Special Report

Katrina relief: How to help

The best way to help people forced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina is to donate money to a reputable charity. Here is a list of relief agencies that are accepting donations: Local areas to make donations: • The Salvation Army, 420 Noble St., Anniston, rear entrance gate. Commercially sealed bottled water, non-perishable food items that do not need to be cooked and can be eaten directly from a can, baby hygiene products, baby food and diapers, general hygiene products. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Other ways to donate: • American Red Cross 1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) www.redcross.org Or mail donations to: The American Red Cross P.O. Box 37243 Washington, D.C. 20013 The American Red Cross P.O. Box 1204 Anniston, AL 36202 • Operation Blessing 1-800-436-6348 • America’s Second Harvest 1-800-344-8070 Donate Cash to and Volunteer with: • Adventist Community Services 1-800-381-7171 • Catholic Charities 1-703 549-1390 • Christian Disaster Response 1-941-956-5183 or 1-941-551-9554 • Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 1-800-848-5818 • Church World Service 1-800-297-1516 • Convoy of Hope 1-417-823-8998 • Lutheran Disaster Response 1-800-638-3522 • Mennonite Disaster Service 1-717-859-2210 • Nazarene Disaster Response 1-888-256-5886 • Presbyterian Disaster Assistance 1-800-872-3283 • Salvation Army 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769) www.salvationarmyusa.org Or mail donations to: The Salvation Army P.O. Box 218 Anniston, AL 36202 Mark check for disaster services. • Southern Baptist Convention — Disaster Relief 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440 • United Methodist Committee on Relief 1-800-554-8583