be sent to the people of Hatay.
People need blankets, baby food, diapers, heaters, clothes, shoes, feminine hygiene products, pet foods and cages and all other winter essentials.
I am hoping that we can at least do something from miles away. Since the organization pages are in Turkish for donations you may still check out their site. See link below. I will send everyone the transfer of your donations.
If you'd like you can also drop off these essential items listed above to NJ address below. Volunteers will ship it out to cities in need.
256 Paterson Plank Rd.
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
If you are in NYC, please drop off your care packages to the Turkish Consulate/
821 1st Ave.
New York, NY 10017
Thank you all for your donations in advance.
Organizer
Gulsah Sevimli
Organizer
Cliffside Park, NJ