Relief Fund 5: Help Danvers Explosion Victims
POSTED: 12:27 pm EST November 22,
2006
UPDATED: 4:23 pm EST December 11,
2006
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- The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has have outlined important guidelines for individuals and organizations interested in helping anyone affected by the explosion in Danvers.Consider the following before you donate goods, money or time:
- Financial Contributions Are Preferred
Cash donations help to avoid the labor and expense of sorting, packing, transporting and distributing donated goods. Voluntary relief agencies use cash to meet victims' specific needs more quickly. Many voluntary disaster relief organizations have pre-existing relationships with major providers of disaster materials and supplies and can leverage extremely good discounts, so donated dollars actually go further than if individuals purchase them. Unsolicited donations can create storage and transportation problems for those already warehousing supplies that are needed and a needless expenditure to transport. - Donate Through Experienced Organizations
Be familiar with the organization that you are assisting. Work with voluntary disaster organizations with a known track record. Although relief agencies prefer the versatility of cash donations, some do have the infrastructure in place to store and distribute donated goods. To prevent waste, donated goods should be made only to agencies that have requested specific items. To help, please contact one of the following agencies: - American Red Cross 800-564-1234 or 617-274-5200
American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay
Disaster Relief Fund
139 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142-1530 - Salvation Army 617-542-5420
- Greater Boston Food Bank 617-427-5200 For additional information about MEMA and Flood Preparedness, Response and Recovery, click here.
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