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How to help

A relief fund has been set up by The First Church of Christ, Scientist to aid those affected by hurricane Katrina.

Checks should be made payable to: The First Church of Christ, Scientist. In the memo line, please write "Hurricane Katrina Fund."

Mail the check to:

The First Church of Christ, Scientist
175 Huntington Avenue, A-9
Boston, MA 02115-3187

You can make a credit card gift online to the Hurricane Katrina Fund at: http://www.tfccs.com/gift/ hurricanekatrina.jhtml.

If you have any questions, please email the Church at info@churchofchristscientist.org.

Other organizations accepting donations are:

Adventist Community Services
(800) 381-7171
www.adventist.communityservices.org/

Alabama Governor's Emergency Relief Fund
1-877-273-5018
www.servealabama.gov

American Red Cross
(800) HELP-NOW (English)
(800) 257-7575 (Spanish)
www.redcross.org

AmeriCares, Hurricane Relief Fund
(800) 486-HELP
www.americares.org

America's Second Harvest
(800) 771-2303
www.secondharvest.org

Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
www.bushclintonkatrinafund.org

Catholic Charities, USA
(703) 549-1390
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

Christian Disaster Response
(941) 956-5183 or (941) 551-9554
www.cdresponse.org/

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
(800) 848-5818
www.crwrc.org/

Church World Service
(800) 297-1516
www.churchworldservice.org/

Convoy of Hope
(417) 823-8998
www.convoyofhope.org/

Feed the Children
(800) 627-4556
www.feedthechildren.org

Humane Society of the United States
202-452-1100
www.hsus.org/

Islamic Relief USA
Toll Free: (888) 479-4968
www.irw.org/katrina

Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation
1-877-HELPLA1
www.louisianahelp.org

Lutheran Disaster Response
(800) 638-3522
www.lwr.org/

Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210
www.mds.mennonite.net/

Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund
1-866-230-8903
www.mississippirecovery.com

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
(703) 339-5596
www.nvoad.org

Nazarene Disaster Response
(888) 256-5886
www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org/

Operation USA
(800) 678-7255
www.opusa.org/

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
(800) 872-3283
www.pcusa.org/pda/

Salvation Army
(800) SAL-ARMY
www.salvationarmyusa.org

Southern Baptist Convention - Disaster Relief
(800) 462-8657, ext. 6440
http://www.namb.net/dr/

United Methodist Committee on Relief
(800) 554-8583
www.methodistrelief.org

Union for Reform Judaism
(212) 650-4000
urj.org/give/index.cfm

Other helpful online info:

FEMA Charity tips: www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm


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