[NautiNurse]

Have a family member who works with Toyota. Received the call last night about their $5 million contribution to the hurricane relief. In addition, Toyota employees are also individually contributing to the restoration of our brothers and sisters clobbered by Katrina.

Thanks for posting this info. Please, if you have the time, post additional contribution updates as you receive them. :o)

[bwteim]

In reference to donations- FROM WWL Earlier Today

8:53 A.M. - (AP): Companies move to give millions in relief.
WHAT'S BEING OFFERED
-- Companies are donating money and goods for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
-- American Red Cross says at least 30 companies had made donations by Wednesday morning.
-- The number is expected to climb.
-- U.S. Chamber of Commerce says initial corporate donations could total more than $100 million.
SOME MONETARY DONATIONS
-- Chevron: $5 million.
-- JPMorgan Chase: $3 million.
-- Citigroup: $3 million.
-- Walt Disney Co.: $2.5 million.
-- Pfizer: $2 million.
-- Abbott Laboratories: $2 million.
-- State Farm: $1 million.
-- EDS: Will match employee contributions up to $1 million.
HEALTH CARE DONATIONS
-- Eli Lilly: 40,000 vials of refrigerated insulin.
-- Wyeth: antibiotics and nonprescription pain relievers.
-- Merck: antibiotics and hepatitis A vaccines.
-- Johnson & Johnson: Pain relievers, wound care supplies and kits containing toothbrushes, soap and shampoo.
-- Abbott Laboratories: At least $2 million in nutritional and medical products.
SOME OTHER DONATIONS
-- Nissan: 50 trucks for Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
-- General Motors: 25 cars and trucks to the Red Cross.
-- Sprint Nextel: 3,000 walkie talkie-type phones for emergency personnel.
-- Qwest Communications: 2,000 long-distance calling cards.
-- Kellogg: Seven truckloads of crackers and cookies.
-- Culligan International: Five truckloads of water.
-- Anheuser-Busch: more than 825,000 cans of water.
-- Office Depot: Contents of its five New Orleans stores, valued at $4 million.

[morans14]

Lee Scott CEO of WalMart was just on Larry King. WalMart is donating 17 million

[NormsRevenge]

No problem.

I do what I can..

Is the image posting limit rescinded?


Not that I would ever abuse it,, lol

[Dolphy]

Wells Fargo pledged $500,000 and offered to match up to 250,000 of employee contributions for a total of 1,000,000. Contributions are going to the Red Cross and United Way.

[blu]

I know this is tiny tiny potatoes, but I'm hosting my MIL's estate sale this weekend. I had my niece make a sign for a really big jug to take contributions for the Salvation Army. I'm telling y'all about this to show you that no matter how small your contribution, it all will help.

Also, I heard on NPR yesterday some guy from a refugee center telling the talking head about clothing donations. He said a lot of folks wonder what happens to the clothes we donate. He said those clothes are golden to people who left their homes with a pillow, blanket and what they were wearing. Clothes with elastic are very popular...it's one size fits all.

Even tho Red Cross and Fema say they just want $$$....where are they going to spend it? I saw the SuperKMart in Biloxi...they need a major clean-up on ALL aisles! I wonder what the address for the Astro Dome is? :)

[gswilder]

So far, the Toyota contribution is one of the largest I have seen yet by a single corporation. I also heard that 20 Toyota dealerships were completely destroyed in the Gulf States area. The economic ripple will be large over the next few weeks and months.