How You Can Help
The American Red Cross is taking donations to help the thousands of victims at http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Phone: 1-800-621-FEMAhttp://www.fema.gov/
Louisiana Homeland Security
http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/
City of New Orleans
http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx
Louisiana Governor’s Office
http://www.gov.state.la.us/
Catholic Charities
Phone: 1-800-919-9338http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
FEMA Charity tips
http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
http://www.nvoad.org/
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
http://www.la-spca.org/
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Ande Miller, Executive Director
Email: amiller@nvoad.org
Phone: 703-339-5596
Follow the link above for a complete list. Please do what you can.
August 31, 2005 - 11:41 AM on August 31st, 2005
I would be wary of donating to the Red Cross, ever since 9/11, it seems the majority of their donations are going toward new computers and bashing the american military.
August 31, 2005 - 02:18 PM on August 31st, 2005
I’m doing my drag act this Saturday night: scottfromca as Marni as Annie Lennox.
All the monies and I mean every dollar goes to the American Red Cross.
This means roughly $500 to help victims of Huricane Katrina.
August 31, 2005 - 02:39 PM on August 31st, 2005
the looters already got all i’m ever gonna give. we all will be paying for their looting for 2-3 years the way it is. and the charts bear that out the graphs, statistics, we load it our way -(MOONBAT INC) lol
August 31, 2005 - 02:49 PM on August 31st, 2005
Can’t you find someone other than the Red Cross? Do you really think some administrator sitting in Philadelphia needs a new LCD monitor?????
August 31, 2005 - 03:33 PM on August 31st, 2005
4- Mike I don’t give to them. Pick another one if you want to donate:smile:
August 31, 2005 - 03:41 PM on August 31st, 2005
The American Red Cross is pretty good, it is the International Red Cross that you have to be careful with.
August 31, 2005 - 04:37 PM on August 31st, 2005
by the way this will cost each one of you a hell of a lot, 800 billion and more.:sad:
August 31, 2005 - 04:41 PM on August 31st, 2005
7-Who thinks of that Fred:roll: These people have gone through a horrific expirience. The last thing I am thinking of is what it will cost. You can’t put a price on the life of the people lost.
August 31, 2005 - 06:46 PM on August 31st, 2005
My brother just sent a lot of dollars, and i work for him, but be careful who you send money too.
you will see a lot of swindling and funds being plundered.:cry:
August 31, 2005 - 07:32 PM on August 31st, 2005
is there a listing for pet food suppliers? the critters need food also!
August 31, 2005 - 11:10 PM on August 31st, 2005
I agree with above about the 800+ billion in actual costs and I agree that we shouldn’t be concerned with the calculating the costs at the moment, but I think tossing a more realistic number to the public is better than saying “26 billion” on an insurance estimate. They need to understand the scope of this. It’s not like other hurricane damage in recent history.
We are all already paying for this, and hard. Gas prices in one day flew from 2.49 to 3.09 at nearby Shell. I’d like to see some of those recent obscene profits the oil companies have been banking in the past year to go to help these poor people.
As to the comment about the looting. If you were in the same situation, you would have done the same. (for food and supplies, not the jewelry stores and crap) But the food (and even the beer) we see people looting while wading in waist deep water — good, take it. I’m not about to judge them when I’m sitting here comfy and safe with electricy and telephone and internet, drinking my ice cold Sam Adams.
I’m not going to play any politics on this disaster at and we should be all together on this one at this time.
bill- I recently saw a short list of reputable organizations that deal with saving/caring-for pets in after a disaster. I’ll post later if I find it.
August 31, 2005 - 11:29 PM on August 31st, 2005
bill-
See the post above for how to help the pets.
Tofu I edited this by giving it a post of its own.
August 31, 2005 - 11:29 PM on August 31st, 2005
ok! thanks on the animal help.
September 1, 2005 - 06:36 AM on September 1st, 2005
Bill, we linked some sites for the pets