Hurricane Katrina

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Posted by JessicaM.

my fh brought up a good point by reminding me that money will not help them get the things they need now when the stores are washed away!

we are going shopping to buy non-perishable foods, baby formula and water and we will be going through our closets to give away any clothes and shoes we don't use now.

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are they collecting this stuff yet? b/c I have old clothes- but they might not have a way to distrubute it yet- that's why they are asking for money?

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Posted by Beth1210

are they collecting this stuff yet? b/c I have old clothes- but they might not have a way to distrubute it yet- that's why they are asking for money?

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no distribution yet.. money is best. even $5. and you know how it all ads up!

I was planning on sending money now-

but I would like to send suppliers later

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Posted by Beth1210

I was planning on sending money now-

but I would like to send suppliers later

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I am doing both. they can use it when they need it.

are they collecting this stuff yet? b/c I have old clothes- but they might not have a way to distrubute it yet- that's why they are asking for money?

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heres a better explanation (C&P):

The first priority is meeting the urgent, critical needs of those people, which include providing emergency shelter, food and water.

'In-kind donations are best when they come from companies that can provide new items in a quantity that meets the mass care needs of victims – for example, Anheuser-Busch is again donating canned water for hurricane victims and response workers, Unsolicited, spontaneous donations of goods and services from individuals and community groups, although well intentioned, have hidden costs and pose a number of complications for initial relief efforts.'

# Collections of items require valuable and scarce resources such as time, money, and personnel to sort, clean, and distribute them, which come at the expense of the emergency activities relief workers are attempting to perform. The Red Cross has neither the resources, nor the logistical set-up, to properly handle these types of donations, and therefore cannot accept them.
# In addition, because the organization has no way of knowing what spontaneous individual donations or unsolicited collections of items will consist of, and therefore cannot ensure there will be enough of a particular item to distribute it equitably, or if the donated products will even be appropriate for the relief effort.
# Shipping donated goods is also costly and particularly difficult in the aftermath of a disaster, as roads are often damaged or impassable, and easily clogged with shipments of non-priority items. The Red Cross makes every attempt to procure items locally to save money by minimizing transportation and storage costs.

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Posted by JessicaM.

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Posted by Beth1210

I was planning on sending money now-

but I would like to send suppliers later

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I am doing both. they can use it when they need it.

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I am doing the same - money now, donations later.

My Fh works for GE and they sent 5 million along with donating medical supplies! Also, any $$$ the employees donate they will match! I am so glad they are doing this!

I am sure this is just a beginning for these large companies!

Bumping ...

As silly as this is, I requested a sample of a program from a company a week ago. I had no idea where they were located. I got this email today and I don't know why, but I just felt so awful (probably because while i am trying to get a stupid program, these people might have lost their whole business, lives, homes, etc.)

Anywho, I wrote them back wishing them the best and thought I'd post their email as they gave a site to also assist...


Dear LEESE,
We are sorry but our offices have been closed indefinately due to Hurricane
Katrina. We will process your information once we are able to return home
and restart our office. Please see how you can help with disaster relief at www.networkforgood.org

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Posted by Beth1210

tell everyone you know to give what they can- every dollar will make a differnce

these poor people! I get tears in my eyes when I look at the pictures!

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i know what you mean. i am going to donate something tonight. we are trying to get something together in the community that i live in to help these poor people.....



BUMPING again

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Posted by JessicaM.

my fh brought up a good point by reminding me that money will not help them get the things they need now when the stores are washed away!

we are going shopping to buy non-perishable foods, baby formula and water and we will be going through our closets to give away any clothes and shoes we don't use now.

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this is what we want to do also - but we don't know where to send the stuff? anyone else know???

Everybody is in a generous mood, however, I urge all you to just be aware of the organization you are donating to.

Be sure it is reputable!

I gave to the Red Cross, but the Salvation Army is a no-worry one too.

Just a thought to Bump this tonight.

The company I work for is matching it's employees contributions to the Red Cross. Isn't that awesome? So my FH was going to give directly to the Red Cross but now he's giving it to me to add to my contribution so my company will double his too. I'm not one of those people that gives to charities all the time but this time it's important. Those people really need our help!

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Posted by GaneshTara

Everybody is in a generous mood, however, I urge all you to just be aware of the organization you are donating to.

Be sure it is reputable!

I gave to the Red Cross, but the Salvation Army is a no-worry one too.

Just a thought to Bump this tonight.

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That's true! There's a whole bunch of jerks out there trying to capitalize on this disaster. DON'T give money to anyone unless you check out their organization first.

My company (BBB) is also matching employee donations (so I'm donating through them). They are also donating all sorts of bedding supplies, extension cords and water.

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Posted by GaneshTara

Everybody is in a generous mood, however, I urge all you to just be aware of the organization you are donating to.

Be sure it is reputable!

I gave to the Red Cross, but the Salvation Army is a no-worry one too.

Just a thought to Bump this tonight.

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Bump again today