PND News - Cisco Pledges $20 Million to Rebuild Louisiana Schools Damaged by Katrina: "Cisco Pledges $20 Million to Rebuild Louisiana Schools Damaged by Katrina
Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, California, has pledged $20 million over three years to help Louisiana rebuild and improve schools that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina."
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Audit: Millions Wasted on Katrina Response - Yahoo! News
Audit: Millions Wasted on Katrina Response - Yahoo! News: "By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer
21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The government wasted millions of dollars in its award of post-Katrina Hurricane contracts for disaster relief, including at least $3 million for 4,000 beds that were never used, congressional auditors said Thursday"
21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The government wasted millions of dollars in its award of post-Katrina Hurricane contracts for disaster relief, including at least $3 million for 4,000 beds that were never used, congressional auditors said Thursday"
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Many Charities Launched in Katrina's Wake Falter :: PNNOnline ::
Many Charities Launched in Katrina's Wake Falter :: PNNOnline ::: "Many Charities Launched in Katrina's Wake Falter
Posted by: PNNOnline on Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Topic General Fundraising
In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit, the Internal Revenue Service used a fast-track process to grant tax exemptions to almost four hundred new charities. But many of those charities have since disappeared, while others are struggling to help storm victims or broaden their missions, the New York Times reports."
Posted by: PNNOnline on Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Topic General Fundraising
In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit, the Internal Revenue Service used a fast-track process to grant tax exemptions to almost four hundred new charities. But many of those charities have since disappeared, while others are struggling to help storm victims or broaden their missions, the New York Times reports."
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Xinhua - English-Charity looks overseas
Xinhua - English: "Charity looks overseas
www.chinaview.cn 2006-03-14 15:05:17
BEIJING, March 14 -- For the first time, overseas charity organizations and Shanghai's foreign communities will be invited to the 55th Miss World charity tour held in the city from April 22 to 23.
So far several Canadian groups have expressed interest in attending. Details are still in negotiation, according to the Shanghai Charity Foundation. "
www.chinaview.cn 2006-03-14 15:05:17
BEIJING, March 14 -- For the first time, overseas charity organizations and Shanghai's foreign communities will be invited to the 55th Miss World charity tour held in the city from April 22 to 23.
So far several Canadian groups have expressed interest in attending. Details are still in negotiation, according to the Shanghai Charity Foundation. "
Monday, March 13, 2006
Houston Wants Katrina Evacuees to Move On - Newsweek Gulf Hurricane 2005 Coverage - MSNBC.com
Houston Wants Katrina Evacuees to Move On - Newsweek Gulf Hurricane 2005 Coverage - MSNBC.com: "Katrina's Latest Damage
Crime is up. Schools are overcrowded. Hospitals are jammed. Houston welcomed a flood of hurricane evacuees with open arms. But now the city is suffering from a case of 'compassion fatigue"
Crime is up. Schools are overcrowded. Hospitals are jammed. Houston welcomed a flood of hurricane evacuees with open arms. But now the city is suffering from a case of 'compassion fatigue"
Star-Telegram | 03/13/2006 | United Way says storms spurred donors to give more
Star-Telegram | 03/13/2006 | United Way says storms spurred donors to give more: "Rising to the challengeUnited Way says storms spurred donors to give moreBy JOHN GUTIERREZ-MIERSTAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITERFORT WORTH -- In August, the staff at the United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County was two weeks from kicking off its annual campaign and announcing its fundraising goal.Then Hurricane Katrina evacuees began streaming into North Texas, prompting the United Way and its partner agencies to shift into high gear. Suddenly, services were needed for thousands of people who were homeless and living in Tarrant County.'Right when the hurricane hit, we knew that our campaign would be impacted,' said Tim Carter, the local United Way's chief executive officer.Fearing donor fatigue, the United Way decided to set its 2005 goal at $24.4 million, about $200,000 less than originally planned."
Thursday, March 09, 2006
News
News: "News
Americans quake contributions top $130 million
ISLAMABAD, March 09 : The hearts of Americans sank when they learned that a devastating earthquake had struck Pakistan on October 8. Touched by the tragedy half a world away, they did what Americans do at such times – they gave. More than $130 million in contributions have been tracked to philanthropic organizations from U.S. individuals, corporations and foundations to Pakistan earthquake relief, a U.S embassy said on Thursday.
The amount, calculated by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, represents total U.S. private contributions to the Asian earthquake relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan by U.S. individuals, corporations and foundations."
Americans quake contributions top $130 million
ISLAMABAD, March 09 : The hearts of Americans sank when they learned that a devastating earthquake had struck Pakistan on October 8. Touched by the tragedy half a world away, they did what Americans do at such times – they gave. More than $130 million in contributions have been tracked to philanthropic organizations from U.S. individuals, corporations and foundations to Pakistan earthquake relief, a U.S embassy said on Thursday.
The amount, calculated by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, represents total U.S. private contributions to the Asian earthquake relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan by U.S. individuals, corporations and foundations."
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
KRT Wire | 03/08/2006 | Crusades may be over, but Graham is still going strong
KRT Wire | 03/08/2006 | Crusades may be over, but Graham is still going strong: "Crusades may be over, but Graham is still going strong
BY JIM JONES
Knight Ridder Newspapers
We might have guessed it. Billy Graham isn't fading into the sunset just yet.
He said in June that the New York crusade would be his final one. But the legendary evangelist is scheduled to speak in New Orleans this month. Graham, if his health permits, will address pastors and the general public at his son Franklin Graham's 'Celebration of Hope' rally March 11 and 12 at New Orleans Arena, next to the heavily damaged Louisiana Superdome.
Vocalist George Beverly Shea will be there, as well as Cliff Barrows, Graham's longtime song leader.
I was happy to hear the news. This gathering will give us a chance to hear the powerfully straightforward message of Billy Graham in person again and also listen to Shea's incomparable version of 'How Great Thou Art.'"
BY JIM JONES
Knight Ridder Newspapers
We might have guessed it. Billy Graham isn't fading into the sunset just yet.
He said in June that the New York crusade would be his final one. But the legendary evangelist is scheduled to speak in New Orleans this month. Graham, if his health permits, will address pastors and the general public at his son Franklin Graham's 'Celebration of Hope' rally March 11 and 12 at New Orleans Arena, next to the heavily damaged Louisiana Superdome.
Vocalist George Beverly Shea will be there, as well as Cliff Barrows, Graham's longtime song leader.
I was happy to hear the news. This gathering will give us a chance to hear the powerfully straightforward message of Billy Graham in person again and also listen to Shea's incomparable version of 'How Great Thou Art.'"
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Katrina Cash Crisis Continues
Katrina Cash Crisis Continues: "atrina Cash Crisis Continues
March 07, 2006
by J Square Humboldt
The need to continue giving aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina must remain a priority ...
It's now months after the American Gulf Coast was devastated. Billions have been spent in relief, but billions more are needed. Such is the scope of a storm that ranks among the most severe in modern North American history.
To this day, residents' lives are still wrecked. Vital services are still wanting. Homes and businesses remain unrepaired. The effort to do so is not lacking; far from it. The hard fact is that the resources available are still spread too thin."
March 07, 2006
by J Square Humboldt
The need to continue giving aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina must remain a priority ...
It's now months after the American Gulf Coast was devastated. Billions have been spent in relief, but billions more are needed. Such is the scope of a storm that ranks among the most severe in modern North American history.
To this day, residents' lives are still wrecked. Vital services are still wanting. Homes and businesses remain unrepaired. The effort to do so is not lacking; far from it. The hard fact is that the resources available are still spread too thin."
Friday, March 03, 2006
Senate Backs Extended Katrina Benefits - Yahoo! News
Senate Backs Extended Katrina Benefits - Yahoo! News: "The Senate passed a bill Friday to extend unemployment insurance benefits for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita for another 13 weeks."
New UN fund to speed global disaster response | Reuters.com
New UN fund to speed global disaster response | Reuters.com: "UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations next week launches a new global emergency fund to provide swifter relief to victims of natural disasters, but with far less money on hand than the $500 million it had hoped to raise.
The Central Emergency Response Fund will have just $188 million when it opens for business, which is nonetheless a significant improvement over an existing U.N. standby loan facility of $50 million.
Donations to the new fund, which will be able to make grants as well as loan money, have come from 19 of the 191 U.N. member-states.
But some wealthy nations including the United States, Japan, Australia, Italy and Canada have yet to make pledges."
The Central Emergency Response Fund will have just $188 million when it opens for business, which is nonetheless a significant improvement over an existing U.N. standby loan facility of $50 million.
Donations to the new fund, which will be able to make grants as well as loan money, have come from 19 of the 191 U.N. member-states.
But some wealthy nations including the United States, Japan, Australia, Italy and Canada have yet to make pledges."
Mirror.co.uk - News - Top Stories - TSUNAMI: £50M AID 'MISSING'
Mirror.co.uk - News - Top Stories - TSUNAMI: £50M AID 'MISSING': "TSUNAMI: £50M AID 'MISSING'
UP to £50million donated to help tsunami victims may have been left unspent in charity bank accounts, a spending watchdog warned yesterday.
The Government has no idea if most of the of taxpayers' cash it handed over to charities had been used, the National Audit Office said.
Tory spokesman Andrew Mitchell said: 'These monies should be released as soon as possible.'"
UP to £50million donated to help tsunami victims may have been left unspent in charity bank accounts, a spending watchdog warned yesterday.
The Government has no idea if most of the of taxpayers' cash it handed over to charities had been used, the National Audit Office said.
Tory spokesman Andrew Mitchell said: 'These monies should be released as soon as possible.'"
Thursday, March 02, 2006
The Phoenix Online - Community rallies to fundraise, rebuild for Katrina victims
The Phoenix Online - Community rallies to fundraise, rebuild for Katrina victims: "Community rallies to fundraise, rebuild for Katrina victims
BY BLANCA GAMEZ
Swarthmore faculty and students are continuing to support the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts through a recent Mardi Gras beads fundraiser and a service trip to New Orleans set for Spring Break.
Over the past two weeks, McCabe librarians have directed the Mardi Gras beads fundraiser to benefit the Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO) library, their partner library in the Adopt-A-Library program. At $1 a strand, revenue from the Mardi Gras beads sales totaled nearly $800. The beads were on sale at the bookstore, libraries and coffee bars across campus. In addition, members of the Directed Relief Committee are in the process of organizing a group of students to help ongoing cleanup efforts in parts of New Orleans afflicted by the storm."
BY BLANCA GAMEZ
Swarthmore faculty and students are continuing to support the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts through a recent Mardi Gras beads fundraiser and a service trip to New Orleans set for Spring Break.
Over the past two weeks, McCabe librarians have directed the Mardi Gras beads fundraiser to benefit the Southern University of New Orleans (SUNO) library, their partner library in the Adopt-A-Library program. At $1 a strand, revenue from the Mardi Gras beads sales totaled nearly $800. The beads were on sale at the bookstore, libraries and coffee bars across campus. In addition, members of the Directed Relief Committee are in the process of organizing a group of students to help ongoing cleanup efforts in parts of New Orleans afflicted by the storm."
Thursday, February 23, 2006
CatholicCourier.com - Local Top Stories-"Parishes assist Louisiana Catholics
CatholicCourier.com - Local Top Stories: "Parishes assist Louisiana Catholics
(Publication Date: 02-18-2006)
By Rob Cullivan/Catholic Courier
Three Monroe County parishes have united to help a Louisiana church recover from the devastation wrought last summer by Hurricane Katrina.
The Pittsford parishes of St. Louis and Transfiguration are working with St. Catherine of Siena in Mendon to aid Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Chalmette, La., according to Tony Fernandez, chairman of the pastoral council at Prompt Succor."
(Publication Date: 02-18-2006)
By Rob Cullivan/Catholic Courier
Three Monroe County parishes have united to help a Louisiana church recover from the devastation wrought last summer by Hurricane Katrina.
The Pittsford parishes of St. Louis and Transfiguration are working with St. Catherine of Siena in Mendon to aid Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Chalmette, La., according to Tony Fernandez, chairman of the pastoral council at Prompt Succor."
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
White House to Issue Own Katrina Report - Yahoo! News
White House to Issue Own Katrina Report - Yahoo! News: "White House to Issue Own Katrina Report By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The White House will make 125 recommendations for how the government could have reacted better to Hurricane Katrina in a report to be released Thursday on the catastrophe and the Bush administration's response to it.
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The findings are expected to be critical of the government's response, but not as harsh as a separate House report issued last week, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The House study faulted the White House for not getting involved earlier in the planning for and aftermath of the Aug. 29 storm"
1 hour, 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The White House will make 125 recommendations for how the government could have reacted better to Hurricane Katrina in a report to be released Thursday on the catastrophe and the Bush administration's response to it.
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The findings are expected to be critical of the government's response, but not as harsh as a separate House report issued last week, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The House study faulted the White House for not getting involved earlier in the planning for and aftermath of the Aug. 29 storm"
Friday, February 17, 2006
CBC News: Hundreds missing in Philippine landslide
CBC News: Hundreds missing in Philippine landslide: "Hundreds missing in Philippine landslide
Last Updated Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:07:46 EST
CBC News
Rescue workers and sniffer dogs are frantically searching for survivors on an eastern Philippine island on Friday after a mudslide roared down a mountainside, wiping out an entire village.
About two dozen bodies have been recovered from the farming community on Leyte island, about 670 kilometres southeast of Manila. About 30 more people are injured.
A child is carried from a landslide on Leyte island in the eastern Philippines, Friday, Feb. 17. (AP Photo/ABS CBN via APTN)
Initial estimates said 1,500 people are missing, but Global Radio News reporter Dean Bernardo told CBC Newsworld that about 3,000 people live in the Guinsaugon village area of St. Bernard town."
Last Updated Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:07:46 EST
CBC News
Rescue workers and sniffer dogs are frantically searching for survivors on an eastern Philippine island on Friday after a mudslide roared down a mountainside, wiping out an entire village.
About two dozen bodies have been recovered from the farming community on Leyte island, about 670 kilometres southeast of Manila. About 30 more people are injured.
A child is carried from a landslide on Leyte island in the eastern Philippines, Friday, Feb. 17. (AP Photo/ABS CBN via APTN)
Initial estimates said 1,500 people are missing, but Global Radio News reporter Dean Bernardo told CBC Newsworld that about 3,000 people live in the Guinsaugon village area of St. Bernard town."
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
BJORK - INDONESIA CHANGED BJORKS CHARITY OUTLOOK
BJORK - INDONESIA CHANGED BJORKS CHARITY OUTLOOK: "INDONESIA CHANGED BJORK'S CHARITY OUTLOOK
Icelandic singer BJORK has changed her outlook on large-scale charity fundraising following her emotional visit to Indonesia last month (JAN06).
The ALL IS FULL OF LOVE star had always been suspicious of centralised organisations because she felt too much money was wasted before it reached the needy.
The 40-year-old says, 'I always felt a bit funny about it because I didn't know where the money was going and the people come and I don't know them.
'And (you hear) scandal stories about charities where most of the money pays for champagne to help with celebrities.'
Icelandic singer BJORK has changed her outlook on large-scale charity fundraising following her emotional visit to Indonesia last month (JAN06).
The ALL IS FULL OF LOVE star had always been suspicious of centralised organisations because she felt too much money was wasted before it reached the needy.
The 40-year-old says, 'I always felt a bit funny about it because I didn't know where the money was going and the people come and I don't know them.
'And (you hear) scandal stories about charities where most of the money pays for champagne to help with celebrities.'
Senators hear 'shocking examples' of FEMA waste - Yahoo! News
Senators hear 'shocking examples' of FEMA waste - Yahoo! News: "FEMA has let nearly 11,000 unused manufactured homes deteriorate on old runways and open fields in Arkansas, and the agency spent $416,000 per person to house a few hundred Hurricane Katrina evacuees for a short time in Alabama last fall, government investigators told the Senate on Monday."
CNN.com - Anderson Cooper 360° Blog
CNN.com - Anderson Cooper 360° Blog: "Monday, February 13, 2006
Katrina mobile homes immobile in Arkansas
I've lived in New Orleans 13 years now, a Yankee who got sucked in by the smell of gardenias in February and couldn't pull away.
My house is in the part of New Orleans we've started to call the 'sliver by the river,' the narrow strip along the Mississippi that didn't flood. So I'm typing this from the study of my 100-year-old home, with its hardwood floors and high ceilings, feeling lucky and guilty and numb.
Katrina mobile homes immobile in Arkansas
I've lived in New Orleans 13 years now, a Yankee who got sucked in by the smell of gardenias in February and couldn't pull away.
My house is in the part of New Orleans we've started to call the 'sliver by the river,' the narrow strip along the Mississippi that didn't flood. So I'm typing this from the study of my 100-year-old home, with its hardwood floors and high ceilings, feeling lucky and guilty and numb.
PressZoom.com - Global News Service -Students recognised for £10k South Asian Earthquake relief support
PressZoom.com - Global News Service - News and Press Release Distribution: "Students recognised for £10k South Asian Earthquake relief support
Two Pakistani students from the University of Bradford were recently given an accolade for their fundraising efforts in support of the South Asian earthquake relief.
(PressZoom) - Rafat Farid, President of the University's Pakistani Society was accompanied by his Vice-President Asad Ali in a visit to Islamabad late last year to hand over £10,000 worth of fundraising they had gleaned from generous supporters in Bradford.
As a token of thanks, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry awarded the pair a commemorative plaque on their visit. It was handed to them by Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, the Federal Minister of the Interior for Pakistan.
Rafat, a final-year Pharmaceutical Management student at the University of Bradford, said: 'We were amazed that we managed to raise so much. We were initially aiming for around two or three thousand, but to get ten thousand was incredible.
'We mainly fundraised through out society contacts at the University but we also got very generous donations from members of the Bradford community. "
Two Pakistani students from the University of Bradford were recently given an accolade for their fundraising efforts in support of the South Asian earthquake relief.
(PressZoom) - Rafat Farid, President of the University's Pakistani Society was accompanied by his Vice-President Asad Ali in a visit to Islamabad late last year to hand over £10,000 worth of fundraising they had gleaned from generous supporters in Bradford.
As a token of thanks, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry awarded the pair a commemorative plaque on their visit. It was handed to them by Aftab Ahmad Sherpao, the Federal Minister of the Interior for Pakistan.
Rafat, a final-year Pharmaceutical Management student at the University of Bradford, said: 'We were amazed that we managed to raise so much. We were initially aiming for around two or three thousand, but to get ten thousand was incredible.
'We mainly fundraised through out society contacts at the University but we also got very generous donations from members of the Bradford community. "
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