tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12024908.post-75047834743592340652007-11-02T19:21:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:57:03.441-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_tn7W_5f6mWA/RyvjblyIu5I/AAAAAAAAAFc/Re75D2Q3cXQ/s1600-h/capt_sge_qln59_031107022912_photo03_photo_default-512x308.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_tn7W_5f6mWA/RyvjblyIu5I/AAAAAAAAAFc/Re75D2Q3cXQ/s200/capt_sge_qln59_031107022912_photo03_photo_default-512x308.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128442663829814162" /></a><br />Emergency relief efforts are underway for thousands of people affected by a series of storms that caused the worst flooding in Mexico's history and tore through the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba. Thousands are being evacuated to neighboring states while some 300,000 people remain trapped in their homes by the flooding. <br /><br />You can help the victims of this disaster by making a donation to one of the organizations below:<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.networkforgood.org/donate/MakeDonation2.aspx?ORGID2=521314847&source=NFG&cmpgn=CRS"target="_blank">Adventist Development and Relief Agency</a> (ADRA) </strong><br />Providing food baskets for families in the Dominican Republic whose homes were swept away by the floods, or were rescued from the roofs of their homes<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.networkforgood.org/donate/MakeDonation2.aspx?ORGID2=135563422&source=NFG&cmpgn=CRS"target="_blank">Catholic Relief Services </a></strong><br />Providing food, water, blankets and other basic emergency supplies to thousands of affected families<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.networkforgood.org/donate/MakeDonation2.aspx?ORGID2=134080201&source=NFG&cmpgn=CRS"target="_blank">Church World Service</a></strong><br />Supporting an effort by a local partner organization to assist the most vulnerable and most impoverished; the ones who have not received assistance by local and national authorities during previous emergencies<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.networkforgood.org/donate/MakeDonation2.aspx?ORGID2=930878944&source=NFG&cmpgn=CRS"target="_blank">Medical Teams International</a></strong><br />Sending relief workers for initial disaster response and will assess where volunteers and supplies are needed<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.networkforgood.org/donate/MakeDonation2.aspx?ORGID2=060726487&source=NFG&cmpgn=CRS"target="_blank">Save the Children</a></strong><br />Assisting children and families affected by the deadly storm that battered the island of Hispaniola<br /><br /><a href="https://www.networkforgood.org/donate/MakeDonation2.aspx?ORGID2=953202116&source=NFG&cmpgn=CRS"target="_blank">World Vision</a><br />Working to ensure the safety of local families while they wait for roads to be cleared. Their Mexico staff is helping to move people to temporary shelters located in schools, parking lots, hospitals, and higher elevation areas<br /><br /><a href="https://www.networkforgood.org/PCA/PcaLandingPage.aspx?source=NFG&cmpgn=NCB"target="_blank">Create a charity badge</a> for one of these organizations; you can spread the word to family and friends making a difference for the victims in need.Network for Goodnoreply@blogger.com