1. September 2005 • Murph
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UM President Mary Sue Coleman suggests the following means of providing assistance to those affected by Hurricane Katrina:
Here in Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw County chapter of the American Red Cross is asking for volunteers to help staff phone lines and process cash donations. Volunteers also are needed for hardship assignments of two to three weeks that will take them to the devastated areas; volunteers must be at least 18 and undergo a 10-hour training course.
The local office also is in need of donations of blood and cash for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. To volunteer or donate, call 971-5300 or visit the chapter’s website at www.wc-redcross.org.
Another local organization, the Washtenaw chapter of the Salvation Army, is seeking donations of money and is taking names of potential volunteers; there are no age restrictions and no training time is required. You may contact the Salvation Army at 668-8353, www.comnet.org/sa/, or send an email to bcarroll@usc.salvationarmy.org .
Because the situation throughout the Gulf Coast region is so unstable, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is discouraging people from traveling on their own to the region to help. Rather, FEMA is advising people to show their support by making cash donations to voluntary organizations. You can find these organizations on FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov .
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I find the bit about McKinley offering up 100 currently vacant apartments for free long-term use to displaced Katrina survivors particularly nice…
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