Akiba (freaklabs) published this list of items needed/requested in Japan. Tokyo Hackerspace has taken on the responsibility of distributing them to folks and organizations that need them. He writes:
if you want to send material donations, you can send them to us at the hackerspace and we can box them up into care packages and have runners distribute them to the local drop points for relief efforts. Here is a list of what’s needed, compiled from various organizations and also hackerspace members. We deliberately trimmed items that are heavy due to international shipping costs.
Here is a partial list of items they’ve requested:
ear plugs
earphones
eye masks
baby bottles
powdered baby formula
energy bars
portable water tanks (collapsible)
portable water filters
lanterns
first aid kits
dust masks
soaps
towels
blankets
gloves
flash lights
slippers
candles
lighters
pocket knives
trash bags
aspirin/ibuprofen
sanitizing gel
paper plates/cups/spoons/forks/chopsticks
moist wipes
warm Jackets – Baby/kids/adult
kids activity books
kids coloring books
You can send them to:
Tokyo Hackerspace
Tokyo-to Minato-ku
Shirokanedai 5-11-11
108-0071
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Jose at HeatSync Labs and his family gave a short talk on the Tokyo Hackerspace solar lantern project last night. We’ve just heard back that we can get the pcbs donated. We looking for solar cells and other components now. If anybody’s interested in helping contact Jose at heatsynclabs dot org.
Actually, used items are mostly okay. Earplugs and dust masks would be nasty but we can wash baby bottles. Thanks for putting this up 🙂
I didn’t think you could ship pocketknives to Japan legally.
Jose at HeatSync Labs and his family gave a short talk on the Tokyo Hackerspace solar lantern project last night. We’ve just heard back that we can get the pcbs donated. We looking for solar cells and other components now. If anybody’s interested in helping contact Jose at heatsynclabs dot org.
Hi! Just sent some soap, candles, matches, spoons, energy bars, napkins, and a coat!
@Eddie — terrific! you rock! 🙂