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September 5, 2005
DC Efforts Continue to Help Katrina Families
LOCAL, WASHINGTON, DC:
Clean out those closets and toyboxes! The American Red Cross, DC BRANCH is accpepting local donations of new and gently used toys and clothing for Hurricane Katrina-affected families. Approx. 400 people have arrived at the Washington, DC Armory, and their children will be admitted into DC public schools.
Donations given to the DC branch of the American Red Cross will be distributed to these individuals. For more information, contact George Pak at 202.303.4517.
SEND TO TEXAS:
The American College of Nurse-Midwives, based out of Silver Spring, MD is activating its Blankets for Babies Campaign to help mothers and their babies who have lost their homes due to Hurricane Katrina.
Distribution centers have been set up by nurse-midwives in Dallas-Fort Worth and Galveston, Texas. Thousands of families are being offered shelter and support in Texas, and many midwives will be providing health care services to these families. They have graciously agreed to accept and work with local relief efforts to distribute your donations.
Donors may send ready-to-use blankets and baby clothes to either of the following addresses:
Texas Health Care Nurse-Midwives
1050 South 5th Avenue, Suite F
Ft. Worth, Texas 76104
Phone (24 hour) is 817.870.3686
Carolyn Nelson Becker, CNM
Dept of Ob/Gyn UTMB
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-0587
Questions? Email pr@acnm.org. You can also take a look at the info. online: www.midwife.org/news.cfm?id=357
RECAP OF LOCAL FUNDRAISER:
Thanks to to everyone who turned out in Bethesda Friday night to hear the New Orleans band Junkyard Saints and to help raise money for the Salvation Army's hurricane relief. They raised $1,150 in cash donations from the crowd, and the band kicked in an additional $250, bringing the total to $1,400.
LOCAL FAMILY DISPLACED:
This message has gone out on DC listservs linking thousands of we mamas and daddies throughout the area. Let's see what we can do to help them get back on their feet after this twist of fate:
"My husband, son (9 month old) and I were relocating to New Orleans this past Sunday (8/28). We had given up our jobs and apartment to move to be close to family. We spent the last week in NY in hopes that we could still move but are now back in DC staying with friends and trying to re-establish our lives. We need to find housing and employment as quickly as possible. Our preference is to stay in Arlington or as close to DC as possible (our son's childcare provider has offered to take him back but she is in Arlington). If anyone knows of any 3 bedroom rentals or any job openings, we would be greatly appreciative to hear about them. I have 8 years of marketing and communications experience in both the consumer and professional services industries. My husband has 7 years of advertising production and account management experience."
If you know of an opportunity that would be appropriate for this couple, please email me privately: sarah@dc-baby.com. I can then put you in touch with them.
TWO MORE WAYS YOU CAN HELP KATRINA VICTIMS:
Donate blood. Reserves were already low for the
Red Cross before this EVENT. More info. is available by calling 1.800-GIVELIFE or visiting www.givelife.org/index.cfm.
Put a banner for the Red Cross on your website:http://www.redcross.org/psa/bannerorder/all/
If you have updates, fundraiser or donation drive announcements you'd like to see posted here, send them to me at sarah@dc-baby.com.
Posted by Sarah at September 5, 2005 6:49 PM.
