44 SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
Sunset comes together to
help Puerto Rico and Mexico
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BY JAIME DEJESUS
JDEJESUS@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
Sunset Park has stepped up in
a big way to aid both Puerto
Rico and Mexico in a great time
of need.
Following Hurricane Maria — the
category 4 storm that hit Puerto Rico
on Wednesday, September 20 and
which left the island flooded, without
power, and with limited water and
resources — as well as the 7.1 magnitude
earthquake that struck Mexico
City and other portions of the country
just a day earlier, resulting in over 300
deaths, several local organizations
sprung into action to form a massive
relief effort.
On Saturday, September 23, El
Grito de Sunset Park held an Earthquake
Hurricane Relief effort at
4906 Fourth Avenue with the help
of Assemblymember Felix Ortiz, the
72nd Precinct and others. Hundreds of
local volunteers showed up to collect
massive amounts of donations.
Dennis Flores, founder of El Grito
de Sunset Park, was amazed at how
successful the relief effort was, although
it was announced with short
notice. “It was overwhelming,” he said.
“Many of us here, myself included,
had to sit back and take it in. We saw
the best of humanity in Sunset Park.
Everyone is pitching in and even people
that are poor and going through
rough times came out here and gave
the little that they can. The effort is so
great, it’s really remarkable. I’m just
overwhelmed with emotion.”
In fact, the success was so great that
extra space was needed to store items.
“We have collected so much stuff, the
location we had filled up numerous
times,” Flores explained. "We created
a chain to Saint Andrew’s Church
across the street where the pastor
opened his doors and we filled up the
church.”
The Muslim Community Center of
Sunset Park, 5224 Third Avenue, also
collected donations.
According to Flores, what are most
needed are medical supplies, boxes
and big rolls of shrink wrap. “We are
working with community organizations
on the ground,” he said. "We
are going to make sure we deliver the
supplies to the different spots of the
island."
The group, along with Ortiz and
others, is now in the process of organizing
the supplies to make sure they
land safely in both Puerto Rico and
Mexico.
According to Ortiz, the container
required to ship materials to Puerto
Rico has arrived, and is expected to
ship on Sunday, October 1.
Adding to what has been collected
in Sunset Park, Assemblymember and
mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis
will be contributing supplies collected
at both her Staten Island and Brooklyn
offices, including flashlights, batteries,
toiletries, first aid materials, school
supplies and food.
Because of the outpouring of
support, the donation center at 4906
Fourth Avenue will remain open to
continue receiving supplies from 10
a.m.-9 p.m.
“We need to stay active and this is
a way we can organize ourselves to
make sure that our folks, our families
back home don’t fall through the
cracks and get ignored,” said Flores
of Puerto Rico. “We are in fear that
it’s what’s happening. There are
towns that haven’t had communication.
There are towns where they
haven’t heard from the mayors. It's
so extreme that you wouldn’t believe
that could happen in a place that is
U.S. territory.”
On the same day as the El Grito
drive, Mayor Bill de Blasio was at
Engine 201/Ladder 114, 5113 Fourth
Avenue, to encourage people to donate.
“Now it’s time for us to step up for an
island that’s done so much for all of us
and for people who need us more than
ever," he said.
Photo courtesy of El Grito de Sunset Park
Collecting supplies to donate to both Puerto Rico and Mexico.