Since I was so negative about the Red Cross the other day I thought I would provides some alternatives for those of your who want to help. Here is a list compiled by someone else, someone I have known for several years, btw. "Locally" means Cincinnati here.
Dana I received a call from John Billings, minister at the Kemper Road Swedenborgian Chruch in Montgomery, a church we have attended from time to time. John said that they had an offer from General Electric that any donations they turned in through one of their members, friends of mine, will be matched dollar for dollar from GE. So if you have money to donate and aren't a big fan of the Red Cross, as we aren't, here is the opportunity to double the dollars sent. You can send your donations and make out your check to the Kemper Road Swedenborgian Church, 9035 E. Kemper Road, Montgomery, Ohio 45249. Please note on the check memo that the money is for the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund so that it gets to the right fund for the GE matching funds. If you'd like more information you can phone John Billings at 513-248-0636. The Salvation Army is, as usual, on the spot in New Orleans, Biloxi, and other affected cities, giving away food, clothing, water, and whatever else is needed, all for free, with no strings attached. This is another good organization to which you can donate for this tragic event. Phone your local Salvation Army to find out where to send checks or visit their web site where they have online donation capacity: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/ Locally you can also contact the folks at Matthew 25. They are collecting money and hard goods, like cases of bottled water, blankets, canned goods, and cleaning supplies, all the things that will be needed as New Orleans begins to clean up. Donations can be brought to Matthew 25 Ministries office, 11060 Kenwood Rd., Blue Ash, OH 45242, 513-793-6256, of fax 513-793-6258, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit their web site for directions: http://www.m25m.org/main/index.htm They are also happy to accept volunteers who have time to donate to help take in donations, answer phones, and load their trucks. I also received an e-mail from the home office of U. S. Servas, the world peace traveler and host organization to which we have belonged for more than 25 years, that they are looking for folks, old and new host members, willing to open their homes to evacuees from New Orleans. Many have no homes to return to, and those who do will not be able to return for some time, possibly weeks, since there is no electricity and no water or sewage available throughout the city. If anyone is interested in this program please get in touch with me and I will send you the information. Or you can contact: United States Servas, Inc., 11 John Street, Room 505, New York, NY 10038, 212/267-0252, of fax 212/267-0292, U. S. Servas is a non-profit membership organization that fosters understanding of cultural diversity through a global person-to-person network promoting a more just and peaceful world. You can become a host for a suggested donation of $40/year, or whatever you feel like donating. For more on U. S. Servas go to: http://www.usservas.org Since the majority of those who are suffering from this natural disaster are the poorest of those from the afflicted areas, these are all good opportunities to really help those who need help most. Norma ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:171803 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
