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To National, Business,
lifestyle editors.
Waste to Charity.Org
& Operation Compassion
Combine to collect
& deliver Hurricane Katrina Relief Supplies
Woodbury, NJ- WastetoCharity.org
and Operation Compassion combine to collect and deliver are relief to
Hurricane Katrina victims, with the participation of 400 charities and
churches.
Waste to Charity.org has specialized
in encouraging businesses to donate excess inventory, for 6 years. Operation
Compassion currently operates 35 disaster relief sites throughout the
stricken area. See http://www.wastetocharity.org/.
Businesses of all sizes are
best positioned to help by donating useable inventories.According to
Jack Fitzgerald, founder of WastetoCharity.org.
"While our major support comes
from companies which donate obsolete, excess or overstock inventory,
we are encouraging individuals to join our efforts by creating hygiene
kits, Fitzgerald says.
"We
ask that these kits contain newly purchased items only, be packaged
in boxes, and sent to our forward positions." See http://www.wastetocharity.org
Operation
Compassion thirty-five disaster relief sites, distribute food, water
and emergency relief supplies. WastetoCharity.org is calling on all
donors to help to fill their immediate needs.
Some
of the relief sites are providing hot meals and serve as many as twelve
hundred people for each meal daily. WastetoCharity.org has provided
mattresses, cleaning supplies and other essential items.
Contributions
can be arranged with Waste to Charity, by visiting http://www.wastetocharity.org/donations.htm.
Note to Editors: Jack Fitzgerald
available for Interview.
Photos are available
Contact Jack Fitzgerald 9-5
(941)-355-9609 or: 941-284-6892 24hrs jack@wastetocharity.org
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