wispa has posted: ”I'm currently adding new friends to my list and counting everyones (meaning everyone on my friends list excluding communities) TOTAL # of posts and using that number multiplied by $.01 (i can't go much higher than that because i'm a broke college student!) to get a monetary value that i will donate to the red cross!” Today is the last ( Read more... )

Copying a wonderful idea from many other LJers.

For every comment I recieve on this post, I will donate 1$ to the Red Cross for the Survivors of Katrina.

Just comment, it's the least you can do.

COMMENT HERE

I work for Kroger and my company is matching 100% of employee donations to The American Red Cross throughout the month of September. I have already donated money and will continue to do so as much as I can. If you would like to turn your $1 donation into $2 or $10 into $20 I will be collecting and turning in the donations to Kroger to match the ( Read more... )

Announcing two resources for displaced college students!
alchemy_gryph from academics_anon has put together a list of schools that are accepting displaced college students on her LJ:
♦ Alphabetical list of colleges and universities accepting displaced students, A-I, J-O, and P-Z.

compscilin took the initiative to transfer the data from that list and from others’ LJ lists onto a ( Read more... )

Besides italianchick589, edna_blackadder and x0_da_emster_0x will also donate if you comment them, and merrivere has a special donation-for-poems/jokes/your-favorite-class-and-teacher project running until until 6:00 PM Central time today.

You can also help Katrina survivors (and others) just by visiting click-to-donate sites. There, clicking on a button will take you to a page of ads, and the ( Read more... )

This morning I received a copy of an email from Ollie Cantos summarizing the issues facing Katrina survivors with disabilities, responders, and disability advocates and what is being done. I want to get this posted where it might be useful--crossposting to hurricane and disability communities as well as my journal. (If anyone knows how to crosspost ( Read more... )

The Red Cross was short of blood before the hurricane. Donating blood is free. Most people can do it. It's not hard. And there are blood drives all over. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE for the next one in your area. You'll even get cookies.

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First, thank you for creating this community. I feel helpless about what is currently going on in New Orleans. The government failed, and that's who my tax dollars are going to. I applaud everyone who is helping out there and reporting back here ( Read more... )