Community Group in Queens, NY Sends 9.5 Tons of Supplies to Ecuador

 

By Brian Latimer 

NEW YORK, NY -- After the devastating earthquake that killed 650 people in Ecuador, community organizers in New York City have sent over 9.5 tons of dry food, medicine and water to help provide relief.

Over 40 dedicated volunteers with the Adventist Community Services of Queens Spanish, which is based in Corona, Queens, have organized the community to donate and help box supplies to send to Ecuador.

Aurora Morales Gil, the director of Adventist Community Services of Queens Spanish, said the relief efforts have been so successful the Ecuadorian consulate has requested people in the tri-state area — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to stop sending cases of water. 

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Source: NBC News