Blog for Relief Day
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I know it's not 1 September yet, but it's never too early to start giving....
Hugh Hewitt had the idea of bloggers coming together to encourage people to donate to charities involved in disaster relief and Instapundit and The Truth Laid Bear have run with the idea, working on coordinating everything for Blog for Relief Day on 1 September.
I have two suggestions -
As a Catholic, Catholic Charities USA is dear to my heart. I donate to them through my diocese and the Combined Federal Campaign at work. They've been working to serve people in need since 1910. From their website, their specific efforts for Hurricane Katrina include "temporary and permanent housing, direct assistance beyond food and water to get people back into their homes, job placement counseling, and medical and prescription drug assistance". They look to providing long-term assistance and are still working in areas ravaged by Hurricans Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne from last year. And because there are branches associated with every diocese in the US, there are already people on the ground in the affected areas.
As an additional note to those who will be attending Mass this weekend, the USCCB has asked that all 195 dioceses in the US take a second collection this weekend to be donated to hurricane relief. I figured that Dallas would take a special collection, since we have refugees here, but it's nice to know that while I'm on vacation in Binghamton, NY starting Friday, I can drop some money in the collection basket at church that will go to the affected areas.
Second, the American Red Cross (not to be confused with the International Red Cross, which is much too involved in politics for my taste) is always a worthwhile endeavor and, like Catholic Charities USA, they have local chapters with people on the ground already in the affected areas. Their focus is on immediate relief by providing emergency shelter and basic necessities.
For those of you in Dallas/Ft. Worth who want to donate to the Red Cross, but who don't want to donate online or mail a check for some reason, The Dallas Morning News, local ABC TV affiliate WFAA, radio station WBAP, Tom Thumb grocery stores, Chase Bank and Bank One have gotten together to allow people in North Texas to donate money which will be distributed to the Red Cross. Just take cash or make a check out to the "Spirit of Texas Hurricane Relief Fund" and drop it off at your local Chase Bank or Bank One. Tom Thumb stores will accept donations at their checkouts as you buy your groceries. In addition, other Belo-owned media outlets in Texas, such as KHOU in Houston, KENS in San Antonio and KVUE in Austin, are also participating to coordinate donations in their cities. For those outside Texas, Chase Bank and Bank One branches nationwide are also accepting donations for hurricane relief.
Technorati tags: flood aid, Hurricane Katrina
I know it's not 1 September yet, but it's never too early to start giving....
Hugh Hewitt had the idea of bloggers coming together to encourage people to donate to charities involved in disaster relief and Instapundit and The Truth Laid Bear have run with the idea, working on coordinating everything for Blog for Relief Day on 1 September.
I have two suggestions -
As a Catholic, Catholic Charities USA is dear to my heart. I donate to them through my diocese and the Combined Federal Campaign at work. They've been working to serve people in need since 1910. From their website, their specific efforts for Hurricane Katrina include "temporary and permanent housing, direct assistance beyond food and water to get people back into their homes, job placement counseling, and medical and prescription drug assistance". They look to providing long-term assistance and are still working in areas ravaged by Hurricans Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne from last year. And because there are branches associated with every diocese in the US, there are already people on the ground in the affected areas.
As an additional note to those who will be attending Mass this weekend, the USCCB has asked that all 195 dioceses in the US take a second collection this weekend to be donated to hurricane relief. I figured that Dallas would take a special collection, since we have refugees here, but it's nice to know that while I'm on vacation in Binghamton, NY starting Friday, I can drop some money in the collection basket at church that will go to the affected areas.
Second, the American Red Cross (not to be confused with the International Red Cross, which is much too involved in politics for my taste) is always a worthwhile endeavor and, like Catholic Charities USA, they have local chapters with people on the ground already in the affected areas. Their focus is on immediate relief by providing emergency shelter and basic necessities.
For those of you in Dallas/Ft. Worth who want to donate to the Red Cross, but who don't want to donate online or mail a check for some reason, The Dallas Morning News, local ABC TV affiliate WFAA, radio station WBAP, Tom Thumb grocery stores, Chase Bank and Bank One have gotten together to allow people in North Texas to donate money which will be distributed to the Red Cross. Just take cash or make a check out to the "Spirit of Texas Hurricane Relief Fund" and drop it off at your local Chase Bank or Bank One. Tom Thumb stores will accept donations at their checkouts as you buy your groceries. In addition, other Belo-owned media outlets in Texas, such as KHOU in Houston, KENS in San Antonio and KVUE in Austin, are also participating to coordinate donations in their cities. For those outside Texas, Chase Bank and Bank One branches nationwide are also accepting donations for hurricane relief.
Technorati tags: flood aid, Hurricane Katrina
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