You can also contribute through payroll deduction and most employers are
matching 100%.  We all know the problem by now and have a face for the
victims, it is time we send the urgent help the victims urgently need,
regardless what Bush or the Federal government does.

Chi Jaama

Joe


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>Subject: How to Help The Victims of Katrina
>Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:13:26 -0400
>
>Folks:
>
>We are all stunned by the images in the media showing the aftermath of
>Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
>Efforts to rescue those still trapped by the flooding, providing
>sustenance to those who are completely without and working to restore life
>in the affected areas to some sense of normalcy are under way.  Although
>local, state and federal government efforts are in operation,
>non-governmental organizations - NGO's - are also in action and are
>critical to relief efforts.  Short of traveling to the affected areas and
>volunteering to help, individual donations to relief agencies are probably
>the best way for any of us to help our fellow human beings in this time of
>extreme need.
>
>In that vein, I have listed below a few of the agencies involved in
>Katrina relief efforts that are highly rated for their financial efficency
>by Charity Navigator. I am listing the web sites of these organizations as
>a potential target for your individual/family contribution or as a
>starting point for research to an organization of your choice if you have
>not already identified one.  Charity Navigator is an excellent source to
>research legitimate and financially efficient organizations dedicated to
>relief efforts.
>
>American Red Cross - www.redcross.org
>American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - www.aspca.org
>AmeriCares - www.americares.org
>America's Second Harvest - www.secondharvest.org
>Brother's Brother Foundation - www.brothersbrother.org
>Capital Area United Way - www.cauw.org
>Mercy Corps - www.mercycorps.org
>United Way of Miami-Dade - www.unitedwaymiami.org
>World Emergency Relief - www.worldemergency.org
>
>Charity Navigator - www.charitynavigator.org
>
>
>-BambaLaye
>RFG
>www.freegambia.com
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