I recently had a chance to review donation web sites.  The best bet
seems to be Helping.org.  They handle donations for any 501(C)3 (the
US Tax code designation for a registered not-for-profit organization).

http://www.helping.org

They have ready links to major legitimate organizations accepting
donations for the tragedy.

Helping.org charges no fees to either the not-for-profit or the giver
and are underwritten by the AOL/Time Warner Foundation.


>  > until Friday to donate.  However, today I received the
>>  following email and I have decided to help out in this
>>  unusual way as well.  For dog lovers on the list, I
>  ...
>>  > help too. We have a link on our website where you
>>  can donate money to go
>>  > towards this cause. Go to:
>
>One cautionary note just in general: there are already cases of donation
>web sites that have proven to be fraudulent.  This company's cause is a
>good one, I'm certainly not saying you should not believe or mistrust
>them, but I *am* suggesting -- and I emphasize again: just in general --
>donate only and directly to known and trusted entities, or through them.
>
>There is more information about this at:
>
>http://www.TOURBUS.com
>http://www.cauce.org/

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