Hurricane: how to help beloved pets, how to donate food & money to help our Houston-area families: humans, canines, felines & more: www.Friends4Life.org/how-to-help/donate/
Houston-area animal rescue groups that need your financial support
Friends For Life: www.Friends4Life.org & Facebook: look for Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization, Houston. Check out all the animals they are caring for at the George R. Brown Convention Center—a new model for people/animal rescue during emergencies
Montgomery County Animal Shelter: https://www.mcaspets.org/mcaspetsblog Facebook – look for Montgomery County Animal Shelter Texas. These folks, along with Best Friends, are taking in the animals from Houston shelters throughout the affected areas.
Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project: http://ForgottenDogs.com Taking care of stray animals affected by Harvey. Their Facebook feed is also posted on this website.
DISASTER AID! http://www.DisasterAidUSA.com: Disaster Aid USA is Rotarian-operated project & 501c3 non-profit charity, incorporated in the District of Columbia. As a club project, its clubs goals & objectives are to promote & create awareness, raise funds & provide financial support for its primary mission: To provide immediate disaster relief & humanitarian aid at home, here in the US & worldwide to those victims suffering from the effects of disasters natural or man-made while using Rotary’s guiding principles & according to its Rotary Four -Way Test, while adhering to United Nation & Sphere Standards.
LODGING available! Is there anyone or couple you know who needs place to stay a couple weeks or whatever? Have guest house. Live out in country 23 miles out of Post / NW Texas near Lubbock. Also have RV hookup. Rotarian Dave Tyler: DTyler@Caprock-Spur.com Alice.White@TTU.edu or 830-990-8101 has lodging in Fredericksburg, TX (south central TX) for up to six adults &/or children – not for cat-allergic folks, sorry.
PETS! in the Houston area: KKimmey@TheWorkKs.com in Fredericksburg, TX (south central TX) will be taking pet supplies as close as possible to Houston. Also, you may donate: www.Friends4Life.org/how-to-help/donate/
- People can go to FFL’s Facebook page (Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization) to see FFL in action at the GR Brown Convention Center
- Below is list of items needed per FFL:
- Kennels and carriers of all sizes
- Cat food and dog food
- Collars and leashes
- Cat and dog beds
FOOD! excellent, high-performance, food-bank for the world: www.Breedlove.org accepting “Harvey” donations (on their front page) to provide food to Houston-area refugees. I was a Breedlove board member for 6 yrs. in Lubbock).
MONEY! Additional, reputable donation sites
| from Carol Holmes, Rotary District 5840 Governor / south central Texas: San Antonio area Information on Disaster Relief: … where anyone & everyone may donate funds to Houston, Rockport, other locations. These are the Rotary Districts & their contacts:
Rotary District 5930: partnered with McAllen North Rotary Fund – a 501(c)3 to set up an Emergency Relief Fund. Send checks to McAllen North Rotary Fund and mail to Rotary D 5930, McAllen North Rotary Club, 501 N. Nolana, McAllen, TX. Contact: DG Betty Ramirez-Lara, cell: 956-683-5706; BettyLaraRotary@GMail.com (Rockport / South TX / hurricane’s bull’s-eye area)
Rotary District 5910: Send checks to Rotary District 5910 Charitable Foundation, c/o Bobbie Applegate, 985 IH-10N, Suite 111, Beaumont, TX 77706. Contact: DG Rhonda Herrington, cell: 903-724-8515; Rhonda.Herrington@Yahoo.com (Palestine / NE TX area)
Rotary District 5890: Send checks to Rotary District 5890 Charities, Inc., c/o Jackie Barmore, 3525 Preston Ave., Pasadena, TX 77505. Contact: DG Bill Palko, cell: 713-582-7235, William.Palko@Amegybank. (Houston / hurricane’s bull’s-eye area)
Rotary District 5840: 501(c)3 Send checks to Rotary District 5840 Foundation (Disaster Fund), Attn: Bobbe Barnes, Treasurer, P. O. Box 13, Boerne, TX 78006. Contact DG Carol Holmes, cell: 281-923-6111; Holmes.CF688@GMail.com (San Antonio, Hill Country / south-central TX Area). … Continue to keep all the people who have been impacted with this hurricane in your prayers, as we still have a long way to go. http://www.DisasterAidUSA.com: Disaster Aid USA is Rotarian-operated project & 501c3 non-profit charity, incorporated in the District of Columbia. As a club project, its clubs goals & objectives are to promote & create awareness, raise funds & provide financial support for its primary mission: To provide immediate disaster relief & humanitarian aid at home, here in the US & worldwide to those victims suffering from the effects of disasters natural or man-made while using Rotary’s guiding principles & according to its Rotary Four -Way Test, while adhering to United Nation & Sphere Standards. Also: www.RedCross.org; www.SalvationArmyUSA.org Although less visible, the Salvation Army is providing massive assistance to evacuees as well. |
8-29-’17: Red Cross reports 17,000 evacuees in TX shelters. The Houston Convention Center holds 9,000 of them. All Houston area animal shelters are full. 45 shelters are open in the Houston area, with two more large ones opening soon. The Dallas Convention Center opened today for 5,000 evacuees. – National Guard assistance is increasing from 3,500 troops to 10,000 soon. Assistance from all military branches in surrounding states will total 20,000 to 30,000 troops, plus vehicles and equipment. Two of the nation’s largest oil refineries are not operating. Others are affected. Rainfall from Harvey at 49+ total inches is a new U.S. all-time record. Several days of this to go.
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