Hurricane relief
(TOP) American Red Cross of Santa Monica's past Chair of the
Board, Ann Greenspun RN, (right) and Board Member, Sally Pai, enjoy hurricane
drinks during the Hurricanes 2008 Relief "Blow Out" fundraiser at Bubba Gump
Shrimp Company on the Santa Monica Pier, Monday, October 6, 2008.
(ABOVE) Red Cross volunteers Christine Law, 30, (right) and her sister
Liz, 26, sip their hurricanes during the fundraiser. The “Blow Out” helped to
raise more than $1,000.00 in desperately needed funds for Hurricane 2008 Disaster Relief efforts.
Current estimates for the cost of relief operations are over $100-million. The
Red Cross deployed 19,000 disaster workers and volunteers to the hurricane zones
-- twelve of them from the Santa Monica chapter. So far, the Red Cross has
provided 360,000 overnight shelter stays, served 8-million meals and snacks,
provided health and mental health services to more than 80,000 people and
distributed over 100,000 clean-up kits for tens of thousands of evacuees and
victims of Gustav and Ike's wrath. Fundraising efforts to pay off hurricane
relief debt incurred have fallen short of goals. The American Red Cross has
asked each chapter to help out with the fundraising efforts. Santa Monica's goal
is $67,000 of which slightly over half has been raised, so far. It's important
that everyone pitch in so that the American Red Cross can be fully ready and
able to assist those affected by the next hurricane, tornado, storm, earthquake
or other disaster - natural or man-made -- wherever it may occur. In addition
to an informal presentation on disaster relief, appetizers and Hurricane drinks
were served. A donation of any dollar amount to the Red Cross of Santa Monica
“Hurricanes 2008 Relief” fund was required for admittance. Folks can still
donate directly to the hurricane relief fundraising by contacting Marcia
Caldirola, 310-394-3773. Go online at www.redcrosssofsantamonica.org. for
additional information. Hurricane relief donations can be made via cash, check
or most credit cards.Money raised through the "Blow Out" fundraiser supports the
disaster relief activities of the American Red Cross, a publicly supported
nonprofit corporation whose mission is to provide disaster awareness and
disaster relief efforts.
Posted on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 12:01AM
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Fabian Lewkowicz
in Fundraisers , Santa Monica Red Cross
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