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| Progress Reports - September
11-14, 2001 |
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| September
11 |
- supported
Red Cross blood drive
- NY/NJ area Tzu Chi International
Medical Association members on standby
- NJ chapter distributed 7200 bottles
of drinking water, food and blankets/sleeping bags
for 200 people to two shelters.
- NY chapter gathered food and drinking
water, ready for distribution as needed
- main office set up 24-hour hotline
for assistance requests
- began fundraising for disaster
relief
(more)
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| September
12 |
- press release on establishment of disaster relief
fund
- supported rescue operations by providing ice water
and medical supplies
- began supporting the Broadway, East River and Javic
Center relief stations set up by the Red Cross in
NYC
- collect blood donor information and arrange donation
schedule on behalf of the Red Cross
(more - NY,
other
offices, night
report)
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| September
13 |
- acquired permit to enter ground zero
- all rescuers and Tzu Chi volunteers temporarily
evacuated from ground zero due to structural instability
of nearby buildings
- TIMA members called in to treat victims
- established teams of volunteers to care for victims'
families as well as provide financial aid
(more - afternoon,
news
article)
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| September
14 |
- temperature in NY droped; volunteers
delivered hot soup to rescue workers
- delivered 250 servings of dinner
to St. Vincent Hospital in Manhattan
- main office started receiving
overflow blood donation calls for Red Cross
(more)
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