panaji goans cutting across community lines have come forth to reach out to victims in floodhit kerala two naval trucks filled with relief material comprising packaged food clothes blankets drinking water toiletries and sanitary napkins were sent to the naval base in karwar on sunday morning from where they were loaded into a ship that sailed for kerala said a navy spokesperson the goa unit of the all india malayalee association took the initiative to collect the items and requested the navy to help transport them to the floodravaged state we collected rs 35 lakh worth of items including 7000 litres of bottled drinking water donated by four companies one family from vasco donated 300 shirts 300 churidars 200 night clothes boxes of sanitary napkins and other items worth rs 138 lakh association president lalu abraham said on saturday alone abraham received around 250 calls from people looking to pitch in with relief efforts as word got around of the associations endeavour we are not accepting used clothes and cloth items what we need are bedsheets readymade clothes ladies night clothes and undergarments as people have only one set of clothing and nothing to change into abraham saidthe volunteerbased group food bank independently sent a truck full of items on sunday with packaged food clothes toiletries and utensils we have three more truckloads of items to send we are working out the logistics and are looking to tie up with petrol pumps and pharmacies too said convener donald fernandesfollowing a circular from the archbishop of goa appeals for prayer monetary and relief items were announced at churches during mass on sunday with instructions to hand these over to the parish churches or caritas