Hurricaine Relief

I wrote this for a couple groups with members in the UK.

 

Dear all/anyone,

Network for Good is the recommended website to get information for "how to help" or donate money.  The request of agencies is to donate money.  It is recommended to specify "Hurricaine Relief" on/with your donation. And you can specify the area or type of help (like Red Cross/medical help; or Animal rescue.) Network for Good is  http://www.networkforgood.org/     

Here is the page listing each organization which needs/accepts donations http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/   (The donate button is UNDER each organization --- there is no horizontal line between the entries, so it can look confusing, so just remember the donate button is UNDER the one you want.)  When you click DONATE you get a complete description of the organization & its assests. 

When you click DONATE NOW, it takes you to a second page with a secure server where you can make the donation online, just like making other purchases online.

Hope this helps someone.

It is estimated that at least 15%-plus people of New Orleans are STILL either waiting in or are trapped IN their homes.  Waters often came into the second story, so they believe many are trapped IN their ATTICS with no way to break through the roofs. 

They believe they will find hundreds dead in their attics - from flood waters OR from the extreme heat in attics with the dehydration that would follow from high heat/no drinking water.  They estimate it will take months to find and recover all the bodies.  This is heartbreaking.  But it means the USA will need money to pay / house  / feed the searchers as well as the fuel for helicopters//trucks etc used in the search. 

Most of the walking-living that were in LARGE GROUPS have been rescued and removed  from the area now. (But still up to 15-20% are still trapped in houses.)  This means that other States/Cities need relief help, such as Houston Texas where up to 75,000 people were taken to the Astrodome.  They estimate these folks will live AT the dome for at least 3 to 6 months.  They need everything from toothbrushes...to deodorant...to personal care products...soap...clothes..etc, etc etc.  Like most of the USA who want to help, it is not very practical to send packages of supplies, so it is recommended to donate money to a reputable charity involved in the rescue process.

They have taken people out by coast guard and Army helicopters, and also chartered commercial planes to take people from the local staging ground to other Cities/States.  So money to buy fuel is very, very important. 

The devastated area, I believe they said, is equal to the size of Great Britian.  It covers Louisianna, Alabama & Mississippi.  Also part of Florida was affected, but much less damage. 

Hope this information helps you all decide what you want to do to help.  Just remember though, even a little donation will be great.  Many people think donations need to be big sums, but little bits of money from many all get added together for the greater good.

Have a nice weekend.


PS remember they have only begun going in to rescue the animals left behind, which include dogs, cats, pets, and farm animals.

as of Sept 4 2005:  

Estimates for money needed :   $ 90 BILLION

Estimates to get water out of city:  up to 90 days

No estimates given on fuel spent