To help distribute your items in the quickest manner possible, use the following COLOR CODING for your boxes of goods (as designated by the US Embassy): - RED - Food items (non-perishable, should keep up to 6 months)
- GREEN - Medical items. Include a LIST of what is in the box. List the generic name, the expiration date, and the temperature range the medication must be kept at.
- BLUE Clothing and household items.
- YELLOW - Electrical supplies, generators, radios, etc.
LOCATIONS ENDORSED BY HONDURAS.COM for Hurricane Mitch Relief in 1998:
The Chiquita Corporation is providing free shipping of relief supplies
to San Pedro Sula, Honduras . All nonperishable items can be sent to:
Honduras.com Relief
Tropical Shipping
12501 N.W. 38th Ave.
Opalocka, Florida 33054
Call the Coordiantion Center by phone at 513-784-8050, by fax at 513-784-8100, or by e-mail at: Honduras1@Chiquita.com to find out about a drop off location near you.
This company does all the commercial shipping for the Chiquita Corp in Honduras. There, they will fill large shipping containers with the packages recieved. When a container is full, it will be sent by boat to Puerto Cortes, and then transferred to a Chiquita warehouse in San Pedro Sula. If you want the packages to go to a particular family, or individual, then you must put the name, address and phone number on the package. Chiquita will then attempt to contact the people. Those receiving packages in the San Pedro Sula area must then go to the warehouse to pick up their packages. Any items sent for general relief should be marked as Honduras.com Relief Supplies, and these items will be distributed by the Red Cross. Any unclaimed items will also be distributed. It is the responsibility of the person sending the relief items to pay the cost of shipping to Opalocka, Florida. | |
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