Thursday, February 09, 2006
We are experimenting with new technology and delivery of material
This week we have begun experimenting with some additional technology. We have posted some a sample news video we found through Google video. You will see this video at the top of the site if your browser and software permit.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Getty Foundation Makes New Orleans Donation
Getty Foundation Makes New Orleans Donation: "Getty Foundation Makes New Orleans Donation
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 8, 2006; 2:42 PM
NEW ORLEANS -- The Getty Foundation has established a $2 million fund to aid the city's visual arts organizations in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
'New Orleans is an extraordinary city; its arts and architecture are cherished by people all over the world,' Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Foundation, said Wednesday in a statement."
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 8, 2006; 2:42 PM
NEW ORLEANS -- The Getty Foundation has established a $2 million fund to aid the city's visual arts organizations in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
'New Orleans is an extraordinary city; its arts and architecture are cherished by people all over the world,' Deborah Marrow, director of the Getty Foundation, said Wednesday in a statement."
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Calif. Man Gets Prison for Katrina Scam - Yahoo! News
Calif. Man Gets Prison for Katrina Scam - Yahoo! News: "man who pleaded guilty to impersonating a relief worker collecting donations for Hurricane Katrina victims was sentenced to a year in federal prison Monday."
Monday, February 06, 2006
Thank you for giving, Central Texas
Thank you for giving, Central Texas: "SEASON FOR CARING
Thank you for giving, Central Texas
With almost a half-million dollars in donations, you changed the lives of 12 families
By Ricardo G�ndara
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Because of you, she and her longtime companion, Glyn Esco, have new dentures, and her grandchildren have a computer, new clothes and toys.
A 1998 Ford Windstar minivan and a washer and dryer also helped lessen the devastation they felt after losing all they owned in Hurricane Katrina.
'You can't replace everything we lost but what we found in Austin was very special,' she said.
Because of the generosity of thousands of donors to the Austin American-Statesman's Season for Caring campaign, Porter and Esco, her two grown daughters and six grandchildren have landed on their feet.
So have 11 other families featured in the seventh annual fundraising campaign that helps Central Texans in need and the nonprofit agencies that serve them.
This year, 2,261 donors gave $387,981.95 in cash and more than $100,000 in goods and services. (The financial donations are administered by Austin Community Foundation, which al"
Thank you for giving, Central Texas
With almost a half-million dollars in donations, you changed the lives of 12 families
By Ricardo G�ndara
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Because of you, she and her longtime companion, Glyn Esco, have new dentures, and her grandchildren have a computer, new clothes and toys.
A 1998 Ford Windstar minivan and a washer and dryer also helped lessen the devastation they felt after losing all they owned in Hurricane Katrina.
'You can't replace everything we lost but what we found in Austin was very special,' she said.
Because of the generosity of thousands of donors to the Austin American-Statesman's Season for Caring campaign, Porter and Esco, her two grown daughters and six grandchildren have landed on their feet.
So have 11 other families featured in the seventh annual fundraising campaign that helps Central Texans in need and the nonprofit agencies that serve them.
This year, 2,261 donors gave $387,981.95 in cash and more than $100,000 in goods and services. (The financial donations are administered by Austin Community Foundation, which al"
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 02/05/2006 | 'This is the Taj Mahal'
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 02/05/2006 | 'This is the Taj Mahal': "'This is the Taj Mahal'BY BRIAN BONNERPioneer PressIt totals just 600 square feet, but a new home built by Minnesotans is more than enough for a Sri Lankan family of five devastated by 2004's tsunami.MONROVIA ESTATE, Sri Lanka � The tsunami happened 13 months ago. Recovery for Anil and Kamani started 12 days ago. � That's when the Sri Lankan couple and their three sons moved into a new home, courtesy of a half-million-dollar relief project by Minnesotans. � The house is modest by many standards, but a palace to them. � The dwelling, with four rooms and 600 square feet, replaces the shack where they had been 'living like animals' and battling snakes, mice and mosquitoes, Kamani said. � It is also double the size of their old seaside home, which was ruined by the tsunami that also swept away their most valuable possessions. � With the burden of homelessness lifted, they can start to live again. � 'Getting out of that shack is the most important thing,' Anil said. 'Look at this place. We went from two rooms to four rooms. This is the Taj Mahal.' � 'It is absurd to look back,' his wife said. 'A person has to look forward.' � More tsunami victims in Sri Lanka wish they could do the same."
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Inside Binghamton University
Inside Binghamton University: "Students aid Katrina survivors
Jackie Farber, left, a Jewish Campus Service Corps fellow, and Jes Koss, a junior from White Plains, look at snapshots from their
As their airplane fl ew over Gulfport, Miss., students on their way to aid in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts were struck by the blue tarps covering so many houses. A week later, those tarps held a different signifi cance for the 10 volunteers from Hillel at Binghamton.
�OK, there are still a lot of tarps there, but in a week we took down 10 of them,� junior Jes Koss remembers thinking as the group flew home.
Nine students, accompanied by Jewish Campus Service Corps fellow Jackie Farber, stayed at a church in Gulfport and helped rebuild roofs at 10 houses in nearby Biloxi. They were stunned by the devastation they saw, but also by the Southern hospitality they experienced and by the hurricane survivors� upbeat attitudes.
�Everyone there was so nice, so happy we were there,� said Koss, 20, of White Plains. �It solidifi ed the idea that � whatever your faith is � when disaster strikes, you help.� Koss had volunteered with Habitat for Humanity before, but most of the volunteers didn�t have any construction experience.
�People from the church taught us what to do,� Farber said. �Then we climbed up on the roof and we did it. It�s amazing to see what you can accomplish when you have to.�
According to the Red Cross, Katrina destroyed 68,729 houses and apartments in Mississippi.
Another 65,237 suffered major damage and an estimated 100,318 had minor damage.
The houses where the Hillel volunteers worked had been cleared of debris, but no repairs could begin until the roofs were stable and the electricity was restored. Homeowner"
Jackie Farber, left, a Jewish Campus Service Corps fellow, and Jes Koss, a junior from White Plains, look at snapshots from their
As their airplane fl ew over Gulfport, Miss., students on their way to aid in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts were struck by the blue tarps covering so many houses. A week later, those tarps held a different signifi cance for the 10 volunteers from Hillel at Binghamton.
�OK, there are still a lot of tarps there, but in a week we took down 10 of them,� junior Jes Koss remembers thinking as the group flew home.
Nine students, accompanied by Jewish Campus Service Corps fellow Jackie Farber, stayed at a church in Gulfport and helped rebuild roofs at 10 houses in nearby Biloxi. They were stunned by the devastation they saw, but also by the Southern hospitality they experienced and by the hurricane survivors� upbeat attitudes.
�Everyone there was so nice, so happy we were there,� said Koss, 20, of White Plains. �It solidifi ed the idea that � whatever your faith is � when disaster strikes, you help.� Koss had volunteered with Habitat for Humanity before, but most of the volunteers didn�t have any construction experience.
�People from the church taught us what to do,� Farber said. �Then we climbed up on the roof and we did it. It�s amazing to see what you can accomplish when you have to.�
According to the Red Cross, Katrina destroyed 68,729 houses and apartments in Mississippi.
Another 65,237 suffered major damage and an estimated 100,318 had minor damage.
The houses where the Hillel volunteers worked had been cleared of debris, but no repairs could begin until the roofs were stable and the electricity was restored. Homeowner"
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
A trend with legs as well as a heart - Business - International Herald Tribune
A trend with legs as well as a heart - Business - International Herald Tribune: "A trend with legs as well as a heart
By Thomas Crampton International Herald Tribune
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006
DAVOS, Switzerland At this time last year, corporations great and small attending the World Economic Forum raced to contribute to the tsunami relief effort, spinning their contributions as proof of commitment to doing good.
A total of more than $11 billion was raised over the year for tsunami victims, including $1 billion from individuals and private businesses. That amount is more than 10 times larger than what was raised for any previous disaster, according to the International Business Leaders Forum, a group that promotes business involvement in development projects.
While the bumper year for crisis fund-raising did prompt some skepticism about short-term checkbook charity work, many attending Davos this year say a fundamental shift in corporate philanthropy is under way.
'In the last few years, companies have begun to move beyond traditional philanthropy and basic compliance into a new kind of corporate and social responsibility,' said Jane Nelson, director of the corporate responsibility program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. 'It is the new business environment that has prompted concrete steps by corporations.'
Critical shifts in the business environment highlighted by Nelson include a lower tolerance for bad behavior on the part of activists, and heightened compliance in the wake of Enron and other corporate scandals, combined with the global reach of even the most local media.
'Enron brought legislation to industry and, believe me, industry really does not like to be legislated,' said Alan Hassenfeld, chairman of the toy man"
By Thomas Crampton International Herald Tribune
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006
DAVOS, Switzerland At this time last year, corporations great and small attending the World Economic Forum raced to contribute to the tsunami relief effort, spinning their contributions as proof of commitment to doing good.
A total of more than $11 billion was raised over the year for tsunami victims, including $1 billion from individuals and private businesses. That amount is more than 10 times larger than what was raised for any previous disaster, according to the International Business Leaders Forum, a group that promotes business involvement in development projects.
While the bumper year for crisis fund-raising did prompt some skepticism about short-term checkbook charity work, many attending Davos this year say a fundamental shift in corporate philanthropy is under way.
'In the last few years, companies have begun to move beyond traditional philanthropy and basic compliance into a new kind of corporate and social responsibility,' said Jane Nelson, director of the corporate responsibility program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. 'It is the new business environment that has prompted concrete steps by corporations.'
Critical shifts in the business environment highlighted by Nelson include a lower tolerance for bad behavior on the part of activists, and heightened compliance in the wake of Enron and other corporate scandals, combined with the global reach of even the most local media.
'Enron brought legislation to industry and, believe me, industry really does not like to be legislated,' said Alan Hassenfeld, chairman of the toy man"
FEMA to open apartments to displaced New Orleanians - Yahoo! News
FEMA to open apartments to displaced New Orleanians - Yahoo! News: "The federal government, criticized for taking too long to provide trailers to those made homeless by Hurricane Katrina, will give some New Orleanians rent-free apartments instead.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans this week to start housing displaced people in 325 apartments left empty when Katrina triggered a massive evacuation of the city. If the pilot program works, FEMA may house as many as 20,000 individuals and families in apartments. "
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans this week to start housing displaced people in 325 apartments left empty when Katrina triggered a massive evacuation of the city. If the pilot program works, FEMA may house as many as 20,000 individuals and families in apartments. "
Monday, January 23, 2006
Chinastic | 24-Hour Charity Drive Aids Needy
Chinastic | 24-Hour Charity Drive Aids Needy: "24-Hour Charity Drive Aids Needy
2006-01-23 09:35:19 Shanghai Daily
By Fu Yingqing - Four private companies paid 160,000 yuan (US$19,850) in total yesterday for four racehorses that were auctioned off by the Shanghai Charity Foundation."
2006-01-23 09:35:19 Shanghai Daily
By Fu Yingqing - Four private companies paid 160,000 yuan (US$19,850) in total yesterday for four racehorses that were auctioned off by the Shanghai Charity Foundation."
Daily Nebraskan - Students and staff eager to continue helping Katrina victims in Mississippi
Daily Nebraskan - Students and staff eager to continue helping Katrina victims in Mississippi: "Students and staff eager to continue helping Katrina victims in Mississippi
By MEREDITH GRUNKE
January 23, 2006
Waveland, Miss., is more than 1,000 miles away. But the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s influence there isn’t finished.
During winter break more than 90 UNL students, faculty and staff members traveled to Waveland, a Gulf Coast town of about 7,000, to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
On Friday evening about 80 of those trip participants gathered to share their experiences with approximately 20 other UNL administrators, faculty and staff members. Afterward, students gathered to discuss how they could continue their work in Mississippi."
By MEREDITH GRUNKE
January 23, 2006
Waveland, Miss., is more than 1,000 miles away. But the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s influence there isn’t finished.
During winter break more than 90 UNL students, faculty and staff members traveled to Waveland, a Gulf Coast town of about 7,000, to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
On Friday evening about 80 of those trip participants gathered to share their experiences with approximately 20 other UNL administrators, faculty and staff members. Afterward, students gathered to discuss how they could continue their work in Mississippi."
Friday, January 20, 2006
Lutheran group gets $800,000 for hurricane help - 2006-01-20
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."
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."
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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