{"id":370337,"date":"2026-08-13T12:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/370337\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:52:23","slug":"central-florida-collects-supplies-after-colombia-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/370337\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida collects supplies after Colombia earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Numerous local businesses and organizations in Central Florida have announced donation drives to help victims <a href=\"https:\/\/mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/international\/2026\/08\/11\/colombia-earthquake-search-for-missing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">of Monday&#8217;s 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake collapsed buildings in parts of the country. So far, the death toll has hit more than 180, and up to 3,800 people could be missing, based upon civilian-run databases.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of times and places where people can make donations, and what kinds of items are needed:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Las Palmas Restaurant \u2014 14525 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando<\/p>\n<p>When: Wednesday Aug. 12, 9 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed:<\/p>\n<p>Canned goods and refreshments<br \/>\nPersonal hygiene and household items<br \/>\nItems for babies and pets<br \/>\nSleeping bags, blankets, tents, tarps, inflatable mattresses\u00a0<br \/>\nFlashlights, batteries, can openers<br \/>\nKid and adult diapers<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say that medicine and clothing are not items currently needed to help earthquake victims in Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Conexus Workspace \u2014 2419 Lake Orange Dr. #120, Orlando<\/p>\n<p>When: Aug. 11-14, 9 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed:<\/p>\n<p>Canned goods and refreshments<br \/>\nPersonal hygiene and household items<br \/>\nBlankets, tents, tarps, inflatable mattresses\u00a0<br \/>\nItems for babies and pets<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say water is not needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: XBeauty \u2014 13809 County Road 455, Suite 106, Clermont<\/p>\n<p>When: Aug. 11-14, 9 a.m. &#8211; 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed:<\/p>\n<p>Canned goods and refreshments<br \/>\nPersonal hygiene and household items<br \/>\nBlankets, tents, tarps, inflatable mattresses\u00a0<br \/>\nItems for babies and pets<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say that water is not needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Bravo Supermarkets (All Orlando and Kissimmee locations)<\/p>\n<p>When: Now until Saturday, Aug. 15<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed:<\/p>\n<p>Bottled water<br \/>\nPersonal hygiene items<br \/>\nOver-the-counter medications<br \/>\nPersonal protection equipment<br \/>\nBaby diapers<br \/>\nBaby formula<br \/>\nWet wipes<br \/>\nBaby bottle<br \/>\nPacifiers<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say toys and clothes are not needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: La Tienda Dollar Orlando \u2014 11570 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 11, Orlando<\/p>\n<p>When: Tuesday through Friday, Aug. 14<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed:<\/p>\n<p>Nonperishable food<br \/>\nMedications (Tylenol, ibuprofen, etc.)<br \/>\nMedical supplies (gauze, Isodine, cotton, etc.)<br \/>\nPet food<br \/>\nShelter items (tents, blankets, flashlights, shovels, inflatable mattresses)<\/p>\n<p>Organizers ask that all boxes be separated by product type.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Mecatos Cafe (All Central Florida locations)<\/p>\n<p>When: Now through Friday, Aug. 14 (Missed Friday? On Saturday starting at 9 a.m., you can drop off items at Park of the Americas \u2014 201 Andes Ave., Orlando)<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed:<\/p>\n<p>Nonperishable food<br \/>\nBottled water<br \/>\nPersonal hygiene items<br \/>\nFirst aid supplies<br \/>\nBlankets and clothing in good condition<br \/>\nDiapers and baby items<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Hope Partnership, Hope Connections \u2014 122 W. Sproule Ave., Kissimmee (Organized by Alianza Center Florida)<\/p>\n<p>When: Saturday Aug. 15, 9 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed:<\/p>\n<p>Nonperishable food<br \/>\nFlashlights and batteries<br \/>\nFirst aid kits\/over-the-counter medications<br \/>\nBaby and pet items<br \/>\nDiapers<br \/>\nPersonal hygiene items<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Donation Drop Off Locations organized by the University of Central Florida Colombian Student Association (donations will be picked up from all locations on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m.):<\/p>\n<p>Where: The Bakery at Alafaya \u2014 4498 N. Alafaya Trail #352, Orlando<\/p>\n<p>When: 7 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Courtyard by Marriott \u2014 12000 Collegiate Way, Orlando<\/p>\n<p>When: 24 hours<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Parva \u2014 220 W. Lake Mary Blvd., Sanford, and 1155 W. State Road 434, Suite 161, Longwood<\/p>\n<p>When: 7 a.m. &#8211; 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: Sabor Colombiano \u2014 504 N. Alafaya Trail #106<\/p>\n<p>When: 11 a.m. &#8211; 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where: The Bakery Cafe &#8211; 13001 Founders Square Dr., Orlando<\/p>\n<p>When: 7 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Supplies needed for all drop-off locations:<\/p>\n<p>Body wash<br \/>\nShampoo<br \/>\nToothpaste<br \/>\nBaby items<br \/>\nGloves and masks<br \/>\nPet food<br \/>\nCanned goods<br \/>\nBlankets<br \/>\nFlashlights<br \/>\nFirst aid kits<\/p>\n<p>Spectrum News Associate Producer Sarah Castillo contributed to this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Numerous local businesses and organizations in Central Florida have announced donation drives to help victims&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370338,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[767,274,770,28,115,1335,768,139,141,140,275,278],"class_list":["post-370337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-app-community","tag-app-top-stories","tag-community-news","tag-florida","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orange-county-fl","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-spectrum-news-staff","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370337","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=370337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}