Big relief effort meets Katrina

Christian Science Monitor ^ | August 30, 2005 | Kris Axtman

[SunkenCiv]

pre-ping

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[sfimom]

There is a girl in the Crievewood babtist shelter that I want to take in but we need to find someone in nashville to bring her up to pennsylvania. You know a LOT of freepers and I was wondering if you would mind pinging your list?

[siunevada]

I sent checks directly to the Catholic
archdiocese of New Orleans:

http://archdiocese-no.org/

and my favorite 'on line' Catholic parish in Picayune, Mississippi:

http://www.scborromeo.org/index2.htm

[zlala]

bump

[bert]

This piece gave a good description of the pre positioning of forces. The left has purposely distorted reality to kill the president.

If you are a democrat......shame on you. Hatred for America is not a bad attitude.

[GrannyK]

If you want to help a family truly in need I know of one who has lost practically everything. There has been an account set up for their benefit. You can see them at a website located here:

http://www.genealogy.com/users/b/a/n/Kaaren-O-Bangert/

Knowing how generous all Freepers are, if all would just sent $5 it would be greatly appreciated. They are presently at a shelter in Hammond, LA.

[aspiring.hillbilly]

The red cross is irresponsibly handing out debit cards to anyone who stands in a refuge line and claims Katrina status.
Fraud is rampant, one woman in Atlanta got arrested because her son told the family taking them in he went to a LOCAL school. The Red Cross is being irresponsible with the donations.... So
The Salvation Army which is feeding and clothing people is a far better choice.

[aspiring.hillbilly]

The red cross is irresponsibly handing out debit cards to anyone who stands in a refuge line and claims Katrina status.
Fraud is rampant, one woman in Atlanta got arrested because her son told the family taking them in he went to a LOCAL school. The Red Cross is being irresponsible with the donations.... So
The Salvation Army which is feeding and clothing people is a far better choice.

[MEG33]

http://www.bgct.org/TexasBaptists/Page.aspx?&pid=198
Texas Baptist is providing assistance to disaster victims in Louisiana and Texas shelters. Currently we have 33 units and approximately 500 volunteers responding including chaplains. Texas Baptist Men has been asked to provide assistance to those affected over the next four months.

more...

- How can you give?

[kitkat]

From the President's address at the UN concerning Katerina:

***All together, more than 115 countries and nearly a dozen international organizations have stepped forward with offers of assistance. To every nation, every province, and every community across the world that is standing with the American people in this hour of need, I offer the thanks of my nation. ***

[Lando Lincoln]

Thanks for the post. My original comment was made in a moment of cynicism.

Lando

[kitkat]

We all suffer from those moments of cynicism. Thought you might like to hear the good news for a change.

[beachkat]

Red Cross says 91% goes directly to aid, 7% costs. I thought it was much lower. Any web site with a good, trustworthy list of charities ranked by expenses?

[WestTexasWend]

A good amount of info here, based on 2004 figures >>>

http://www.forbes.com/2004/11/23/04charityland.html

(Under "Sort Charities By:", select "committment"...that's the amount that's actually given to it's earmarked purpose and then they rank them, 25 groups per page.)

BTW, in Forbes's annual Best Charities rankings, the one group that appears consistently (usually in the top 10) is the Salvation Army. From 2003:

FORBES | Investment Guide
Our annual survey of 200 large charities picks 10 that shine.

"Salvation Army - Essentially its own religious movement, this helper of the down-and-out is the second-biggest gift recipient ($999 million) on our list. Meager salaries for officers and large numbers of volunteers help keep efficiencies very high and overhead low."
(Genuinely Needy by William P. Barrett, Forbes 12.08.03)
http://www.forbes.com/maserati/246.html

[rochester_veteran]

My sons are in a band, Dartboard to Dynamite. My older son plays guitar, my younger son plays drums. They are playing in a concert this Sunday with proceeds going to the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. If you're in the Rochester, NY area on Sunday, September 25, stop in and catch the show. You'll hear some good rock music and your admission will go to the Red Cross. Here's the flyer.

rochester_veteran

[willyboyishere]

The REAL numbers the Red Cross should be providing are HOW MUCH or WHAT PERCENTAGE of monies directly donated to this SPECIFIC EVENT, the Katrina disaster, will go DIRECTLY to efforts and materials, etc. to aid KATRINA victims. I would guess that their "out" in THIS case is that SO MUCH MONEY is pouring in, that ANY report on amounts spent directly on KATRINA is going to sound enormous.......but the percentages are going to be closer to the 9/11 percentages. I would guess something like 60/40, with the 40 being "costs". You have to understand that the RED CROSS is a giant bureaucratic behemoth of an "aid organization", and ultimately is a political tool,being politically connected and media-sanctioned to the hilt.
Tens of millions donated to 9-11 victims ( or so the donors thought) actually went to general funds, and other
places that did nothing more than ensure that the Red Cross would always have hundreds of millions of dollars on hand for their NEXT effort, and the one after that, and the one after THAT. This is NO different from a "war chest" for a politican, or donations being given EITHER of our two major parties. Frankly , I wouldn't give the RC , OR either Dem or Repub party even ONE of my hard earned dollars.

[willyboyishere]

BTT

[Cindy]

ON TOPIC...

I personally prefer to donate to our church programs which offer relief and/

THE SALVATION ARMY
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org

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OFF TOPIC...

September 24, 2005
Note: The following text is an exact quote (minus the photos):

For more information contact:
Jeremy Reynalds at Joy Junction.
Tel: (505) 877- 6967 or (505) 400-7145
Sept. 24 2005
http://www.joyjunction.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Mother Hubbard's Cupboard is Almost Bare at Joy Junction

(Albuquerque) A downturn in donations and capacity crowds is plunging Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter, into a food crisis.

Joy Junction Founder and Executive Director Jeremy Reynalds said, "We are reaching out to the community hoping people will respond in the generous fashion that has kept Joy Junction alive for the last 19 years. We desperately need canned goods and all sorts of USDA approved meat straight from the grocery store."

Bares Shelves at Joy Junction

This year's crowds at Joy Junction have been unprecedented, Reynalds said. The shelter has averaged between 170 to 205 people nightly and the crowds show no signs of decreasing.

"Last night we sheltered and fed 184 needy folk," Reynalds said.

Completely Empty Shelves at Joy Junction

In addition, Reynalds added that the Joy Junction kitchen can urgently use donations of eggs, fresh vegetables such as onions, potatoes, lettuce and tomatoes. "We don't ever want to be placed in the position whereby we have no food to serve a good, hot nutritious meals to the many individuals who come to us in dire need of help. But the only way we can keep on helping is when the community allows us to do so," Reynalds said.

For additional information, please call Jeremy Reynalds at (505) 400-7145 or (505) 877-6967.