(Fort Lauderdale, FL) - South Florida residents are asked to drop off much-needed emergency supplies to benefit survivors of last week's twin earthquakes in Venezuela.
Broward Mayor Mark Bogen says collection bins are set up in most county parks and libraries.
Collection sites include:
- Miramar Branch Library and Education Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar
- North Regional/Broward College Library, 1100 Coconut Creek Boulevard
- Coconut Creek; Northwest Regional Library, 3151 N. University Drive, Coral Springs
- South Regional/Broward County Library, 7300 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines
- Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines
- West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Boulevard, Plantation
The Miramar Branch Library and Education Center will accept donations Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The branch is closed on Sundays. The remaining libraries will be open Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Additional drop-off sites will be available daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at several Broward County parks, including Brian Piccolo Park, 9501 Sheridan Street, Cooper City; Central Broward Park and Broward County Stadium, 3700 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill; Markham Park, 16001 W. State Road 84, Sunrise; Tradewinds Park and Stables, 3600 W. Sample Road, Coconut Creek; and T.Y. Park, 3300 N. Park Road, Hollywood.
Miami's Mayor Eileen Higgins is also opening a Venezuelan relief collection site at Loan Depot Park today in partnership with Liberty Mission Critical services, the Miami Marlins and the Miami Fraternal Order of police. The death toll is above 3,300 with nearly 17,000 injured and at least that many left homeless.