Sunday, September 11, 2005

Forever In Our Memory

September 11, 2001 is a day that no American will ever forget.
So many loved ones who lost their lives and so many heros who
risked their own lives to save others.That day is etched in our
minds forever....never will we forget.

We hope you are sharing this day with family and loved ones.

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Motivational Quote of the Day

"The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore."

- Dale Carnegie

Saturday, September 03, 2005

Disaster Support Info.

Hurricane Katrina

First, send cash. Don’t send clothing or food; there is little infrastructure in place to transport or distribute it.

If you work for a company, your employer may match any contributions you make. Some employers are matching on a 4:1 basis. Check with your Human Resources office.

Don’t go to the area as a free-lance volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering directly, offer your services to one of the organizations listed below.

The Red Cross, which made some mistakes during 9/11, seems to be doing a good job now. Cash contributions to the Red Cross are immediately turned into debit cards and given to hurricane victims to buy the things they need.

www.RedCross.org

1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English,
1-800-257-7575 Spanish;

The Salvation Army is universally respected for its work during hurricanes. They are accepting cash and volunteer services.

www.salvationarmy.org

1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)

Catholic Charities is very active in the Gulf Coast area. They accept cash and volunteer services.

http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

1-800-919-9338

Network for Good has set up a page that makes it easy select one of a variety of organizations and make a donation.

http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/?source=NHJL

MoveOn.org has set up a site for people to offer shelter.

http://www.hurricanehousing.org

If you'd like to make a contribution to help all the animals whose lives have also been put at risk, you can give to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

www.aspca.org

As you probably know, most communications are down from New Orleans over to Biloxi. Although most cell phones don’t work, some people have been able to send and receive text messages.

If you are trying to find someone in the affected area, here are some message boards to help people contact one another:

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/laf/

http://www.nola.com/

http://www.wwltv.com/forums

http://www.hurricanekatrinasurvivors.com/main

http://www.nowpublic.com/node/17228

Salvation Army Information Request Form: http://qso.com/satern/emailfrm.htm

http://boards.news.yahoo.com/boards

http://katrinafamiliesandfriends.com/PHPbb2/index.php