Donations Sought to Help Victims of Hurricane Odile in Baja California Sur Mexico News Daily
go to original September 21, 2014

Monster Energy delivers 34 pallets of Monster Tour water to Mexicana Logistics for distribution to hurricane victims. (Baja Strong)

Donations of goods and cash to assist victims of Hurricane Odile are being sought by these organizations in Baja California, California and Texas.

• Baja Strong Off Roaders Hurricane Relief

This group is putting together a plan with Mexicana Logistics of Mexicali, which has offered some of its semi trucks to transport relief items as early as today. Their delivery will be undertaken in conjunction with the Red Cross.

Items sought include canned food/goods of any kind, bottled water, diapers, bleach, cleaning supplies, buckets, brooms, towels/blankets.

The address for United States donations is Mexicana Logistics US HQ, 7734 Formula Place, San Diego, CA 92121, and in Mexico at Calzada de las Americas #951, Col. Compuertas, Mexicali, BC. Both are open from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

• Bisbee’s Fish & Wildlife Conservation Fund

Wayne Bisbee, tournament director of Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament in Cabo San Lucas, has donated $250,000 in seed money to the Bisbee’s Cabo Relief Fund. Donations will be routed through the Boulder City, Nevada, Rotary Club.

In addition, two other initiatives are under way. The non-profit volunteer group Club Dust will provide shelter, from tents to rebuilding homes. The organization has built more than 1,000 portable and permanent homes in Mexico in the past 33 years.

The second is to help sportsfishing operators get back on the water by repairing boats and replacing lost gear, through both loans and grants.

• Cabo San Lucas Colonies Relief

Money is being raised through GoFundMe for Project Smiles, which has delivered food, clothes and medical supplies to Los Cabos neighborhoods over the years. Donations will be used for direct support to those neighborhoods with water, food, clothing, medical care and shelter.

• Lighthouse Sports Bar and Restaurant, Rosarito

Drop-off center all weekend for all types of donations, while 5% of all sales will go to a relief fund.

• The International Community Foundation

The ICF is raising funds to support immediate disaster relief and rebuilding efforts in Baja California Sur in response to damage caused by Hurricane Odile.

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