Hurricane Katrina Relief
Hurricane Katrina Relief - How to Help!
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AMERICAN RED CROSS
RI's WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE DISASTER RELIEF
SALVATION ARMY HURRICANE RELIEF
UNITED WAY OF ATLANTA
ITEMS NEEDED FOR DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS
BRING THE TO CANTON ROTARY
ITEMS WILL BE DELIVERED TO M.U.S.T. FOR PROPER DISTRIBUTION,
OR DELIVER TO OLD WOODSTOCK WAL-MART!
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, NO MORE CLOTHING DONATIONS ARE NEEDED
 Cleaning supplies: bleach, scrub brushes, face masks, brooms, mops, rags, rakes, hand sanitizer.
 Insect repellent
 Sunscreen
 Products for the elderly-- Depends, Ensure, etc.
 Children and Infant products; toys, baby food, baby formula, toys, diapers, toys, etc.
 Undergarments - new please! - all sizes, male and female
 Footwear - new - mostly men’s, mostly solid work shoes and boots, all sizes – there is less need for tennis
shoes, sandals or casual footwear
 Can openers
 Easy-to-open non-perishable food items; pop-top soups, fruits; canned meat, peanut butter, etc.
 Water
 Personal hygiene products - especially for women and girls
 Bed linens, pillows, pillow cases, light blankets
 School supplies - everything you can think of: paper, notebooks, see through or mesh backpacks, pencils,
crayons, etc.
 Cribs, especially porta-cribs (car seats are not needed)
 Bibles, American flags, other items to boost morale
 Volunteers, Volunteers, Volunteers - especially someone who is willing and able to spend time in the affected
areas. Construction skills are especially welcome.
 We also need more volunteers at the Woodstock Center, especially those that can work during business hours.
We are open from 9:00 AM until 7:00 PM.
Gene Windham, Disaster Relief Chair for D-6910
I have appointed Gene Windham, The Rotary Club of Union County and Assistant Governor as the District 6910 Disaster
Relief Efforts Chair. Please direct all communication to Gene at ghwindham@alltel.net
706-781-3230 office 706-745-0676 home.
These relief efforts will be long term and will require our thoughts and prayers for many months to come!
District 6910 continues to be blessed with so many good Rotarians that truly exemplify Service Above Self..
Dianne
Dianne L. Cammarata
2005-2006 District 6910 Governor
Member, The Rotary Club of South Hall County
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Fellow 6910 Rotarians,
Governor Dianne has asked me to Chair the disaster relief efforts for District 6910. In the less than 24 hours since I have
taken on this effort I have been extremely impressed with the response of Rotarians. People from all over the District are
reaching out. "Service above Self" is alive and well.
A disaster like this requires three levels of assistance: short, intermediate and long term (this applies to both financial and
physical. The short term efforts can be supported by making cash donations to disaster organizations like American Red
Cross, Salvation Army and Faith based organizations that are trained in immediate response. The intermediate and long
term offers an organization like Rotary the opportunity to take a more hands-on approach to providing service as well as
providing the much needed cash through Rotary channels.
If you or your club would like to support the Rotary efforts in the disaster stricken areas you should make your cash
donations to: Rotary International District 6200 Foundation, Inc.
Rotary District 6200
C/O Janice Bradshaw
PO Box 44365
Lafayette, LA 70504
Please note the donor as "Rotary Club of____ in District 6910".
The Disaster Relief Committee is working with the Disaster Relief Coordinators in the effected Rotary Districts to develop
opportunities for work team service and projects. While I know many Clubs are already well underway organizing work
teams to travel to the area, some of you may be looking for opportunities and we will work to provide them. With the many
refugees that have come to our area we have service opportunities nearby
There will also be opportunities for longer term projects to be done in coordination with Districts 6840 and 6200. We will
keep you posted on those opportunities as we learn what they may be. Currently Tim Baker of the Rockdale County Club
is working on Work Team opportunities and Assistant Governor Scott LeCraw is working on Opportunities to serve within
our district
There is so much being done within district 6910 to help – Thank You!!! Please let me know what your Club is doing or
has done. I would like to track what our district has done. Equally as important, I would like to share the ideas with all the
Clubs.
Thanks to all of you who have sent ideas and reports of your efforts to Governor Dianne and me. I apologize for having
responded to each of you individually, but will try to do better as we move forward.
Service above Self
Gene H. Windham
706/781-3230 Office
706/781-8176 Cell
ghwindham@alltel.net
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Fellow Rotarians,
The desire to help those who have been affected by Katrina by you in District 6910 has overwhelmingly confirmed my
faith in the "Service above Self" spirit of Rotarians. Thank you!!!
The following is information on how you can help directly through Rotary. The primary need is for money. Food and "new"
socks and underwear can be used. DO NOT COLLECT AND SEND USED CLOTHES.
1. The affected districts have 501c3 entities in place with accounts set up to accept donations and they are as follows:
a)
D.6200 (Southeast LA) <http://www.rotary6200.org/katrina/index.cfm>
Send to: Janice Bradshaw, General Secretary
Rotary International District 6200
P. O. Box 44365, Lafayette, LA 70504
1-800-301-8560 (office) ~ 1-800-926-0943 (fax)
All monetary contributions should be made out to:
Rotary International District 6200 Foundation, Inc.
b)
D.6820 (MS) & D.6840 (LA) –
The governors of the areas most affected by the hurricane, Governors Stuart Vance of 6820 in Mississippi and Neil
Alford of 6840 in Louisiana have set up an emergency relief fund which will accumulate donations from Rotarians. They
have also established a set of clear guidelines for funds disbursement. Clubs or individual Rotarians wishing to donate to
this fund may do so at:
Rotary Katrina Fund
Bill Simmons, District Treasurer
627 Sherwood Rd.
Starkville, MS 39759 for more info contact PDG Bill Foster at bsfoster@ra.msstate.edu
<mailto:bsfoster@ra.msstate.edu>
c)
D.5890 – Greater Houston (unaffected by Hurricane, but Rotarians are taking an active role n helping the Evacuees
and stricken areas - http://www.rotary5890.org/
Rotary District 5890 Charities
% of Teresa Mueller
4951 Tilbury Estates
Houston, TX 77056
3. Material:
D.6200 has established a delivery point for all goods arriving into our District and for District 6840.
Contact person is Joe Hidalgo who is in charge of receiving these goods. He can be reached at the following email
address: jbhidalgo@aol.com <mailto:jbhidalgo@aol.com>. His phone numbers are 337/945-2640 (Cell) or 337/942-5858
(Office).
As you can imagine Joe Hidalgo and the Rotarians in South La, South Ms and Al. are overwhelmed and are going to nee
long-term support. We will continue to share opportunities to serve and I know you will continue to respond. Again thanks
for keeping the Rotary spirit alive and well.
Please let me know what you are doing so I can share it with other club and track District 6910’s impact.
Yours in Rotary Service
Gene Windham
706/781-3230 Office
706/781-8176 Cell
ghwindham@alltel.net
Woodstock Jaycees
The Woodstock Jaycees in conjunction with Wal Mart, the City of Woodstock and Jim Alexander are opening up the old
Wal Mart Building at Hwy 5 and Hwy 92 as a distribution/pick up site for donations. For the next two days they will be
collecting items, sorting through them and categorizing them. Hopefully, by Saturday they will be ready to start taking
orders for needs from hurricane victims and distribute them accordingly.
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The hours as of right now are set at 9 am to 7 pm – this is subject to change.
Volunteers are desperately needed – please call the Woodstock Jaycees at 770 926-8336 or call 404 402-0884.
THIS IS NOT A SHELTER SITE.
Items needed: new undergarments; diapers, formula, baby wipes, toiletries, clothes, bottled water, food.
If you prefer – purchase gas cards; gift cards etc. – CASH/CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
If anyone knows someone who needs assistance, have them call the Jaycees. If anyone needs shelter I know that Mt.
Zion Baptist Church is taking in people in their Family Life Center. Mt. Zion’s number is 770 479-3324. They are located
at 4096 East Cherokee Drive. It’s a possibility that the Cherokee County Recreation Center may become a shelter if
needed. I’m sure the Cherokee EMA will keep us informed on that. Their website was www.cherokeega-ema.org
<http://www.cherokeega-ema.org/>.
Thank you!
Rhonda L. Pezzello
Woodstock City Clerk
770 592-6002
770 926-8852
09/13/2005
Fellow Rotarians,
When confronted with a disaster, Rotarians rise to the occasion. Rotarians spontaneously organize and solve problems.
This is especially true of the Rotary Club of Canton.
The Rotary Club of Canton Board of Directors voted to approve the following recommendations for the Gulf Coast relief
efforts.
A check for $5,000 will be drawn from the Rotary Club of Canton Charitable Fund and donated to the American Red
Cross.
Please remember our local efforts in your donation plans. We encourage you to contribute to the relief efforts through the
charitable fund. Each member is asked to contribute a minimum of $100.00 beyond any previous donations they may
have already made.
The check should be made out to the Rotary Club of Canton Charitable Fund. The total amount collected will be donated
locally to non-profits that are participating in the disaster relief efforts. If you prefer, your donation can be billed to your
Rotary account and will appear on your next quarterly invoice.
Also, for the next three weeks please bring items needed for the relief efforts of our local service professionals to the
weekly Rotary meeting. These items will be collected and delivered to M.U.S.T. for distribution. Please ask Rotarian Kim
what specific items that are in need the most.
Yours in Rotary,
Bob Robinson