Special Events

Stories: If you, your department or organization is doing something for Hurricane Ike Relief, please tell me your stories. They are being sent to the Office of Emergency Management in Washington DC and they want to know what SAC is doing as we are receiving Federal Learn and Serve Funds. Send me an email to : agrams@mail.accd.edu.

Hurricane Ike Assistance

Volunteering:

If you wish to volunteer at one of the many shelters in town that are operating 24 hours a day:

http://www.saredcross.org/general_calltoaction.asp?CTA=4&SN=1942&OP=1953&IDCapitulo=3GB144PVAK

The American Red Cross, San Antonio Area Chapter is recruiting volunteers to assist with Hurricane Ike response. 

If you are interested in volunteering, please register at the Volunteer Operations Center (VOC) at the Harry Freeman Coliseum, located at 3201 E Houston St.  Please use the Gate A (West entrance) off of East Houston St by the railroad tracks to enter. 

The Volunteer Operation Center will be open and registering new volunteers from 7:00am to 7:00pm each day until further notice.

New volunteers will be asked to complete an information sheet (application), a background check and a disaster training session (approximately 1 hour or less). Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older and provide a picture ID to volunteer for the Red Cross.  All volunteers will be given a temporary ID badge and obtain additional information regarding a specific assignment.

For more information, contact the Volunteer Operations Center at (210) 224-5365.

All hours are approved for the President’s Volunteer Service Awards. http://www.accd.edu/sac/service/htm/PVSA.htm

Donating Items:

San Antonio College will be having a drive to collect the items in most need and these will be donated to the Salvation Army and these will be delivered to the shelters.

We will be collecting for at least 2 weeks, possibly three.  Most of the affected are going back to places that have no stores and for right now, they are not allowed to return home. 

Items needed:

New Clothing or Gently Used

Undergarments and socks

Toiletries: Shampoo, Conditioner, Feminine Items, Toothbrushes, Tooth paste, Deodorant, but no razors. 

Paper Goods: Tissue, Toliet paper, napkins, paper towels.

Diapers and Baby Formula

Blankets

Boxed Fans

Non-Perishable Foods, like canned meats, peanut butter, pasta, packaged snacks and bottled water.

Drop Off Locations on Campus:

We will be collecting through the next 2.5 weeks, through October 3 if necessary.  I will drop off items each week to the Salvation Army.  Boxes are needed for SAC transportation of these goods and are needed by the Salvation Army.  If you have any extra boxes call us at 785-6498.

If you wish to make a monetary donation.  Do not bring it to SAC. 

The Salvation Army is Currently Accepting Monetary Donations at:

Mail

The Salvation Army

Texas 2008 Hurricane Relief Fund

PO Box 36627
Dallas, TX 75235

All donations from San Antonio will remain in San Antonio.  This address is for bookkeeping purposes only.

Online
www.salvationarmytexas.org

Telephone
1-800-SAL-ARMY

OR

American Red Cross- San Antonio Chapter

3642 East Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas 78219

Indicate: Hurricane Ike Relief on the Check

Thank you and thank everyone for coming together as a team to help others like the community that we are.  Please announce to your students. 

Audrey Grams

Service-Learning Coordinator

San Antonio College

Service-Learning is supported by: LEARN AND SERVE - HIGHER EDUCATION