I believe I won't, either. Thanks for the bump. The Red Cross and United Way have long been off my donation list for the very reasons for which they are now finally being publicly criticized.
Red Cross v. Salvation Army?
DONATE TO THE SALVATION ARMY... TODAY!!!
https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=206
Thought this would be a good time to bring up this old thread.
Here are some SA blog quotes from last year...
NOTE that SA was serving at ten RED CROSS SHELTERS!
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The Salvation Army continues to provide emergency relief services to those struggling with the double blow of Tropical Storm Lee and the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Some areas along the Northeast coast were hit with both storms. Continued flooding and a serious lack of resources have made living conditions extremely difficult for those in the impacted areas.
Within the last two weeks, The Salvation Army has served more than 515,000 meals, snacks and drinks to victims and emergency responders along the East Coast, using 76 emergency response vehicles.
“Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene did a one – two punch, severely increasing the need in flood impacted northeastern states. Nevertheless, The Salvation Army is there, serving and providing relief services to all community members in need”, said Major George Hood Community Relations & Development Secretary.
Here are the most recent updates:
In Pennsylvania:
The Salvation Army is feeding at ten Red Cross shelters and has deployed six canteens to assist.
In Vermont:
The Salvation Army is providing meals in the areas of Rutland and Waterbury.
In New York:
The Salvation Army is still feeding evacuees and emergency responders from mobile canteens in various New York towns such as Schenectady, Margaretville, Fleischmanns, Binghamton, Nichols and Sydney.
Salvation Army personnel are stationed at three Disaster Assistance Centers in Delaware, Schenectady and Schoharie counties. Centers are in operation from 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
In Amsterdam, a feeding support is set up at the Montgomery County shelter. In Schenectady, a shelter is provided at the Schenectady High School.
In Massachusetts:
The Salvation Army deployed emergency relief teams to the areas of New Bedford, Attleboro and Metro Boston to provide food, drinks and clean-up kits.
The best way that you can help us provide is to donate monetarily. Donations can be made online by visiting www.SalvationArmyUSA.org.
You can also text the word ‘STORM’ to 80888 to make a $10 donation through your cell phone.
Checks should be designated “2011 Hurricane Season” and can be sent to:
Disaster Gift Processing Center
PO B ox 1959
Atlanta, GA 30301