Hurricane Dorian Update

Thank you to the many individuals, groups, and companies that gave of their time, finances, and donated product to aid in the relief efforts of Hurricane Dorian. With your help, we have sent two full shipping containers to the affected areas!
We have been updated that our partners have enough for the time being and we will not be sending any further product to the Bahamas at this time.

We are still collecting donations for our other various outreaches and relief efforts.
If you would like to donate, please visit our Donations page to learn more.

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How You Can Help

Corporate retailers or manufacturers wishing to donate product, please contact us here or call 407-710-1430.

​Bahamas Relief Update - 9/13/19
We are preparing our first shipping container to be sent to the Bahamas and wanted to say thank you to everyone who has generously donated their time, finances, and much needed product to support those affected by Hurricane Dorian. The need is very great, and we are still collecting donations as we begin building our second container.
​Please see below for FAQs to find how you can best help. Thank you again for your generosity.

Product Donation FAQs

What items are needed?

​Diapers – Adult / Mostly Baby
Sunscreen
Baby wipes
Camping Lights (Solar & Battery Powered)
Mosquito Nets
Paper products
Unused Blankets
Work Gloves
Cleaning Supplies
Duct Tape
Nonperishable Food
Tarps
Hygiene Kits
Battery Operated Fans
First Aid Kits
Flashlights w/ corresponding batteries
Feminine Hygiene Pads
Bug spray
Sleeping Cots
Generators
Bleach / Disinfecting Wipes
Trash Bags

Where and when can we drop off?

225 Harvest Time Drive Sanford, FL 32771
Hours: Monday - Saturday | 9 am - 5 pm

3350 S. Ridgewood Ave, Port Orange FL 32129
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday | 9 am to 5 pm

2452 Lake Emma Rd, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Hours: Monday - Friday | 8 am - 4 pm

Do you offer pickups?

​We can only offer pickups for large quantities (box truck to semi loads), based on availability.

When do you need the donations?

We are preparing our first container to be sent and have a goal of sending a second by 9/27/19.
​It takes around 40 pallets (each 4’x4’x4’) to fill one 40-foot high-cube container.

How will you get the items to the Bahamas?​

​After we sort, categorize and inventory the items at our Florida facilities, the manifests for the shipments will be provided to Food for the Poor. Food for the Poor will arrange transportation and custom clearance to either ship those items via commercial flights or container shipments to Nassau, Bahamas.
Food for the Poor established partnerships with local partners in the Bahamas incl. NEMA (Government of The Bahamas | National Emergency Management Agency) and Sandals Resorts to get the items via boats from Nassau to the other islands and the recipients. 

Do you also accept items not on the list?​

You are welcome to donate items not listed. If those items are not needed for the Bahamas, we will ship those items to provide humanitarian aid to one of the countries listed below.

Will the donations really go to the Bahamas?

​Based on the current local assessments from our partner Food for the Poor, the items listed are needed and will be shipped. This is subject to change due to needs changing on the ground.
 
If items will for some reason not be required anymore, items will be shipped to provide humanitarian aid to one of the countries listed below.

Did you start your partnership with Food for the Poor recently?

No, we have partnered with Food for the Poor over the last 15 years and shipped over 50 million pounds of relief goods. The geographic focus of our partnership are the following 17 Latin and Caribbean countries: Haiti, Jamaica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Saint Lucia and Colombia.
 
During 2018 we shipped 189 forty-foot containers and in 2019 we have already shipped 137 forty-foot containers. Each container holds up to 40,000 pounds of relief goods.
 
The partnership allows for Harvest Time International to concentrate on gathering, sorting and inventorying of loads while Food for the Poor focuses on distribution in the recipient country and vetting and establishing networks to assure the donated items get to the designated recipients. 

Can we start a relief items drive for you as a group/church/company?

​Yes, we are very thankful if you organize drives and deliver those items to one of our locations.

Do you need volunteers?

Yes, we need volunteers daily for all of our programs. In terms of specific groups for Bahamas relief sorting, it depends how many volunteers we already have scheduled and products needing to be sorted.

How can I donate Financially?

You can donate online here or mail a check to:
Harvest Time International
225 Harvest Time Drive
Sanford, FL 32771

*Please be sure to indicate "Bahamas" or "Disaster Relief". All funds donated that are not specified will go to support where needed most within our additional relief programs.

What are the links to your social media accounts?

Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/HarvestTimeInternational/
Twitter:   https://twitter.com/HarvestTimeIntl
Instagram:   http://instagram.com/harvesttimeinternational

*You can also click the appropriate icon at the bottom of this web page.

Who can we contact for more information?

Terry Watson
​407-416-0300
[email protected]
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Lena Smolinsky
[email protected]

Andre Smolinsky
[email protected]

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About Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday, September 1st as a Category 5 hurricane and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. It stalled there for 3 days wreaking havoc and destroying homes and businesses. The depth of the destruction in the Bahamas is becoming more clear as rescue workers are finally able to reach the most devastated areas. The official death toll now stands at 30, but is expected to rise quickly as the search and rescue efforts continue. Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Dorian left "generational devastation" and is asking for prayers for families of the deceased. There are no official estimates of the number of people displaced by the storm, but in Marsh Harbour, as many as 2,000 people were seeking shelter in a clinic and a government complex. For more than 60,000 survivors, the prospect of food and water shortages are very real.

​We are responding by engaging our community and corporate partners to give product donations and financial donations toward relief efforts.
We have joined with our longtime partner, Food for the Poor, who is coordinating relief efforts in the Bahamas in conjunction with their recipient organizations and local government officials. Thank you for your generosity as we support those in need.

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Donation Drop off Locations

225 Harvest Time Drive Sanford, FL 32771
Hours: Monday - Saturday | 9 am - 5 pm

3350 S. Ridgewood Ave, Port Orange FL 32129
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday | 9 am to 5 pm

2452 Lake Emma Rd, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Hours: Monday - Friday | 8 am - 4 pm