I can inform you that families, children, infants, elderly, sick, disabled, homeless, individual 
people need your help. You know that a recent natural disaster had left many homeless, sick, 
disabled, and in need of help. Many did not survive.

Your help can contribute to saving a life, shelter and food, helping the sick and disabled - 
I can go on and on...

A contribution can consist of money or volunteer work. It can go a long way in helping the 
lives and welfare of many victims. The Dictionary (Dictionary.com) defines a victim as "an 
unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance". I believe we all can agree 
that Katrina was an adverse circumstance.

In the comfort of my warm living room, I watched the News reports unfold on T.V. I saw the 
homes and properties destroyed, and families left homeless with lost children.  More and more 
unfolded, and I started crying. I thought about all that happened and I realized that (For the 
grace of God) it could have been I.  Yes, my family and I could have been victims. Many 
Americans had the same thoughts.

Please, help in any way. Many will appreciate it.  You can donate by either the  
Red Cross Website,  by calling 1-800 RED CROSS, or at a Local Chapter Website.  
You can inquire about Volunteer work at the same sites.

Thanks and Bless you...

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's 
premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian 
care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguished itself by also aiding victims of devastating 
natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing 
and relieving suffering. 

Today, in addition to domestic disaster relief, the American Red Cross offers compassionate services in five other areas: community services that help the needy; support and comfort for military members and their families; the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and blood products; educational programs that promote health and safety; and international relief and development programs. 

The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors—across the street, across the country, 
and across the world—in emergencies. Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 
disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new--the nearly one million volunteers and 35,000 employees of the 
Red Cross. Through nearly 900 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need 
to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world. 

Some four million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of 
blood and blood products in the United States. And the Red Cross helps thousands of U.S. service members 
separated from their families by military duty stay connected. As part of the International Red Cross and Red 
Crescent Movement, a global network of 181 national societies, the Red Cross helps restore hope and dignity 
to the world's most vulnerable people. 

An average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. 
The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work. 
Marsha J. Evans is the President and CEO of the American Red Cross. 

The American National Red Cross is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Marsha J. Evans is President and CEO, 
and Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is Chairman of the American Red Cross.