Costco: Located at 15915 Pines Blvd. in Pembroke Pines is accepting donations for victims of Hurricane Ike. For information, call 954-266-3461.

Broward County Opens Collection Sites to Provide Aid for Hurricane Victims

Broward County will begin collecting donations to provide aid for hurricane victims in Haiti, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas and other Caribbean islands affected by the storms.

Broward County residents are encouraged to donate:

Canned goods (no items within six months from expiration)

Bottled water

Men's, women's, children's and infants' clothing in good wearable condition

Baby items, such as: bottles, formula, diapers, wipes, etc.

First Aid and personal hygiene items

Gently-used, clean bedding

Flashlights, radios, batteries, etc.

Beginning on Thursday, September 18, 2008 collection boxes will be set up at the following locations:

Broward County Governmental Center Lobby
115 S. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale

African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
2650 Sistrunk Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale

Northwest Regional Library
3151 University Drive
Coral Springs

Southwest Regional Library
16835 Sheridan St.
Pembroke Pines

West Regional Library
8601 W. Broward Blvd.
Plantation

In addition, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners is encouraging Broward County employees to conveniently make cash donations through a disaster relief payroll deduction program. The money collected will go to the American Red Cross for both the Caribbean and Gulf Coast victims.

Port Everglades is also waiving tariff charges for ocean-going shipping companies sending storm relief supplies, and urging all shipping lines and terminal operators at Port Everglades to participate.

The Broward Sheriff's Office has teamed up with Food for the Poor and other organizations to provide help to hurricane victims in Haiti and the Caribbean. For a list of items you can donate, as well as donation locations, click here.

To send donations to Haiti:

All packages of aid should be addressed to: Haiti's Civil Protection Department. Send an e-mail to mefcyclone@mefhaiti.gouv.ht ahead of mail or aid to communicate the contents of the supplies.

The Archdiocese of Miami is accepting monetary donations and canned goods for Hurricane victims in Haiti, Cuba and the Turks and Caicos.

Donations can be dropped off at the following locations:

St. James Catholic Church 540 NW 132 St., North Miami

Holy Family Catholic Church 14500 NE 11 Ave., Miami

Notre Dame D' Haiti Mission 110 NE 62 St., Miami

St. Joseph Haitian Mission 1210 NW 6 Ave., Pompano Beach

G & G Shipping in Fort Lauderdale is working with the Red Cross for the Turks & Caicos to get supplies to the hurricane victims. The company is located at 1300 Eller Drive, near Port Everglades. For information, call 954-920-9292.