Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Katrina: Connecticut Responds

Groups all across Connecticut are starting to work together to help with the relief effort for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Gov. Rell has ordered that six state armories be used as collection points for donations of "bottled water, easily opened, non-perishable food and snacks, batteries, blankets, tarps and tents." The Hartford Courant has a list of ways you can help just up on its site.

How else can people help? What are other organizations/groups doing?

4 comments:

ctkeith said...

Donating bottled water is silly and so is anything else similar. Why pay 10 bucks for a case of water the red cross can purchase for 2 bucks.

A donation to the Red Cross is ,without a doubt,the best thing to do.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for spreading the word, Genghis. Also enjoyed your earlier post on the long-term impact.

Anonymous said...

Animals in the Gulf region also need our help:

https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005

Genghis Conn said...

terhuxtim,

Remarkable. I assume that whenever we get federal assistance when big blizzards blow through here, then, that it's our fault for living in such a snow-prone region.

That kind of regional thinking is silly and counterproductive. We're all Americans: we should help our countrymen when they need it.