HOW TO HELP

Ayuda Foundation is accepting donations of water, building materials, non-perishable food items and clothing at the Castle Mall in Mangilao. Donations will be accepted today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call Carlotta Leon Guerrero at 473-3003.

Residents can drop off donations of food, bottled water, fishing supplies and gardening supplies at their local mayor's office or at the Frank Blas & Associates, Inc. office in Barrigada. All donations will be given to the Ayuda Foundation.

The Office of Michael San Nicolas is accepting donations at Suite 407 of the DNA Building Suite in Hagta. Residents can also call 472-6453 for donations to be picked up.

The Salvation Army is accepting bags of rice; ramen noodles; bottled water; canned foods; Spam; flashlights and batteries; small first-aid kits; chainsaws; tarps and rope. The items can be dropped off at the organization's Tiyan location around the corner from the Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, office. Donations will be accepted Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Moylan's Insurance, in conjunction with Kamalen Karidat, Matson, Kyowa Shipping Lines and MIU affiliates, is accepting dry goods, canned foods, medical supplies and bottled water at its Julale Center in Hagta until April 8.

DOCOMO PACIFIC Cares, in collaboration with the Pacific Daily News, Sorensen Media Group and the Ayuda Foundation, has launched a "Text to Donate" fundraising campaign to assist victims of Maysak in Chuuk and Yap. Customers will be able donate funds by texting "donate" to 4357 (HELP) on their DOCOMO PACIFIC phones. The fundraising program will run from today through April 30 for both Prepaid and Postpaid DOCOMO PACIFIC customers. Each time a customer sends a text, $1 is donated to the Ayuda Foundation. Customers can text as many times as they like.

Bank of Guam has opened up a "Maysak Aid" account for typhoon victims. Customers can make financial donations to the fund at any of the bank's branches.

The government of Guam will hold a boot drive from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at major intersections along Marine Corps Drive to collect funds for typhoon victims.

Pacific Mission Aviation needs monetary donations to help pay for aircraft fuel, which costs about $500 per round trip out to the islands in need. To make donations, you can visit the organization's website at http://www.pmapacific.org or call 646-6464. The nonprofit accepts credit cards and can receive checks made out to PMA, indicating Typhoon Maysak Relief. Checks can be sent to PMA, P.O. Box 3209, Hagta, Guam 96932.

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