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October 2007: Southern California Wildfires: right now we need purification blends, and respiratory sprays because the air is very smoky and there is lots of ash. Pre made and ready to dispense is preferred though we can make our Purifying blend with the following oils: lavender, rosemary, fir, niaouli, peppermint, tea-tree or any combo you come up with!! ANY pre-made, ready to hand out personal purification spritzers - any sizes - any safe blends are great. Make them strong, up to 50% oil/alcohol(/water) ratio, so they go a long way in refreshing the air. We will need empty spray bottles to fill and give out; inhalers for breathing are handy to give! Please label with UAE SoCA Relief Effort (if you can)so will designate where it goes. Amazing things happen...(its like sending a message in a bottle....). More updates as we collect. MARCH 2007: Right now we are set with several cases of blends, ready for use or dilution. JUNE 2006: The Katrina/Rita disasters literally wiped out the supplies. The little that remains is hardly enough for one household, much less the next disaster.
If you have any pull with your suppliers, or can send out of your own stock or send $$ to help us - your efforts are greatly appreciated. No donation is too small. No donation is too big. The following items are needed: OCTOBER 27: we need inhalers for respiratory/sinus/allergies and anitmicrobial and especially uplifting blends to raise spirits. We have given out most of what we have, and have found the personal inhalers or personal sprays quite effective, easy to use and much appreciated. PLEASE send more!! The air is so bad because of the debris and smoke from burn fields, everyone working out in the field is sick or getting there as some of these folks have been out there since the beginning. Any pocket size items that are easy to use are appreciated.
OCTOBER 12, 2005: We have an urgent call from the Annet at "Camp Katrina" as it is known, The Humane Society of Louisiana Emergency Shelter. They need Bach Rescue Remedy for the dogs, (they only have had one bottle and its gone but it worked wonders on the traumatized animals). We have already given out our stock, so if you can help: shelter is located at the address below and is receiving mail/shipments. The telephone number is (601) 876 - 2781 and Jeff is the director (though he is ususally out trying to raise money). SEPTEMBER 15, 2005: WOW have you people come thru, Bless you all, (hope I have not left anyone out on the home page.) We have loads of bottles, sprayers, empty containers and other assorted pre-made supplies (I cannot wait to hand out for you!). At the moment we have lots of empty bottles, and need bulk blends or single oils pre-made into spritzers for the air. (oils diluted in diluent-I use grain alcohol but any way you do it is fine!). Meanwhile anything pre-made, inhalers, massage blends, spritzers in bulk or not is SO appreciated. Please email meSylla if you need advise on what to send! AUGUST, 30, 2005: Right now I am thinking the need will be similar to Florida last year: hot, tired homeless folks living on the edge, and relief workers over-taxed so the supplies will be the same until I find out different. First need is empty spray bottles to bottle up what I have left for spritzers (personal purification, insect spray, etc.). Once that is gone I will need more bulk supplies of mosquito/relaxing blends. ANY pre-made, ready to hand out personal purification spritzers - any sizes - any safe blends. Make them strong, up to 50% oil/alcohol/water ratio, so they go a long way in refreshing the air. the more "ready-to hand-out" supplies I get the faster they can be sent. I can bottle some but to save time, send ready to go supplies. Aromatherapy supplies: mosquito spray!! is the number 1 item, bluk or individuals, after that any kind of spritzers for cooling/relaxing/breathing off would be great. Empty plastic spray bottles could be used to make more.Besides mosquitoes, there is a lot of mold developing as its so wet on gulf Coast this time of year. Many folks if they have a home, will have lots of water damage. The daily temperatures are high, so "anti mold " blends may be useful, cooling sprays, soaps, etc as well as respiratory/ purifying blends to clear the air and just give a breath of fresh air. UPlifting blends are welcome as many folks are beginning depression, PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)symptoms, and other problems from the tremendous stress and loss of property. With no electricity diffusors are out of the question, but we can spritz anything! We can also pour into saucers for evaporation. As when we went to NY, please make sure any supplies you send are first of all SAFE!! include instructions for the product and please put your info on the label so folks will know where it came from. Also if you can put made for "United Aromatherapy Effort" will designate for Katrina victims and prevent any other use. (e.g. my next yard sale, NOT):-) if you want to send $ for me to buy supplies here as needed or to help with gas! send money order or make checks to Sylla Hanger (as Ive closed the UAE bank acct for now. Of course I will account for all funds, just have to use personal acct for now as the UAE doesnt fund itself!!) Otherwise think about what you may like if you had no home/power/job. Hopefully power will be restored to most homes within a few weeks.......but the cleanup will take a LONG time, not to mention the rebuilding of homes and lives. Thank you in advance for any and all help- please share with other interested parties Please send bulk supplies to me (bottles/blends/single oils, etc): Sylla/UAE, Inc, 16018 Saddlestring Drive, Tampa, Fl 33618 (email sylla@tampabay.rr.com and phone 813 265.2222) PLEASE send Sylla via email the tracking numbers and anticipated arrival dates so we can followup as necessary and send thank yous. NEW YORK At this point we are finished with our deployments to NY. We will continue to visit when we can and offer chair massage to fire stations and the Port Authority. WE WILL NEVER FORGET
Product Donations: still needed and appreciated for the other sites we work especially the Landfill and fire stations. The critical need is still respiratory blends, preferably already blended, packaged and ready to hand out. We found its easy to hand them a cotton pad with a drop, then a small 2-4 ml (perfume sample type) bottle for refilling. It is time consuming to fill and label those but they work best- we can fill and lable and will accetp bulk blend, empty bottles, small labels. Any small bottles of undiluted EO blends that they can drip onto mask pads or hankies or into humidifiers for inhalation are helpful too. Sprays are the simple and easiest to use and plastic bottles are easy and lightweight- remember we have to carry these around, along with chairs, other supplies! We also need bulk blends that we can leave at the landfill supply tent and/or St. Paul's relief center. We can also utilize the bulk blends to make into sprays or rebottle into smaller units. We also have need of any rich creamy lotions for hands, and massage blends for sinus and chest applications. Again, small units to give out are most efficient for us to disperse, though we can bottle & label bulk blend contributions. Labels: It's helpful if the labels on your contributions contain a description (diffusor blend, massage) and a listing of ingredients (no irritants or sensitizers) and your company/personal name as well as UnitedAromatherapy.org (for tractability). Please mail your contributed products to: (Please include a copy of the packing slip for UAE records & tractability) Sylla Sheppard-Hanger Funds: Of course, financial assistance is still needed as well. We couldn't do this without you. The aromatherapy community has almost totally funded/supplied our first trips. You have supplied the bulk of the products and finances that enabled us to successfully complete the deployments. The fact that you all gave so generously through the difficult times of the holidays has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. We just can't say enough thanks to all of you. In addition, due to your networking, many others now know of this worthwhile cause and many of you have Adopted Stations! Hopefully, with the media coverage we are now getting, we will have much needed exposure and national support. And hopefully you who have given so much will be repaid with good karma. Thanks so much! Love Sylla |
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