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About Donating Goods to the Red Cross for Areas Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 -- When a disaster of the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina strikes and the news broadcasts images of broken, battered and destroyed homes, it is natural for the public to be eager to help their neighbors whether they're across town or across the country. Often, seeing that they have lost everything, people are eager to donate food, clothing or other goods to meet the needs of storm victims and help the affected families begin to replace what they have lost.
Call the American Red Cross at 800-435-7669. If you call and get a busy signal, keep trying or donate online.
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at 17:07 on September 1st, 2005
Ensuring Your Donations Go Directly to the American Red Cross
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, August 31, 2005 — The American Red Cross
has received generous pledges from individuals, foundations and
corporations to support Red Cross disaster relief efforts. As with any
disaster and subsequent onset of giving, the American Red Cross is
working hard to protect the public from misleading, unauthorized and
fraudulent fundraising.
The American Red Cross works diligently to ensure that fundraising
promotions that benefit the organization are authorized by the American
Red Cross in compliance with the fundraising guidelines of the Better
Business Bureau. The American Red Cross considers the security of the
donation website www.redcross.org
and its donors to be of paramount importance. As such, the organization
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To ensure that your donation goes directly to the American Red Cross, you can make a secure online donation through our website, call 1-800-HELP-NOW to make a donation by phone, or contact your local American Red Cross chapter.
You may also mail your donation to the American Red Cross Disaster
Response Fund at P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013; or visit one of
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Many charity watchdog groups have created tips for individuals to
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37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online
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at 17:36 on September 1st, 2005
As implied in the article, the cross wants your cash. They are not interested in donations of food and clothing, unless it is massive quantities.
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