Hurricane Help

All right. The last time I posted was about the London bombings, and now I'm here again to talk about another disaster...but part of being a Pollyanna is helping others out, if you remember the movie correctly. Pollyanna, after all, was the daughter of missionaries, and a HUGE part of mission work is making sure people are cared for.

So here's the straight skinny:

Came back from church today, and the United Methodists are already on the stick with giving aid. You want to send money, the Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/) is a good one, and so is UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief - see links below). I'm going to get together with some church folks and make up health kits, which are in short supply. UMCOR usually has a supply on hand, but they're running out, and hygiene is one of the biggest things that has to be kept up to prevent people from dying in a situation like this. We're talking diseases like dysentery and cholera. UMCOR has a major distribution center in Louisiana that survived the hurricane, so supplies will get to folks in the region all right.

Want to help put together or contribute to health kits, or want to know what other supplies are needed? Go to:

http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/print/kits/

Or for top ten bulk items needed:

http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/print/kits/toptenbulk.stm

Money is good, supplies are good. Be a Pollyanna and help out.

--Karen H.