Another in the Dallas area... a radio station's list of DFW efforts, updated as they get more... http://www.897PowerFM.com/3.html
http://cdbaby.com/group/redcross is listing CDs that the artist is donating the profits to American Red Cross disaster relief. If you like Kings X, I highly recommend Yogi - Any Raw Flesh? $8 http://cdbaby.com/cd/yogi
UH-Downtown - Accepting students http://www.uhd.edu/ - click on RED link UH - Main Campus - Accommodations http://www.uh.edu/admin/media/nr/2005/09sept/090105dispstudents.htm
My GF is a third grade teacher for Pasadena ISD. Her elementary school has taken a few students already, are expecting many more.
Just a heads up, just got this from the Computing & Information Services at A&M: FROM THE MULTI STATE INFORMATION SHARING AND INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER - CYBER INFORMATION BULLETIN DATE ISSUED: September 1, 2005 SUBJECT: Fraudulent Websites for Hurricane Katrina Victims OVERVIEW: We have received information indicating that Internet domain names are being created that could be used to lure unwary users into visiting potentially malicious web sites. BULLETIN: Relief and charity efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina began immediately after the hurricane devastated the Gulf Coast area. Shortly thereafter, web sites began to appear which were designed to defraud unsuspecting users. Some of the activities include soliciting donations for seemingly charitable purposes, attempting to collect personal information through phishing scams and also spreading malware to unsuspecting users. Over the past few days, domain names that redirect users to malicious web sites have appeared online, in addition to email scams requesting donations for those impacted by the hurricane. While some of these sites and messages may be legitimate, many are not. At the time of this bulletin, please be aware that the following domains are reported to be suspicious: katrinahelp.com katrinacleanup.com katrinarelief.com. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and additional domains may continue to appear. In addition to fraudulent web sites, opportunists may use this event as a vehicle for other types of online attacks. For example, email messages that claim to contain attachments with photos, video, or other information about Hurricane Katrina may actually contain viruses, worms, or other malware. RECOMMENDATIONS: We recommend that staff be advised to: *Validate the relief fund or charity through a known reliable entity. Please refer to the FEMA link below for a list of reputable disaster relief resources for Hurricane Katrina. *When a message containing a request for donations for these victims appears, do not respond unless you are certain it is a valid message. *Avoid visiting untrusted web sites. *Avoid opening email messages and attachments that claim to contain video, photos, or other information relating to relief solicitation for Hurricane Katrina. *Follow standard best practices for email and web browsing security. REFERENCES: SANS: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-08-31 Washington Post: http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2005/08/katrina_phishin.html Better Business Bureau: http://www.give.org/news/disaster_pr.asp Federal Emergency Management Agency: http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/resources_katrina.shtm MS-ISAC 30 South Pearl Street, Suite P2 Albany, NY 12207 (518) 474-0865 7x24 CSAC 1-866-787-4722
Got this link from the Houston Chronicle article: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/3335968 And here's the direct link for Katrina relief: http://www.volunteercenter.us/rsvp6.htm
I just wanted to share this with all of you working on relief efforts. In many ways Minnesota and Louisiana although part of the same country seem worlds apart. One sits at the head of the Mississippi and the other at the mouth and like the opposite ends of the mighty river they sometimes seem to be diametrically opposed in many other ways. One state is known for wild times, spicy food and colorful politics while the other is practically a running joke on blandness in food and lifestyle. The cultural heritage of Louisiana is hot blooded Cajuns and Creoles while Minnesota is Scandinavians with personalities as stiff as the frozen lakes in winter. Even with all of the differences though Minnesotans are pouring their hearts out to help out those so far downstream. In the last three days I've been volunteering on raising money and collecting goods to send to the disaster area. On Thursday I worked a phone bank at a local TV station fundraiser. In about 3 hours we raised $46K in direct credit card donations and that didn't even include the money that people pledged to send in by check. The next night they raised $50K. Today I spent 7 hours at a collection site for water, diapers and other goods. Even during the height of a terrible thunderstorm people still kept on driving up with goods. One couple drove up with a van filled with so much water, food and clothes that it filled three pallets while two sisters 8 and 10 showed up with over a $100 they raised selling lemonade. The turnout was just amazing and according to the organizers as of Sat. night they had filled 9 semi-trucks with another half full. When they started on Thursday night they thought they would be lucky to fill two. In short the outpouring is just amazing. As someone who is from the region of the disaster I've been following the horror, the looting, the despair and listening to all of the debate and recriminations going back and forth. At times I've found all of this frustrating to the point of depression but if Minnesotans can come out and do so much to help Louisianans I'm feeling a lot better and know that the rest of the country will do the same.
For the Chinese posters here on Clutchfans here is a link to the Tzu Chi compassionate Buddhist society for Hurricane Katrina relief in Chinese. http://www2.tzuchi.org.tw/go/go.htm
http://www.katrinahomes.org We currently have about 110 homes from Alaska to Florida listed on our site. We've been seen on Fox News and have been contacted by Dateline NBC, it is a community of Americans who want to help NOW and not be handcuffed by the bureaucratic relief efforts.
Does anyone know of a clothing drop off site in the Galleria area? I have some clothes I'd like to donate but I don't reallly know where to take them (except all the way to the Toyata Center)
Well....life in motion...my shift just got changed from 7AM-3PM at the George R. Brown instead of the Dome, beginning tomorrow. So if y'all don't see me post on this BBS for a few days, it's not because I got kicked off....it's because I'll be a little tied up!
Take them downtown to the Toyota Center. I just took a few bags of clothes and a bunch of boxes down there. Saw JVG, David Wesley and Bill Worrell all helping out.
I know there are alot of Musicians here. A friend of mine just sent me this website aimed directly at helping displaced artists. NOAHleans
