Hurricane Katrina Teach-In: the SPEA Perspective\nDate: Thursday, September 8\nTime: 5:30 p.m.\nLocation: SPEA Atrium\nSponsor: School of Public and Environmental Affairs\nDescription: Join SPEA faculty and students as we explore the public policy and\nenvironmental science ramifications of this devastating storm. Faculty\npanelists include: Charles Wise (homeland security), Matt Auer (environmental\nand public policy), Chris Craft (the role of wetlands), Al Anderson (public\nhealth threats), Orville Powell (former city manager with hurricane\nexperience); Bob Kravchuk (financial aspects) and Bill McGregor (public\npolicy).
Dine & Donate with Bucceto's Pizza & Pasta\nDate: Tuesday, September 13\nTime: 11:00 am--9:00 pm\nLocation: Bucceto's Pizza & Pasta (East 3rd St. & 45/46 Bypass)\nSponsor: Helene G. Simon Hillel Center\nDescription: Bucceto's will donate 10% of all sales from lunch and dinner --\nincluding dine-in, carryout, and delivery -- to raise money to support\nhurricane relief efforts (to be determined later). Collection boxes will also\nbe available at Bucceto's for other donations.
Canned Food Drive\nDate: September 1--October 5\nLocation: Hillel Center (730 E. 3rd Street)\nSponsor: Helene G. Simon Hillel Center\nDescription: Canned goods will be collected at Hillel over the next four weeks\nto be sent to families and food banks that are in need. Please contact\nhillel@indiana.edu if you have any other questions.
Organizations
American Red Cross: 1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669)\nOperation Blessing: 1-800-436-6348\nAmerica's Second Harvest: 1-800-344-8070\nAdventist Community Services: 1-800-381-7171\nB'nai B'rith International: 1-888-388-4224\nCatholic Charities, USA: 1-703-549-1390\nChristian Disaster Response: 1-941-956-5183 or 1-941-551-9554\nChristian Reformed World Relief Committee: 1-800-848-5818\nChurch World Service: 1-800-297-1516\nConvoy of Hope: 1-417-823-8998\nCorporation for National and Community Service: (202) 606-6718\nFeed the Children: 1-800-525-7575\nHumane Society of the United States: 1-888-259-5431 (aiding pets and animals\nstranded by the hurricane)\nLutheran Disaster Response: 1-800-638-3522\nMennonite Disaster Service: 1-717-859-2210\nNazarene Disaster Response: 1-888-256-5886\nNew Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity: 1-504-861-2077\nPresbyterian Disaster Assistance: 1-800-872-3283\nSalvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)\nSouthern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief: 1-800-462-8657 ext. 6133\nUnited Jewish Communities: 1-800-462-8657 ext. 6440\nUnited Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583
\n--Information obtained from http://www.iub.edu/hurricane
www.indianadisasterhelp.org: A site that connects Hoosiers wanting to volunteer\ngoods or services to help in emergency and disaster recovery efforts resulting\nfrom Hurricane Katrina with the Emergency Response and Recovery community.\nVisitors can fill out a form regarding what skills, goods or services they\nwould like to make available. With this information known to the emergency\nresponse community, you will be called upon at the right time, and given\nappropriate instructions on how and when to offer your assistance.
