The needs for donations have changed since the oil spill first alarmed the Gulf coast. This list has been updated to change what these rescue groups are looking for and to add the new drop-off locations for supplies.

Are your kids as alarmed by this Gulf oil spill as mine are? Maybe doing something instead of watching the TV in horror will ease some of the tension.

The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores is now more in need of cash than volunteers (though they need those too). They also need bleach, kennels (small to extra large), thick moving boxes, shovels, gas gift cards for the rescuers, paper towels, heavy duty trash bags, toothbrushes, bottled water and Gatorade.

See their website for details or call (727) 391-6211 for information. To volunteer, email  jessicag@seabirdsanctuary.com or call (727) 392-4291.

The sanctuary is a local drop-off center for the donations at 18328 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores. It is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. But other locations are serving as drop-off centers.

If you don’t want to drive that far (and waste fuel!) drop off stations are being added every day so check back here as we add update this post.  Madeira Beach Elementary School, 749 Madeira Beach Causeway, is a drop-off site for supplies during school hours. The Tradewinds Resort on St. Pete Beach, 5500 Gulf Blvd., is also taking donations at all hours. Nikos Bistro in Oldsmar is taking donations of Dawn dish soap at 3705 Tampa Road in Oldsmar (Forest Lakes Plaza) Call (813) 814-0907. The St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater, 12600 Roosevelt Blvd, is also a drop-off point. Call (727) 572 7800. The Oldsmar Marritt at 4014 Tampa Road in Oldsmar is also taking supplies. Call (813) 925-8887   We'll keep you posted here as more drop-off locations are announced.

Florida Audubon has set up a clearinghouse for volunteers and donations. It also includes some political action and petitions focusing on policy.

The Sarasota-based Save Our Seabirds organization, which says it has had an 85 percent rescue rate for oil-slicked seabirds, is taking donations and is on call to leave for the Florida panhandle. There is a Paypal account for donations on their website, and they are looking for supplies such as extension cords, heating pads, tools, and Dawn dishwashing liquid. Their website has a long wish list to check.

Meanwhile the Clearwater Marine Aquarium stands ready to help in the efforts. "We have the ability to take in numerous sea turtles if need be," said Danielle O'Neil, the manager of the aquarium's sea turtle program. "We have a brand new sea turtle rehabilitation area in our backyard." Sea turtles, birds and manatees are the most in danger, she said, because they spend more time on the surface than dolphins and whales. The aquarium has created an emergency fund to care for animals injured by the oil spill.

The grass roots group Hands Across the Sand, which had staged protests earlier this year to oppose expanded oil drilling off Florida's coast, has now turned its efforts toward the oil spill and cleanup. A meeting Wednesday (May 5) at 6:30 p.m. at Gulfport's beachfront pavilion aims to use the organization to lobby for more booms for Florida's coast or raise the money locally if needed.

To prepare for a large number of volunteer requests, VolunteerFlorida.org has been organizing local volunteers and reports an overwhelming response. It's web site lists events with volunteer opportunities.

Hair salons throughout the area are collecting hair and pantyhose, which is used to soak up oil. And two Tampa salons are encouraging you to help by simply getting a hair cut.

-- Sharon Kennedy Wynne

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[Phots: Glenn Corbett, of Pensacola, gets help from his granddaughter Emma Wilmoth, 5, as they joined hundreds of volunteers in this coastal city on Sunday to pick up trash along Escambia County beaches. Officials organized a massive beach cleanup in anticipation of an oil slick. St. Petersburg Times -- Scott Keeler]