The Occupy Storefront organization has shifted from activism to philanthropy in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and its leaders are asking for the Sachem community to help get much needed aid to communities ravaged by the storm.
Jason Sullivan, a media spokesperson for the organization, said they are currently assembling crews, making sandwiches and other prep work to deliver to areas as near as Mastic Beach to as far as Atlantic Beach, NJ.
"We're planning to send stuff out to the city as well," Sullivan said. "We're trying to conserve gas so we're going to see if we can use mass transit, and car pool if we can."
Sullivan said they plan to work around the clock, and the storefront, just diagonal from the Ronkonkoma train station, will be open at all times, even if no one is manning it.
"We need donations," Sullivan said. "If anyone has any prepared foods, sandwiches, blankets, clothes, diapers, batteries; people can drop stuff off [at the storefront]. We're also asking for volunteers to drive, to distribute food, stuff along those lines," Sullivan added.
If anyone has items to donate, they can drop it off in the doorway of the Occupy Storefront location at 59 Railroad Avenue in Ronkonkoma. The doors will be open at all times.
