PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — The Pembroke Pines Police Department announced on Saturday that they are preparing for a collection drive to help victims of the recent earthquake in northern Venezuela.
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The police officers will join a team collecting disaster relief donations from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at The Shops at Pembroke Gardens at 527 SW 145th Terrace, in Pembroke Pines.
The team will not be accepting clothes or linens. The include nonperishable food, tents, cots, air mattresses, emergency supplies, cleaning and repair supplies, and protective gear.
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The donations will be delivered to the local nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission’s warehouse in Doral.
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