Lutheran group gets $800,000 for hurricane help - 2006-01-20: "Lutheran group gets $800,000 for hurricane help
Lutheran Social Services of the South has received more than $800,000 from another nonprofit group to help with hurricane relief in Texas and Louisiana."
Friday, January 20, 2006
thedesertsun.com | Katrina fund falling short of $5 million goal
thedesertsun.com | Katrina fund falling short of $5 million goal: "Katrina fund falling short of $5 million goal
SoCal residents can still donate to Bush-Clinton relief program
K Kaufmann
The Desert Sun
January 20, 2006
Responding to a $5 million challenge from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, Southern Californians have donated an estimated $3.2 million to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund since September.
The current total falls short of predictions made when the Palm Desert foundation announced it would match every dollar up to $5 million donated by California residents south of Bakersfield."
SoCal residents can still donate to Bush-Clinton relief program
K Kaufmann
The Desert Sun
January 20, 2006
Responding to a $5 million challenge from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, Southern Californians have donated an estimated $3.2 million to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund since September.
The current total falls short of predictions made when the Palm Desert foundation announced it would match every dollar up to $5 million donated by California residents south of Bakersfield."
Giving not showing fatigue that some analysts feared
Giving not showing fatigue that some analysts feared: "Giving not showing fatigue that some analysts feared
By Ken Camp
Published January 19, 2006
(ABP) -- News reports and televised images of suffering by South Asia tsunami victims or hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast residents prompted Americans to reach deep into their pocketbooks to give last year.
Americans gave more than $2.7 billion to aid Gulf Coast hurricane victims in 2005 -- an amount near the total charitable gifts that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported. About two-thirds of those donations went to the American Red Cross.
International giving to Baptist World Aid -- the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance -- topped $2.49 million for tsunami aid and $364,000 for the Gulf Coast hurricanes, as well as $135,000 for an earthquake in Pakistan.
The Southern Baptist International Mission Board reported $16.8 million in contributions for tsunami relief, plus more than 182,600 for the Pakistan earthquake, and the North American Mission Board reported more than $21.9 million in disaster relief giving related to the Gulf Coast hurricanes."
By Ken Camp
Published January 19, 2006
(ABP) -- News reports and televised images of suffering by South Asia tsunami victims or hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast residents prompted Americans to reach deep into their pocketbooks to give last year.
Americans gave more than $2.7 billion to aid Gulf Coast hurricane victims in 2005 -- an amount near the total charitable gifts that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported. About two-thirds of those donations went to the American Red Cross.
International giving to Baptist World Aid -- the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance -- topped $2.49 million for tsunami aid and $364,000 for the Gulf Coast hurricanes, as well as $135,000 for an earthquake in Pakistan.
The Southern Baptist International Mission Board reported $16.8 million in contributions for tsunami relief, plus more than 182,600 for the Pakistan earthquake, and the North American Mission Board reported more than $21.9 million in disaster relief giving related to the Gulf Coast hurricanes."
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita Web Archive
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita Web Archive: "Internet Archive and many individual contributors created a comprehensive list of websites documenting the historic devastation and massive relief effort due to Hurricane Katrina. The sites were crawled between the dates of September 4 - October 17th. This collection, containing more than 25 million searchable documents, will be preserved by Internet Archive with access to historians, researchers, scholars and the general public.
Querying works generally as it does in Google with some caveats. See how querying works in the Katrina search for discussion."
Querying works generally as it does in Google with some caveats. See how querying works in the Katrina search for discussion."
Xinhua - English
Xinhua - English: "China pledges to increase humanitarian aid
www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-19 08:18:23
BEIJING, Jan.19 -- China yesterday pledged to play a bigger and more active humanitarian role within its own capability, in line with the country's growing economic power and national strength.
Chen Jian, assistant minister of commerce, said China, as a responsible country, has an obligation to join other nations in fighting more natural disasters in the world."
www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-19 08:18:23
BEIJING, Jan.19 -- China yesterday pledged to play a bigger and more active humanitarian role within its own capability, in line with the country's growing economic power and national strength.
Chen Jian, assistant minister of commerce, said China, as a responsible country, has an obligation to join other nations in fighting more natural disasters in the world."
J-Term Diaries: New Orleans -- Randoloph-Macon College | RMC.edu
J-Term Diaries: New Orleans -- Randoloph-Macon College | RMC.edu: "About the course:
Join the reflections of 29 Randolph-Macon students – and three faculty members – who will spend J-term assisting with hurricane relief efforts in New Orleans. This service-learning course will explore the human conditions of poverty, race and class, as well as the religious foundations for social responsibility and action in times of natural disasters. While in New Orleans, the class will serve under the auspices of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and will be assisting with cleanup efforts in the greater New Orleans area. During their two week sojourn, they will stay at Gretna United Methodist Church."
Join the reflections of 29 Randolph-Macon students – and three faculty members – who will spend J-term assisting with hurricane relief efforts in New Orleans. This service-learning course will explore the human conditions of poverty, race and class, as well as the religious foundations for social responsibility and action in times of natural disasters. While in New Orleans, the class will serve under the auspices of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and will be assisting with cleanup efforts in the greater New Orleans area. During their two week sojourn, they will stay at Gretna United Methodist Church."
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
More Than 3,200 Still Missing From Katrina - Yahoo! News
More Than 3,200 Still Missing From Katrina - Yahoo! News: "More than 3,200 people are officially still unaccounted for nearly five months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast."
Hurricane Center Releases Wilma Report - Yahoo! News
Hurricane Center Releases Wilma Report - Yahoo! News: "MIAMI - Hurricane Wilma hit densely populated south Florida at Category 2 strength, and the storm was stronger than estimated when it struck Mexico, the
National Hurricane Center said Tuesday in its final report on the hurricane."
National Hurricane Center said Tuesday in its final report on the hurricane."
Related Blog on Tsunami Relief
We continue to post articles related to Tsunami Relief on this AFP Blog
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Students Return to New Orleans Colleges - Yahoo! News
Students Return to New Orleans Colleges - Yahoo! News: "Hurricane Katrina closed several major New Orleans colleges last semester, but the start of classes Tuesday at Tulane, Xavier and Southern Universities marked a welcome return to routine.
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'I don't think I've ever been so excited about the first day of school. I'm so happy just to be back,' said Alissa Bigger, a Tulane sophomore. 'It's proving there's hope for the city. If the school can run, we can go back to doing normal things.'"
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'I don't think I've ever been so excited about the first day of school. I'm so happy just to be back,' said Alissa Bigger, a Tulane sophomore. 'It's proving there's hope for the city. If the school can run, we can go back to doing normal things.'"
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