YOU CAN HELP: West Seattleite collecting supplies for Puerto Rico hurricane survivors today

As you might – or might not – have heard, Hurricane Maria has left Puerto Rico ravaged. You can help. Here’s one way: A West Seattle man who is from Puerto Rico is collecting supplies today for a trip there next week. Here’s the announcement:

Rey Delgado, a West Seattle resident and local baseball/softball coach, will be collecting Puerto Rico Relief Supply Donations today, Monday 9/25, at Hiawatha Playfield from 3-7 pm.

We are collecting batteries, flashlights, manual/crank chargers, small-denomination gift cards for Home Depot, Walgreens and Walmart, and water purification tablets to take to Puerto Rico and hand out to the hardest hit of the population.

He is scheduled on a flight on Monday 10/2 and will be traveling to Puerto Rico to assist with the relief effort. He will be working with local Puerto Rican agencies to help distribute the donated supplies to low income areas hard hit by Hurricane Maria.

Rey is from Carolina, Puerto Rico and all of his family is there.

The announcement is from Rey’s wife Jessica; she is a lifelong West Seattle resident and explains that Rey moved here when they got married 15 years ago. Hiawatha Playfield is at 2700 California SW, just north of West Seattle High School.

J. Lardizabal September 25, 2017 (10:22 am)

Just a friendly reminder that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, all 3.4 million of them. Let’s show up, West Seattle!

Smith Sinclair October 2, 2017 (2:06 pm)

So, I am going to help in Puerto Rico from the 1st to the 10th of December, the first chance I can get there. They will be needing help for years, the sooner the better. Happy to carry supplies to the extent possible.

C. Chavez September 25, 2017 (1:26 pm)

Also, please contact the WA state federal delegation. The immediate need is for FEMA and the military to provide aid and the WH is not sending a resolution until first week of October.

kg September 25, 2017 (4:27 pm)

Military is already there and working

https://www.stripes.com/news/military-conducting-multiple-operations-to-help-hurricane-maria-struck-puerto-rico-virgin-islands-1.489496#.WcmQyvlSxPY

Pat September 27, 2017 (11:09 am)

I just got word directly from PR saying that the military is acting as crowd control, not relief for the people. They’re inflicting curfews and restrictions rather than delivering aid. Blackwater style…

Sheree September 25, 2017 (5:35 pm)

Hi, I was unable to make it today. Can I meet you tomorrow? Or before you leave?

Alki Bee September 25, 2017 (5:45 pm)

If one can’t make it this afternoon, where can donations be sent/delivered?

WSB September 25, 2017 (7:04 pm)

Hi! See the last line of our later story: https://westseattleblog.com/2017/09/happening-now-collecting-donations-for-puerto-rico-hurricane-relief/
Jessica Jaksich Delgado September 26, 2017 (12:32 pm)

Hello! We will be having another event again at Hiawatha playfield on Thursday 9/28 from 3-7.

Thanks so much! Jessica Delgado

Kitty momma September 25, 2017 (8:55 pm)

Is there a way to help if we missed the event tonight?

WSB September 25, 2017 (9:03 pm)

please see the end of the followup story as linked above for Rey’s contact info. if we hear of anything general we’ll post a followup.
- IB September 26, 2017 (10:53 am)
  
  I sent an email to the address on his website (rey@delgadobaseballdevelopment.com), and it appears to be faulty. Is there another preferred way to contact him to give him supplies?
  - WSB September 26, 2017 (11:39 am)
    
    My contact was his wife, so I’ll e-mail her (and thanks to reader JL for the tip in the first place).
  - Jessica Jaksich Delgado September 26, 2017 (1:07 pm)
    
    Hi Thank you for reaching out! We will be at Hiawatha again on Thursday from 3-7 or you can give me a call and I can meet you somewhere to make a pick-up.
    
    Appreciate the assistance!!
    
    Rey

Jessica Jaksich Delgado September 26, 2017 (12:29 pm)

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the donation event on Monday. It was a huge success thanks to the generous community of West Seattle!

We have gotten a lot of interest and will be having one more donation pick-up event this Thursday from 3-7, again at the Hiawatha playfield.

Rey is leaving on Monday 10/2 and will be documenting his trip on his Facebook page so please stay tuned to see the neighborhoods he visits and the people our West Seattle community will be able to directly help in this great time of need. When he arrives in PR he will be working with a local group to go into elderly communities and low income neighborhoods to hand out all of the donations we have collected. Any cash donations received will be used to buy water for distribution, people are standing in line for hours to buy 2 bags of ice in the hot sun!

Thank you again to everyone who has reached out and helped,

Jessica Jaksich Delgado & Rey Delgado

You can reach Rey directly on his email reydelgadobaseball@gmail.com or text him at 206-380-2710

Here is Rey’s Facebook page where he will be documenting his trip.

https://www.facebook.com/delgadobaseballdevelopment/

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