Elhajj Habib: I may have missed this one on my list but Islamic Relief is also very active in helping the victims. You can visit their web site at http://www.irw.org/ Thank you. -BambaLaye RFG www.freegambia.com > > Thanks Bamba > personally the local muslim communities here are doing it throu Islamic > organizations only. like Care , Isna ,ICNA and MAS plus Adams , MCC etc > The muslim community was since day one in Baton rouge masjid had a full > house of non muslims mainly since monday when katrina hit but you have yet > to hear that in the news . Of course you and I know why we do not hear > that in the news (cnn,fox etc) and who controls the media. But We are > doing it fesabeellah not for recognition . Right now as I write there are > over 900 muslim volunteers in te houstonastro dome feeding the hungry and > muslim doctors are doing the triage in the south end of the dome . Also > ,Because this is probably one of the first time muslim organizations have > embarked on such a huge sacle so they are not yet recognized or known yet > Any help to any place or organization is a must and like you say we can > donate to any of the below mentined ones by you .We are encouragin our > communities to give through their local masjids who are working with the > coordinationg council of Imams . > May God ease the sufferings of all the victims > Thanks for the information and I hope that the people will get their much > needed help > hajj Habib > > From: Gambia Talk > Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 >> >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >> Web interface >>at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> >>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >> http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >>[log in to unmask] >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List > Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask] > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい