ISLESBORO and BELFAST — Islesboro Central School and Belfast Area High School have teamed up to gather supplies to send to the Bahamas to help victims of Hurricane Dorian and joining forces with ReVision Energy, the Islesboro administration announced in a press release.

ReVision Energy is sending an emergency solar power unit to the Bahamas that will provide 24/7 electricity for lighting, cell phone and laptop charging and other backup power needs. The company sent three identical trailers to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, all three of which are now being shipped to the Bahamas to aid first responders and victims.

The schools are seeking donations of supplies to fill the Maine-based solar power unit before shipping to the Bahamas, including strong tarps, cleaning supplies, five gallon contractor buckets, cans of ready to eat food with flip tops, disposable baby diapers, packages of handwipes and other hand sanitizing items, bar soap, clothing detergent, small towels, band aids, paper products (paper towels, toilet paper), crayons and paper tablets for children.

Supplies can be brought to either of the schools or the ferry terminal where they will be loaded into the vehicle of Head of School Charles Hamm. 

An earlier version of this story noted Islesboro was seeking a volunteer to drive the supplies to South Portland at the end of the day Thursday, Sept. 19. Since publishing, a driver has been found.

Designed by solar energy engineers from companies in the national co-op, the emergency solar power unit is an enclosed trailer with six photovoltaic panels and eight deep cycle batteries that feed a total of 30 electrical outlets (two in each gray cubby) on the exterior of the trailer so people can plug in devices and appliances that need power.

Questions can be directed to Hamm at chamm@icspathways.org.