Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
From:
San Francisco Adventist School
Address: 66 Geneva Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94112
Contact: (415) 585-5550, ext. 23
Please join us in reaching out to our fellow Americans so devastated by this unprecedented national disaster. We are partnering with Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACS) to provide personal care kits to those Hurricane Katrina survivors in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. (Learn more about ACS below.)
YOU CAN DONATE – WE’LL DELIVER!
ACS Disaster Response needs items to assemble for personal care kits to distribute to Hurricane Katrina survivors.
HERE’S A LIST OF ITEMS THAT YOU CAN DONATE:
- towels
- toothpaste
- nail files
- washcloths
- disposable razors
- shampoo
- shaving cream
- band aids
- toothbrush
- soap
- hair combs & brushes
- new socks
- new underwear
- feminine products
- mouthwash
DROP YOUR DONATED ITEMS AT OUR SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER 16 BY 12:00 PM. LOOK FOR THE HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF SIGN.
If you would like to make a financial contribution, you can send a tax-deductible gift to NAD ACS Disaster Response, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904 or online at communityservices.org.
For more than 100 years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has provided emergency relief through Adventist Community Service Disaster Response (ACS).
ACS Disaster Response operates under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the American Red Cross and many state emergency management agencies. It is also a founding member of the inter-agency compact called National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) and the affiliated state VOADs.
In cooperation with ACS Disaster Response partners for Hurricane Katrina, ACS trained personnel are designated managers of multi-agency warehouses used to supply state designated distribution centers. (ACS is the usual designated organization for warehouse management including the 9/11 attacks in New York City.)
In Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, ACS Disaster Response teams are setting up warehouses to provide immediate relief to people devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Evacuees relocated to Texas and other states also benefit from warehouse goods.
ACS Disaster Response helps disaster victims through emergency distribution of relief supplies, donation management and warehouse operations and crisis response centers. ACS volunteers distribute non-perishable food, clothing, bedding, fresh water, toiletries, and other necessary supplies to those in need.
Working in more than 200 cities across North America, ACS Disaster Response operates in partnership with the FEMA and is a member of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters.
Check out their web site at www.communityservices.org.
San Francisco Adventist School is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is part of the largest worldwide Protestant parochial school system. For more information on Christian education at San Francisco Adventist School, please call 415-585-5550 or visit us online at www.sfasonline.org.