Naval Academy midshipmen to aid in Katrina relief efforts: "Naval Academy midshipmen to aid in Katrina relief efforts
by Judy Campbell
Naval Academy Public Affairs
More than 25 members of the Naval Academy's Midshipman Action Group, a community service organization, will spend their intersessional in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish and the Upper and Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, assisting in relief and reconstruction efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina."
Friday, May 05, 2006
Storm donors dug deeper - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change
Storm donors dug deeper - Philanthropy Journal-Your online source for news about nonprofits, social issues, and policy change: "Nine in 10 donors who gave to Gulf Coast hurricane relief efforts report those gifts were in addition to their normal charitable donations, a new study says."
Thursday, May 04, 2006
CNN.com - Laura Bush announces grants for libraries - May 4, 2006
CNN.com - Laura Bush announces grants for libraries - May 4, 2006: "Laura Bush announces grants for libraries
Money to revitalize schools devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Thursday, May 4, 2006; Posted: 10:13 a.m. EDT (14:13 GMT)
CHALMETTE, Louisiana (AP) -- School libraries wiped out by hurricanes Katrina and Rita are getting grants worth $500,000 to help them rebuild, along with a rare magazine collection, first lady Laura Bush and media executives announced Wednesday.
Bush, a former librarian and public school teacher, announced the grants at Chalmette High School in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, where every building -- including 15 schools -- was flood"
Money to revitalize schools devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Thursday, May 4, 2006; Posted: 10:13 a.m. EDT (14:13 GMT)
CHALMETTE, Louisiana (AP) -- School libraries wiped out by hurricanes Katrina and Rita are getting grants worth $500,000 to help them rebuild, along with a rare magazine collection, first lady Laura Bush and media executives announced Wednesday.
Bush, a former librarian and public school teacher, announced the grants at Chalmette High School in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, where every building -- including 15 schools -- was flood"
New Orleans Hotels to Close in Hurricanes - Yahoo! News
New Orleans Hotels to Close in Hurricanes - Yahoo! News: "NEW ORLEANS - This hurricane season, don't count on the city's hotels for 'vertical evacuation' when a major storm makes a beeline for New Orleans.
The hotels, often used as a hurricane haven in the past, will be banning guests and employees from riding out the largest storms, said Bill Langkopp, executive vice president of The Greater New Orleans Hotel & Lodging Association."
The hotels, often used as a hurricane haven in the past, will be banning guests and employees from riding out the largest storms, said Bill Langkopp, executive vice president of The Greater New Orleans Hotel & Lodging Association."
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Look for licensed Katrina relief agencies - MarketWatch
Look for licensed Katrina relief agencies - MarketWatch: "Those who have seen the devastation in and around Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and want to donate to the storm's relief effort would do best by donating to local charities, but major groups such as the United Way and Salvation Army are working with those organizations to get the help where it's needed.
And experts say that donors should keep an eye out for swindlers that have sprung up on the Internet, trying to capitalize on the nation's worst-ever natural disaster.
While federal aid is slow in getting to the region, charitable donations already have set records. However, in a disaster of this magnitude -- that drove as many as 400,000 residents from New Orleans -- much more charitable giving will be needed, particularly if the federal assistance originally promised doesn't make its way to the region.
'It's record-breaking in the amount that has been raised thus far,' said Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a publication that monitors charitable spending. 'But I think the question is what kind of aid they're going to see from the government.'
Palmer said Katrina donations topped the $2 billion mark in mid-November and were headed well north of the $2.2 billion raised in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States."
And experts say that donors should keep an eye out for swindlers that have sprung up on the Internet, trying to capitalize on the nation's worst-ever natural disaster.
While federal aid is slow in getting to the region, charitable donations already have set records. However, in a disaster of this magnitude -- that drove as many as 400,000 residents from New Orleans -- much more charitable giving will be needed, particularly if the federal assistance originally promised doesn't make its way to the region.
'It's record-breaking in the amount that has been raised thus far,' said Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a publication that monitors charitable spending. 'But I think the question is what kind of aid they're going to see from the government.'
Palmer said Katrina donations topped the $2 billion mark in mid-November and were headed well north of the $2.2 billion raised in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States."
New Orleans Gets a New Hurricane Plan
New Orleans Gets a New Hurricane Plan: "New Orleans Gets a New Hurricane Plan
Mayor Emphasizes Evacuation, Not Shelters; Buses and Trains to Run
By Peter Whoriskey and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, May 3, 2006; Page A03
New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin unveiled a hurricane evacuation plan yesterday that embodies some of Katrina's fatal lessons, ruling out city shelters such as the Superdome and making it easier for residents to heed his orders to flee.
The thrust of the plan is to encourage people to leave the flood-prone metropolis before a storm and avoid a repeat of the Katrina aftermath, when as many as 100,000 residents resisted Nagin's call for mandatory evacuation."
Mayor Emphasizes Evacuation, Not Shelters; Buses and Trains to Run
By Peter Whoriskey and Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, May 3, 2006; Page A03
New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin unveiled a hurricane evacuation plan yesterday that embodies some of Katrina's fatal lessons, ruling out city shelters such as the Superdome and making it easier for residents to heed his orders to flee.
The thrust of the plan is to encourage people to leave the flood-prone metropolis before a storm and avoid a repeat of the Katrina aftermath, when as many as 100,000 residents resisted Nagin's call for mandatory evacuation."
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
USPS - National Mail Service Updates
USPS - National Mail Service Updates: "Updates Related to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Postal Service to begin allowing Periodical and Standard letters into New Orleans
Effective May 1, the Postal Service will allow mailers to begin entering Periodical and Standard Letter mail into the embargoed ZIP Codes in New Orleans. Acceptance of Periodical and Standard Letter mail for the embargoed ZIP Codes is contingent on a registration process that includes the mailer cleansing the address list prior to the initial maili"
Postal Service to begin allowing Periodical and Standard letters into New Orleans
Effective May 1, the Postal Service will allow mailers to begin entering Periodical and Standard Letter mail into the embargoed ZIP Codes in New Orleans. Acceptance of Periodical and Standard Letter mail for the embargoed ZIP Codes is contingent on a registration process that includes the mailer cleansing the address list prior to the initial maili"
Monday, May 01, 2006
Glance at Disaster Response Failures - Yahoo! News
Glance at Disaster Response Failures - Yahoo! News: "Highlights of the White House and congressional investigations of disaster planning and response failures exposed by Hurricane Katrina:"
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