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Beyond the recovery assistance this list can provide,
I am suggesting you consider donating to the relief
organizations if you can--if only $5. Every little
bit helps. I can tell you first hand that the Red
Cross site is very easy to use, and they send you a
receipt (I made my own contribution two days ago
before leaving for work knowing there was going to be
significant devastation).
Here are some sites to consider:
American Red Cross
Phone: (800) 435-7669
Mail: P.O. Box 3726, Wichita, KS 67201
Web: www.redcross.org
• Catholic Charities USA
Phone: (800) 919-9338
Mail: Hurricane Katrina; P.O. Box 25168; Alexandria,
VA 22313-9788
Web: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
• Church World Service
Phone: (800) 297-1516, ext. 222
Mail: Hurricane Katrina Response -- No. 6280; P.O. Box
968; Elkhart, IN 46515
Web: www.churchworldservice.org.
• Mennonite Disaster Service
Mail: 1018 Main St., Akron, PA 17501
Web: www.mds.mennonite.net/Home
• Salvation Army
Phone: (800) 725-2769
Mail: P.O. Box 4857; Jackson, MS 39296-4857
Web: www.salvationarmy.org
• United Way of America
Mail: P.O. Box 630568; Baltimore, MD 21263-0568
Web: www.unitedway.org
It's going to take a nation--and more--to help our
brothers and sisters in the affected areas of the US.
--- Rebecca Fitzgerald <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Eugene is absolutely right - the human toll of this
> disaster is only
> beginning to be understood. Search and rescue
> operations are really just
> beginning. Rescuers are actually pushing dead bodies
> out of the way in order
> to get to the survivors. Efforts to staunch the
> breach in two levees have
> failed and water continues to flow into New Orleans.
> With the additional
> rainwater swelling the Mississippi the situation
> will only worsen. Crime is
> a big concern, with rampant looting. Tempers are
> flaring in the shelters.
>
> The Mayor of New Orleans is now saying that he is
> worried that New Orleans
> will become another "Pompeii." That's a really
> chilling thought.
>
> I'm sure that in weeks and months to come the
> incredibly rich talent pool of
> this list will be able to assist in the clean up and
> restoration work to
> come.
>
> Becky Fitzgerald
>
Indigo Nights
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