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Hi Ho'ers! We're seeing calls on the internet that the flood victims need to have the following things sent to them:

bottled water
milk powder
dry goods
bread
easy-open canned food, ready to eat cold
disposable underwear
light jackets

Here are some collection points for such items:

1) Gaoxiong (Kaohsiung)
Please take to the Gaoxiong City Government directly; there will be someone to collect items until 9 pm. Or mail to:
Gaoxiong City Government
No. 2, Siwei 3rd Road, Lingya District, Gaoxiong City, Taiwan 80203
(Chinese address: 80203 高雄市苓雅區四維三路2號
收件人:高雄市政府 收 電話:07-336-8333)
PLEASE NOTE on the package that it’s for the victims of the typhoon and flooding, to be distributed through the Pingdong County Government and other southern cities and counties. If you can write Chinese, it’s best if you add it in Chinese or print it out: 捐贈屏東縣政府以及南部其他縣市救助水患災區使用


2) Taibei
a) Shih Lin Catholic Church
No. 264 Zhongzheng Rd. Shilin
Phone: 02-2832-4270

b) No.74-1 Jinsi St., Datong District. (Near MRT Shuanglian Station)
Phone: 2557-0658
Item collection will begin in the morning on August 10th


3) Tainan
a) Deliver items in person: Zhongzheng Hall, NO. 36, Minzhi (Minjhih) Rd., Xinying (SinYing) City, Tainan County (中正堂，新營市民治路36號)

b) Send to: Social Affairs Department No. 36, Fuxi (Fusi) Rd., Xinying (SinYing) City (新營市府西路36號) 社會處收 0980537516 or 06-5115692

c) World Vision
8F, No. 243, Sec. 1, Minquan (Mincyuan) Rd.
(台南市民權路一段243號8樓 黃雅詩) TEL:06-2215800


4. Pingdong (Pingtung)

a) In person: Dapeng Bay Tourist Information Center 大鵬灣旅客服務中心

Location: No. 69, Dalian Rd., Pingtung City
Near Millennium Park (Qiānxī Gōngyuán 千禧公園旁) 屏東市大連路69號
Time: Till 5:30 pm.
Phone: 08-7365600 / 7365012

b.World Vision
Pingtung City:No. 124, Xingfeng (Hsingfeng) Rd., Pingtung City attn: Mr. Huang
(屏東市興豐路124號 黃伯翰) TEL:08-7370483
Pingtung Chaozhou (Chaojhou) Area: NO. 60, Jieshou Rd, Chaojhou Township, Pingtung County 屏東縣潮州鎮介壽路60號王南英督導 TEL:08-7806716


5. Jiayi嘉義

Púzĭ (Putz) City Administration: (05)3795102 #14
Send to: Putz City Administration No. 34, Guangfu Rd., Putz City, Jiayi County
嘉義縣朴子市光復路34號 朴子市公所

Thanks for this useful information. For those who can read Chinese the DPP has set up a blog on mobilising for the disaster relief. http://dpp0808.blogspot.com Another website was set up by the Association for Digital Culture, Taiwan. It is not accessible at the moment. The server is probably overloaded. http://typhoon.adct.org.tw

In addition to the above, diapers and feminine hygiene items are also needed. There will be an additional collection point at Democracy Square [EDIT: Liberty Square aka Freedom Square] (aka Chiang Kaishek Memorial) from 7pm to 9pm every evening this week; the organizer is Luke, 0988-270-489, of the group PTT Net Friends. They also need people to donate boxes and tape.

Do you mean Liberty Square? The Democracy Memorial Hall's nomenclature has reverted to CKS Memorial, as you noted, but there's never been a Democracy Square AFAIK.

Ah, yeah, that's the one, aka Freedom Square. Having the hall have one name and the square have two others is confusing. Anyway:

Look for the signs saying "PTT NET FRIEND". They're taking donations 7p-9p tonight and every night this week, and also need volunteers to box up the goods (probably 6:45 until late; one volunteer during the collection period last night was still there past 10pm boxing stuff up); I was told that they'll probably also need boxes, tape and cutting implements. I can't confirm the detail; I'll see if I can get clarification and will post again later.

Looks like a trip to Costco then Liberty Square might be in order tonight.