Community Service Center Hurricane Update

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Volunteer Response for Hurricane Katrina
205-348-2865

Update – Sept. 5, 2005

The Community Service Center is working to coordinate campus and community efforts toward Hurricane Katrina Relief.

NOTICE: NO MORE DONATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED AT THE STUDENT RECREATION CENTER.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS

• To Student Affairs departments, the Rec. Center has requested the use of dry erase or flip chart message boards to help facilitate internal communication with the evacuees. At least two or three will help greatly. You may contact George Brown for delivery.
   
• Evacuees are also asking for transportation assistance. Please inform interested volunteers who are willing to help in this way. Per G. Brown, some plans were being made however, no logistics have been confirmed.
   
• Per Julie Foster, evacuees have requested that Catholic masses and Episcopal services be held at the Rec. Center. I have given her Father Gerald Holloway’s and Rev. Ken Fields’ contact information to arrange for those services.

VOLUNTEER NEEDS

• United Way has notified us that Temporary Emergency Services is preparing to open its temporary store (Old Salvation Army Thrift Store) at the Leland Shopping Plaza, Alberta City today. Volunteers are needed to help sort donations. Karen Thompson is the contact for Temporary Emergency Services.
   
• Non-perishable food donations are still very much needed to re-stock the West Alabama Food Bank. Donations may be brought to the Community Service Center or directly to the West Alabama Food Bank at 1605 23rd Avenue. Craig Young, Executive Director, may be reached at 205-759-5519.
   
• Donations of gas cards, phone cards, Wal-Mart cards, restaurant gift cards and the like should be brought to the Community Service Center, 355 Ferguson Center. Please call us at 205-348-2865.

 
Again, we appreciate the outpouring of support from all community volunteers. Thank you so much for all you are doing for Hurricane Katrina evacuees.