Jesuit, Independent, Coeducational Office of the President November 5, 2012 Loyola Community Members, Love is shown more in deeds than in words. St. Ignatius of Loyola Our thoughts and prayers remain with those in the tri‐state area who were most affected by Hurricane Sandy. We have heard from many of you about the volunteer work that you are involved in, and we have received calls from many who want to know how they can help those most affected by Sandy. We believe that Loyola School can be of great assistance by connecting those who desire to help those in need with organizations that are looking to work with volunteers who are interested in service assistance or organizations which are looking to collect food, clothing, toiletries, etc. We ask any of you who are involved with an organization or relief effort which is helping people in need to post the information about these efforts, and how people can help, on Loyola’s Facebook page. Please include as many details as possible and all the necessary contact information. We are asking all of you who can help to visit our Facebook page and to connect directly with those organizations and relief efforts in need of assistance. You can get to Loyola’s Facebook page by following these instructions: Go to Loyola’s website at www.loyola‐nyc.org and click on the Facebook symbol at the bottom of the main page or go to www.facebook.com/loyolaschoolny then click "Like" to have the ability to view parent, student and alumni postings. At present, we are continuing to assess the needs of our Loyola families and those in our neighboring communities. We are currently working on an ongoing plan of action that will include expanding our canned goods collection leading up to Alumni Night to include coats. We are also working to connect with an organization in our area that will help us get items to those that are most in need. Moreover, we are formulating a plan for our students to volunteer with organizations providing relief…..more information on these efforts to follow. As a service to our community, below is a list of organizations which have volunteer opportunities or are looking for donations of items. If you are interested, please contact these organizations directly for their latest information. We are certain that we have missed organizations in this listing and if you know of particular ones that can be most helpful to those who suffered the destructive effects of Hurricane Sandy, please make note of these organizations on our Facebook page. We will continue to keep all those affected by Sandy in our prayers and will look to provide as much information as we can on how we can all be of assistance.
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