Disaster Relief- Katrina

[KnowtheFacts]

just got this in an e-mail, thought I would pass it along for those wishing to help out. Especially since GF was in a similar situation in 1997.

Those who wish to help with immediate financial assistance are encouraged to do

so directly with one of the following voluntary organizations designated by the

Federal Emergency Management Agency:

American Red Cross (800) HELP NOW (435-7669) in English, (800) 257-7575 in

Spanish

Salvation Army (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)

Operation Blessing (800) 436-6348

America's Second Harvest (800) 344-8070

Adventist Community Services (800) 381-7171

Catholic Charities, USA (800) 919-9338

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

Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief (800) 462-8657, ext. 6440

United Methodist Committee on Relief (800) 554-8583

[PCM]

Thanks for posting this information.

[Smoggy]

Someone help me with my thinking on this:

If I remember correctly after the flood GF/EGF were upset with the Red Cross because they kept a lot of the money earmarked for our disaster. Am I wrong on this?

I want to donate, but am not sure which way to go. Plus I'd rather see my money go to a small Mississippi community that isn't getting the media attention. Any ideas?

[PCM]

Someone help me with my thinking on this:

If I remember correctly after the flood GF/EGF were upset with the Red Cross because they kept a lot of the money earmarked for our disaster.  Am I wrong on this? 

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I could be wrong, but as I recall, the problem wasn't that the Red Cross kept "money earmarked" for the Grand Forks flood, but that it refused to earmark money for any particular disaster. If you gave money to the Red Cross in the belief that it would go to Grand Forks, you couldn't be sure that it would actually ever be spent there.

[Smoggy]

I could be wrong, but as I recall, the problem wasn't that the Red Cross kept "money earmarked" for the Grand Forks flood, but that it refused to earmark money for any particular disaster. If you gave money to the Red Cross in the belief that it would go to Grand Forks, you couldn't be sure that it would actually ever be spent there.

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That sounds more likely.