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Katrina Relief efforts in District 5130
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Katrina Disaster Relief information from RI's website
Below are excerpts from the full page at RI's website - the (blue) links should take you to additional information about the specific program(s)
Go here to see more info (including more recent natural disasters)
www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/disaster/reliefefforts.html
(to see the (full) Katrina report, you must scroll down within the page)
Rotary Zones 29 and 30 and The Rotary Foundation have established a Donor Advised Fund called the "Katrina Relief Fund" and are prepared to receive contributions. A committee identified by the leadership in the two zones is working with local Rotary clubs and districts, as well as emergency relief agencies, to meet the most pressing needs of people in the affected areas.
Contributions are tax deductible for US citizens.
Rotary Foundation recognition will not be awarded for contributions to this fund.
Make all checks payable to "TRF DAF" and indicate "Katrina Relief Fund" in the MEMO line.
Checks should be mailed to:
Mr. Clint McGowan, TRF DAF
The Ayco Company
855 Route 146, Suite 120
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Read more about this effort in the Newsroom, or download the FAQ (PDF*).
RI Zones 29 and 30, which include areas affected by Katrina and surrounding districts, have deployed 100 Shelter Boxes to Houston, Texas for the refugees stationed there. RI Director Robert Stuart is overseeing the collection of funds for additional boxes. The Shelter Box project began as a Rotary club-to-club project to provide disaster victims with necessary items. The boxes are being prepared to meet the needs of the hurricane/flood victims, containing two tents, water purification tablets, and other miscellaneous tools and equipment. Each box costs US$900 and will provide support for 20 people. For more information, please contact RI Director Robert Stuart, telephone: 217-544-8491 (office); PDG and ShelterBox USA President Jerry Hearn, telephone: 941-704-6627 (mobile), PP; and ShelterBox USA Director Beth Palmer, telephone: 315-483-6118 (office), ShelterBox USA, 8374 Market St. #203, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202. Additional information can be found on the Web site for Zones 29 and 30. (Posted 2 September 2005)
Mississippi District 6820 and Louisiana and Mississippi District 6840 are collecting funds to provide immediate and long-term assistance to communities in the affected areas of their districts. All requests for funds will be sponsored by or approved by a local Rotary Club in 6840 or 6820. For more information, please contact PDG Bill Foster, fax: 662-323-4285. Donations may be sent to: Rotary Katrina Fund, c/o Bill Simmons, District Treasurer, 627 Sherwood Road, Starkville, MS 39759, USA. The bank account was established at BancorpSouth, 802 Hwy 12 West, Starkville MS 39759. (Updated 28 September 2005)
Louisiana District 6200 has established a relief fund for the victims of Hurricane Katrina supporting efforts throughout the southern Gulf Coast region. The trustees of the District 6200 Foundation are working with the District's Disaster Relief Committee, local Rotary clubs, surrounding Rotary districts, as well as emergency relief agencies. Initially, the committee will work to address the most urgent needs. Long-term support will then be established through The Rotary Foundation Matching Grant projects. For more information please refer to District 6200s Web site or contact District 6200 General Secretary Janice Bradshaw: telephone: 800-301-8560 (office), 800-926-0943 (fax). Make all checks payable to Rotary International District 6200 Foundation, Inc. Checks may be sent to: General Secretary Janice Bradshaw, Rotary International District 6200, P. O. Box 44365 Lafayette, LA 70504, USA. (Updated 4 October 2005)
Read District Governor Don Chauvin's relief effort updates:
10 September 2005 (PDF*)
27 September 2005 (PDF*)
The Rotary Club of Hattiesburg in Mississippi has established a relief fund to be used for the immediate and long-term humanitarian needs of the affected people and animal shelters in District 6840. The club will also facilitate club-to-club matches for contributing clubs that would like to work with clubs in the affected areas to plan rehabilitation projects. For more information or to be partnered with a club in the affected area, please contact Rotarian Bill Mac Laughlan, telephone: 601-296-0921, 58 Waverly Circle, Hattiesburg, MS 39402, USA. Monetary contributions may be made to "Rotary Relief Fund,*" c/o AmSouth Bank, 202 South 40 th Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39402. *Please note that the account will be administered by the Rotary Club of Hattiesburg and not Rotary International. (Posted 6 October 2005)
The Rotary Club of Lucedale in Gulfport, Mississippi (District 6840) is establishing an Adopt-a-School Program and will be providing supplies and equipment, including school buses to the affected areas in Mississippi. Contributions may be made to Lucedale Rotary Club Disaster Relief Fund. Contributions and local donations may be sent directly to: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, P.O. Box 77, Lucedale, MS 39573. USA. For more information regarding club relief initiatives, please contact past club president Dean Belton, telephone: 601-766-6422 (office), 601-766-6475 (fax), 601-528-2465 (cell). (Updated 29 September 2005)
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