Church members were collecting donations of clothes, water and toiletries.
Roberto, another Italian, helps with driving, while Anas, from Libya, organises donations of clothes.
Dr. Compas, a Haitian-American physician, had turned the office into a collection center for donations of clothes and food.
In Nodine Hill, the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church has filled two rooms with donations, from clothes to shoes to candy canes, Velveeta and Band-Aids.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in a televised message, appealed for donations of clothes, blankets, food and water as hundreds of families were awaiting rescue.
A low-slung building that the "vollies," as the volunteer Fire Department is known, use for training has become the neighborhood's de facto civic center, overflowing with donations of clothes, canned food, toilet paper and thousands of objects given by generous outsiders.
However, he believes property can be risky if the site loses its value because of changes affecting the retail market, such as the influx of discount stores, competition from other charity shops or a drop in volunteers or donations of clothes.
"We've been inundated with with donations of clothes and food from the general public," said the mayor of Rhyl, Andy Rutherford.
People can help by giving donations – food, clothes – to the camps where they are running low.
It starts with a photo shoot at a local bar, where SOMB encourages those who participate to bring along any donations of clothes.
