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Lianne
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 Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject: Hurricane Katrina - How you can help |
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Blood donations, especially platelets are needed. Platelets are urgent because they only last for five days, compared to blood which can last for 42 days. The Oakland Raiders who are playing the New Orleans Saints this weekend here in CA, are having a blood drive before the game. I'm sure there will be other places/events doing the same across the country.
The Washington Post has links to helping find people missing in the hurricane.
FEMA Charity Tips: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm
From the San Francisco Chronicle/NY Times:
American Red Cross: To donate, go to www.redcross.org; call (415) 427-8000 or (800) 435-7669 [HELP-NOW].
The Red Cross will be assessing damage, operating shelters, providing food and cleaning up. Two emergency response vehicles have already left from the Bay Area, and more deployments are expected.
Salvation Army: Donations can be made via the group's Web site, www.salvationarmyusa.org; by calling (800) 725-2769 [SAL-ARMY].
The organization expects to serve 400,000 meals a day to victims and first responders.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: www.nvoad.org
Operation Blessing: 1-800-436-6348 or www.ob.org
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070 or or www.secondharvest.org
AmeriCares: americares.org
Adventist Community Services: (800) 381-7171 or www.adventist.communityservices.org
American Friends Service Committee: http://www.afsc.org /
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Christian Disaster Response: 1-941-956-5183 or 1-941-551-9554 or www.cdresponse.org/cdrhome.html
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: 1-800-848-5818 or www.crwrc.org
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice.org
Convoy of Hope: (417) 823-8998 or www.convoyofhope.org
Lutheran Disaster Response: 1-800-638-3522 or www.elca.org/disaster
Mennonite Disaster Service: 1-717-859-2210 or www.mds.mennonite.net
Mercy Corps: www.mercycorps.org
Nazarene Disaster Response: 1-888-256-5886 or www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: 1-800-872-3283 or www.pcusa.org/pda
Southern Baptist Convention - Disaster Relief: 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440 or www.namb.net
United Methodist Committee on Relief: (800) 554-8583 or gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005
In addition, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com
Several organizations are also accepting donations for animal victims of the disaster:
American Humane Society: www.americanhumane.org
Humane Society of the United States: www.hsus.org
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: www.la-spca.org |
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It's so absolutely horrible for what happened in New Orleans.. my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone of them.
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gemluvsmark
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| WahlbergFanatic wrote: | | It's so absolutely horrible for what happened in New Orleans.. my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone of them. |
I agree xx |
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