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Yes, this is another Katrina thread, and it very likely could be closed. And, if I may make a request, I'd like this to be a "no politics" thread.
At any rate, I just wanted to remind everyone that donating money to the Red Cross or other charities is not the only way to help.
For those of you who can, I can not urge you strongly enough: please, donate your blood. We ALWAYS need blood, but especially in a disaster scenario like this, we need as many donations as possible.
If you can't donate blood for any reason, donate some clothes. I know of several local churches that are collecting clothing to send to the Coast; there are almost certainly similar drives going on in your area.
If you live near the Coast, find out if and where any refugees are being housed in your area, and volunteer your time to help them in any way you can--provide food, transportation, clothing, shelter, etc.
If all you can do is donate money, make your donation securely on-line at
You can specify donating your cash specifically for Katrina relief, for the general National Disaster Relief Fund, your local Red Cross chapter, a worldwide measles vaccination program, or to other programs.
Once again, I urge you to outdo our governments--no industrialized nation spends as much as 1% of GDP on humanitarian aide. So by donating merely 1% of your yearly salary, you'll really have something to be smug and superior about in politics threads.
If you haven't done anything yet to help, please do so.
At any rate, I just wanted to remind everyone that donating money to the Red Cross or other charities is not the only way to help.
For those of you who can, I can not urge you strongly enough: please, donate your blood. We ALWAYS need blood, but especially in a disaster scenario like this, we need as many donations as possible.
If you can't donate blood for any reason, donate some clothes. I know of several local churches that are collecting clothing to send to the Coast; there are almost certainly similar drives going on in your area.
If you live near the Coast, find out if and where any refugees are being housed in your area, and volunteer your time to help them in any way you can--provide food, transportation, clothing, shelter, etc.
If all you can do is donate money, make your donation securely on-line at
You can specify donating your cash specifically for Katrina relief, for the general National Disaster Relief Fund, your local Red Cross chapter, a worldwide measles vaccination program, or to other programs.
Once again, I urge you to outdo our governments--no industrialized nation spends as much as 1% of GDP on humanitarian aide. So by donating merely 1% of your yearly salary, you'll really have something to be smug and superior about in politics threads.
If you haven't done anything yet to help, please do so.
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