JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The support network for families affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela continues to expand across Northeast Florida. <\/p>\n
New businesses and community leaders have joined as official collection points, making it easier to gather priority supplies such as non-perishable food, medications, personal hygiene products, clothing in good condition, and baby food.<\/p>\n
Below are the updated official collection locations and contact information available to coordinate donations:<\/p>\n
In Jacksonville:<\/p>\n
JAXVIPCLUB (Entrepreneurs Club): 103 Century 21 Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32216. Contact: Kenny Garc\u00eda at (904) 514-9533.La Vinotinto Expres: 3813 University Blvd W, Jacksonville, FL. Contact: Yohara (available all day).Shawarma Xpress: 8380 Baymeadows Rd #4, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Contact: Jamin (available all day).Los Chamos Supermarket: Open to receive food supplies, clothing, and essential items.El Chamo Criollo Food Truck: Mobile collection point available to receive basic supplies directly at the truck.El Chinchorro: 11041 Beach Blvd, Suite RS2, Jacksonville, FL 32246.<\/p>\n
In Orange Park:<\/p>\n
Gochas Latin Food: 930-D Blanding Blvd, Orange Park, FL. Contact available all day.<\/p>\n
In Neighboring Areas (St. Augustine and St. Johns):<\/p>\n
St. Augustine: 21 Park Terrace Dr. Contact: Luis Alejandro at (904) 896-2420.St. Johns: 212 Northbridge Ct. Contact: Carolina Zambrano at (321) 375-6842 (collection point established specifically for residents of the St. Johns area).<\/p>\n
The Estrellita de Bel\u00e9n Foundation is also collecting donations; to contribute, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Detailed Donation Guide: Most Needed Medications and Supplies<\/p>\n 1. General Medications (Adults)<\/p>\n Pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medications: Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, Naproxen.Stomach protectors and anti-diarrheal medications: Omeprazole, Loperamide.Antihistamines: Loratadine, Cetirizine.Nasal decongestants.Internal and external antiparasitic medications: Albendazole.Blood pressure medications (antihypertensives).Adult vitamins.<\/p>\n 2. Pediatric Medications<\/p>\n Children\u2019s Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen.Pediatric Loratadine and Cetirizine.Pediatric antibiotics.<\/p>\n 3. Wound Care and First Aid<\/p>\n Creams for wounds, antifungal treatments, insect bites, and bruises.Sterile gauze.Saline solution (0.9%).Disposable gloves (all sizes).Syringes (10 cc and 20 cc).<\/p>\n 4. Medical Equipment, Water, and Emergency Supplies<\/p>\n Blood pressure monitors.Glucometers.Water purification tablets (Aquatabs).<\/p>\n Every contribution is essential to this humanitarian relief effort. <\/p>\n Donors are kindly asked to ensure that medications have not expired and that all donated clothing is clean and in excellent condition.<\/p>\n >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The support network for families affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela continues to expand across…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[344,347,132867,132868,2914,28,348,116,351,118,117,349,350,4390,132869,346,345],"class_list":["post-320857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-action-news-jax","tag-cbs47","tag-collection-points","tag-donation-guide","tag-donations","tag-florida","tag-fox30","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-fl","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-northeast-florida","tag-southeast-georgia","tag-venezuela","tag-venezuela-earthquakes","tag-wfox","tag-wjax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}