It's that time again.
It's time to step up and help your fellow human beings. The American Red Cross needs supplies, volunteers, money and blood to help the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. In case you haven't been following along, Hurricane Katrina came ashore Monday and has caused extensive damage to Louisianna, Mississippi, and parts of Alabama, leaving millions displaced, many of whom will not have homes to return to for several weeks, if ever. The really bad news from today was the breach of the levee holding Lake Ponchartrain back, flooding enormous sections of New Orleans.
This is a devastating catastrophe and those of us who have not been directly affected--those of us who have not lost everything we own, who still have running water, electricity, a dry home to sleep in--we must heed the call of our fellow human and do what we can to alleviate their suffering.
http://www.redcross.org
Click Here to Donate
EDIT: The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists these organizations for those seeking to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina:
Donate cash:
American Red Cross (800) HELP NOW (435-7669) English;
(800) 257-7575 Spanish
http://www.redcross.org
Operation Blessing (800) 436-6348
America's Second Harvest (800) 344-8070
To donate cash or volunteer:
Adventist Community Services (800) 381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA (703) 549-1390
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Christian Disaster Response (941) 956-5183 or (941) 551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (800) 848-5818
Church World Service (800) 297-1516
Convoy of Hope (417) 823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response (800) 638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service (717) 859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response (888) 256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (800) 872-3283
Salvation Army (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief (800) 462-8657, ext. 6133
United Methodist Committee on Relief (800) 554-8583
This is a devastating catastrophe and those of us who have not been directly affected--those of us who have not lost everything we own, who still have running water, electricity, a dry home to sleep in--we must heed the call of our fellow human and do what we can to alleviate their suffering.
http://www.redcross.org
Click Here to Donate
EDIT: The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists these organizations for those seeking to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina:
Donate cash:
American Red Cross (800) HELP NOW (435-7669) English;
(800) 257-7575 Spanish
http://www.redcross.org
Operation Blessing (800) 436-6348
America's Second Harvest (800) 344-8070
To donate cash or volunteer:
Adventist Community Services (800) 381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA (703) 549-1390
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Christian Disaster Response (941) 956-5183 or (941) 551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (800) 848-5818
Church World Service (800) 297-1516
Convoy of Hope (417) 823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response (800) 638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service (717) 859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response (888) 256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (800) 872-3283
Salvation Army (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief (800) 462-8657, ext. 6133
United Methodist Committee on Relief (800) 554-8583