Even More Ways To Help

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From Natural Resources Defense Council:

I know you join me in sending our thoughts and prayers to our 40,000 Members
and activists who live in the hurricane-stricken areas of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Many members of the NRDC family -- and
millions of others -- are in urgent need of assistance as they struggle to
emerge from the terrible aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. If you are moved to
donate, we recommend the following two websites that list highly-rated
charities assisting in the relief effort:

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/content.view/catid/68/cpid/310.htm

http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/

From American Jewish World Service:

If you wish to respond to this disaster through the Jewish community, I recommend that you direct your donation to Mazon at www.mazon.org or the United Jewish Communities at www.ujc.org.

As the situation develops, and if there is a way for American Jewish World Service to become directly involved in the relief efforts on the ground, I promise to let you know how you can help us.

From AmeriCares:

Please join us in helping our fellow Americans by making a generous donation to the Hurricane Relief Fund. We have the necessary supplies and need your help to get them to the affected areas as soon as humanly possible!

From World Vision:

Please give to the victims of Hurricane Katrina like they're family! Join us in prayer for hurting children and families in the Gulf region, and please send a donation of any size today.

From Sojourners:

+ Click here to send this message to friends and family and encourage them to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina with their prayers and donations

If you wish to make a contribution to help with disaster relief, contact one of the following agencies recommended by FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) or the relief organization of your choice.

+ Click here for more information on how to help

Oxfam America Responds To Hurricane Katrina

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From Oxfam America:

Hurricane Katrina Relief and Recovery
http://ga0.org/ct/T7qrJns18mnY/

Hundreds of thousands of families are attempting to recover from
the storm that left massive devastation in its wake. Together
with our local partners, we are now assessing the situation to
determine where our help is needed most. Coastal flooding may
have caused severe damage to farmers fields and fisheries, for
example, jeopardizing the livelihoods of the communities with
which our partners work.

Please make a contribution to help with our response and
recovery efforts.
http://ga0.org/ct/GpqrJns18mnZ/

Ask President Bush to support increased funding to the United
Nations Emergency Reserve Fund
http://ga0.org/ct/Y1qrJns18mnl/

Last week we asked for donations to help support people
suffering through the West Africa Food Crisis. This week we ask
for your voice. Click here http://ga0.org/ct/Y1qrJns18mnl/ to
send an e-mail to President Bush asking that he strengthen the
UN Emergency Reserve Fund. Perhaps we can prevent a crisis like
this from ever happening again.

Find out what your donations are funding in West Africa
http://ga0.org/ct/HpqrJns18mn-/

In just one week, you helped us raise $130,000 for West Africa!
To help nomadic people endure the crisis, Oxfam is funding
livestock purchasing programs, which help herders keep money
flowing through the rural economy. Food voucher-for-work
programs help others feed their families while carrying out
useful community projects.

Read about the second tsunami that wasn't
http://ga0.org/ct/H1qrJns18mnH/

As a member of Oxfam's eCommunity, you helped raise funds that
eventually saved thousands of lives after the Dec. 26 Asian
tsunami and earthquake. Read a New York Times editorial, which
describes how the coordinated efforts of international aid
organizations averted a major health crisis among tsunami
survivors.

Learn how Coldplay and Oxfam America are working together to
Make a Big Noise about unfair trade
http://ga0.org/ct/TdqrJns18mnR/

British rock group Coldplay and Oxfam America are working
together to call attention to bad trade rules that keep millions
of farmers in poverty. Oxfam America has joined with Sun
Microsystems to ask Coldplay concertgoers to use their cell
phones to sign the Big Noise petition to Make Trade Fair. You
can join them by sending a text message with your e-mail address
to TRADE (87233).

Tag Along on a Tour of East Asia
http://ga0.org/ct/H7qrJns18mnF/

Oxfam America's Andrea Perera reports from China, Cambodia, and
Thailand and watches as Oxfam and its partners preserve a
village's way of life.

For more information about Oxfam America's work go to our
website at http://ga0.org/ct/FdqrJns18mnC/

As an e-Community member, you support Oxfam America's work in
developing countries around the world. To make a contribution,
click here. http://ga0.org/ct/F1qrJns18mnV/

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,
Tim Fullerton
e-Advocacy Coordinator
Oxfam America

Hurricane Katrina Update

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From America's Second Harvest:

Click Here to Help Now - 100% of your gift will go directly to support victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Dear Friend ,

Our Network Member in New Orleans, Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, has sustained minor external damage and is inaccessible. In a typical week, this food bank regularly served more than 40,000 people ... imagine what the need is now and will be in the coming weeks and months. They'll temporarily operate near Baton Rouge to assist hundreds of thousands of additional hurricane victims.

As Hurricane Katrina evacuees take shelter in nearby states, 22 of our Food Bank Members are providing food directly to people in need. This is support that we cannot provide without your financial help.

Already, thanks to your donations:

• This week we have delivered 1.1 million pounds of food and grocery products for disaster-relief efforts
• An America's Second Harvest Emergency Operations Center has been established in vacant retail space near the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
• Our logistics team is soliciting donations of transportation
• We're providing a steady flow of supplies to other disaster-relief charities

Please forward this e-mail to your friends, co-workers, and family. We need your support now more than ever, and 100% of your gift will go directly to support victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Update: HSUS emergency teams on the ground

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From Humane Society of the United States:

In the past few days, we have all watched in horror and
disbelief at the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

In the midst of this tragedy, all of us at The Humane Society of
the United States have been heartened by the tremendous
outpouring of support for our disaster relief efforts in the
region. I'm proud to say that because of your support, our
response to assist animals and their caregivers has been
immediate.

Shortly after the hurricane slammed into the Gulf Coast, HSUS
teams were on the ground determining the areas where the most
critical relief was needed. Today, experienced HSUS rescue staff
and volunteers are working with state officials, federal
agencies, and other organizations to evacuate animals out of the
hardest-hit areas. They are also establishing pet-friendly
shelters and delivering supplies, resources, and medical
assistance.

In Louisiana, we're helping to set up an emergency facility at
the Coliseum in Baton Rouge where strays will be brought,
evaluated, and then transported to safety. While thousands of
people are being evacuated from the New Orleans Superdome and
relocated to Houston to be sheltered in the Astrodome, HSUS
volunteers are helping transport animals from evacuees arriving
at the Astrodome and ferrying them to the temporary shelter,
which will be fully operational today.

In Mississippi, seven HSUS disaster field teams left to conduct
damage and needs assessments and to provide help as they find
needs from Jackson south to the Hattiesburg area. The HSUS team
includes about 35 trained responders and 8-10 vehicles (plus
trailers and RVs), including the HSUS Disaster Response Unit.
Team capabilities include companion animals, horses, farm
animals, and wildlife. The team leaders are pushing very hard to
get help to Gulfport, Mississippi, but at this time Route 49 is
open only to state-authorized emergency vehicles.

We will continue to keep you updated on our efforts and we
expect to be granted more access to the hard hit areas over the
weekend. So many pets are trapped and alone, and we are
determined to find and rescue them. And we plan on being there
as long as it takes.

Again, I want to personally thank you for your generosity at
this time. Quite simply, we would not be able to provide the
relief needed for stranded and injured animals in a crisis of
this magnitude without your help.

Sincerely,

Laura Bevan
Incident Commander
HSUS National Disaster Animal Response Team
Jackson, Mississippi

P.S. - Please consider making an emergency contribution to our
Disaster Relief Fund. Your support is critical to our ability to
help suffering and stranded animals during this crisis. Click
here to make your donation now:
https://secure.hsus.org/01/katrina_relief/nG11JE371Fm5B?source=gabaix

Hurricane Katrina: Responding as ONE

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From The One Campaign:

In the wake of the destruction brought on by Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of thousands of Americans are facing an uncertain and challenging future.

We've all watched together as increasingly dire reports have come out of the hardest hit areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and right now our nation is trying to find its footing as it responds to one of the worst disasters that we've ever faced.

We all see the pictures on TV. Right now, they need water, food, clothing, shelter and medical attention, and soon they'll begin the long process of putting their lives back together... hospitals, sewers, schools...all the things that we take for granted every day.

As members of ONE, we must believe that Americans can't help people around the world unless we also take care of urgent needs at home.

You can visit the ONE.ORG blog to find a list of ONE partners and other groups working right now to help those in most need.

In the same way that our fight against poverty is both urgent and diligent, we now have a new challenge with the same rules, to help stop people from dying today and help rebuild their infrastructure for tomorrow.

In July, you answered the call of the poorest countries in the world, and now perhaps we can help you find a way to participate at this important time. Please visit the ONE.ORG blog and take action today.

Thank you,

George Clooney

P.S. You can also help by taking part in the "ReAct Now: Music & Relief" benefit concert that will air on MTV, VH1 and CMT, planned for Sept. 10th at 8pm ET/7pm CT. Please visit www.think.mtv.com for up to date information.

Help UNICEF help Katrina's children

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From U.S. Fund for UNICEF:

Since we wrote to you on Saturday, the U.S. government has accepted UNICEF’s offer of assistance for children and families struggling to survive the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Thousands of children have seen their lives literally washed away. They have lost their homes, their schools and communities, and some have even lost a parent or grandparent. Many children have witnessed a breakdown of the very structures that are designed to protect and sustain them…and they have witnessed mass destruction, death, suffering, and civil unrest.

Please click here to make a donation to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF right now to help the children devastated by Katrina.

UNICEF’s expertise in recovery efforts
In the immediate aftermath of Katrina, UNICEF offered assistance to the U.S. government for hurricane survivors. This offer was accepted on Sunday. UNICEF staff are now among a UN team assembled in Washington, DC, working with the U.S. government to coordinate the international response.

As you know, UNICEF has almost 60 years of experience in the special survival, protection, and emotional needs of children who experience disasters like Hurricane Katrina. This marks the first time, since its founding in 1946, that UNICEF has been asked to assist with an emergency response in the United States.

Please donate now.

UNICEF is prepared
UNICEF keeps pre-packed emergency supplies in its global supply hub that can be deployed quickly, along with technical experts able to coordinate logistics, conduct rapid assessments and maneuver supplies - all critical aspects of emergency response.

UNICEF's immediate concern is the survival and protection of affected children, ensuring that adequate food, water, medicine, sanitation and shelter are available for all children and families. It is also imperative that separated children are reunited with their parents, family members or guardians as soon as possible.

Once the acute survival phase has passed, UNICEF will support the restoration of educational settings. In times of disaster, getting children back to a learning environment is one of the most effective ways of helping them to feel safe, cope with trauma and begin their emotional healing.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely, U.S.Fund for UNICEF

Situation Update: A Tragedy Beyond Compare

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From The American Red Cross:

$75 provides a doctor’s office visit for an individual injured in a disaster

$115 buys a family of four groceries for one week

$250 buys new bed linens, pillows and towels for a family

$350 buys a day's worth of emergency food & shelter for 6 families

$500 buys clothing for a family who has lost nearly everything

$1,500 deploys an Emergency Response Vehicle to disaster areas

Red Cross emergency shelters are providing a safe refuge for tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Since Hurricane Katrina first slammed ashore in Florida, the American Red Cross has:

housed 142,000 survivors in more than 485 shelters in 18 states.

served more than 3.3 million hot meals to survivors of Hurricane Katrina since before first landfall.

Mobilized more than 5,600 trained Red Cross workers who have left their homes in every corner of the United States to join thousands of local volunteers who responded immediately to help their neighbors in need

Each day has become a struggle just to survive.

In response to the profound need, the Red Cross is turning to compassionate Americans like you to support our work to reach the victims.

So even if you’ve already made a donation, please consider giving again. Every dollar matters when we’re facing an operation of this magnitude.

CLICK HERE to make a secure, online gift to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief fund right now.

Thank you

Any amount you give helps a victim regain hope and rebuild their life after disaster.

American Red Cross
Together, we can save a life.

P.S. The American Red Cross relies completely on the generosity of the American public to provide these life-saving services. Every gift you make truly matters.