Community Day of Service Wednesday

County Chairwoman Nora Vargas is encouraging San Diegans who want to help people and families impacted by last week’s devastating storms to participate in a “Day of Service” Wednesday, Jan. 31.

Nine separate community groups are joining with County representatives at three locations to collect much-needed donations.

The public can help in a few ways:

They can sign up to help in person to collect and sort donations and put together kits to distribute to flood survivors. They can drop off donations to help people and families recovering from the rains and floods―items ranging from rain boots, towels, and plastic storage bins to laundry detergent, bottled water, diapers and pet food.

All donated items should be new and unused. See the full list of needed items below.

In addition to the Day of Service people can also support rain and flood victims by making financial donations to the flood response fund that County and San Diego Foundation created. The foundation will match donations up to $100,000.

The community groups working with the County include Pillars of the Community; the Jackie Robinson YMCA; The Positive Movement Foundation; the Hip Hop Health and Wellness 5K and Festival; the Harvey Family Foundation; the Urban Collaborative Project; the Emo Brown Foundation; the Sherman Heights Community Center; and Exhaling Justice.

Three community sites will accept donations Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• The Jackie Robinson Family YMCA151 YMCA Way
  San Diego, CA 92102

• Sherman Heights Community Center2258 Island Ave.
  San Diego, CA. 92102

• National City Family Resource Center401 Mile of Cars Way
  National City, CA. 91950

Bedding

• Inflatable mattresses
• Pillows

Cleaning Materials

• Bleach
• Latex gloves
• Trash containers
• Garden gloves
• Lysol wipes
• Aerosol spray
• Laundry detergent
• Laundry services
• Paper towels
• Trash bags
• Scrubbers, sponges
• Dish detergent

Clothing

• Diabetic Socks
• Sports bras
• Underwear (men, women, and children)

Equipment

• Plastic storage bins
• Power washers
• Wet/dry vacs
• Shovels
• Sandbags with sand
• Blower fans
• Air purifiers
• Construction materials
• Heavy duty storage

Food and nutrition

• Bottled water
• Snacks
• Baby formula
• Nepro shakes (Ensure)

Household items

• Blankets
• Towels
• Linens
• Plastic fold up chairs
• Storage bins

Personal hygiene

• Diapers (Child & Adult)
• Toiletries
• Tampons
• Sanitary pads
• Hand sanitizer

Pet supplies

• Dog food, cat food

Work gear

• White personal protective equipment suits
• Rain boots