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BLOOD DONATIONS

Lawrence Community Blood Center, 535 Gateway Drive
Walk-ins only: Noon to 7 p.m.
Phone: 843-5383.

The Douglas County chapter will conduct a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at First Christian Church, 10th and Kentucky streets.

FINANCIAL DONATIONS

America's Fund for Afghan Children
c/o The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20509-1600

Relief Donations in New York City: (212-228-5000)

Salvation Army: Send checks payable to the Salvation Army, earmarked Disaster Services,to:

Salvation Army
P.O. Box 1177
Lawrence KS 66044

American Red Cross: Send checks payable to the American Red Cross, earmarked Disaster Relief Fund, to:

Douglas County Chapter of American Red Cross
2518 Ridge Court
Lawrence, KS 66046

New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund

Lawrence firefighters and emergency medical personnel are seeking financial assistance for the families of their colleagues in New York and Washington, D.C., who have been killed or injured in the terrorist attacks or rescue efforts.

The International Association of Firefighters Local 1596 has set up an account at the Douglas County Bank. Donations can be dropped off at any of the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical fire stations in town. Checks should be made payable to the firefighters union. They will be deposited in the bank account.

United Way:
The United Way has created a fund to aid victims. Money will be distributed to emergency aid agencies like the Red Cross.

Send donations to:
September 11th Fund, c/o United Way
2 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10016
1-212-251-4035

September 11th Fund

Catholic Charities USA
Shelley Borysiewicz (703) 549-1390, ext. 147
To contribute to the Sept. 11 disaster relief fund: Call (800) 919-9338
Send checks to:
Catholic Charities USA
PO Box 25168
Alexandria, VA 22313-9788
Make a donation online [Donate]
Find the agency nearest you [Click]
Kansas agencies [Find]

DC Cares - http://www.dc-cares.org/

International
Charity Wave [Donate]

United Way International [Donate]

OTHER

Lycos.com's United We Stand

The National "I'm Okay" Message Center An on-line message center to help people find information about loved ones affected by the tragedy http://okay.prodigy.net/

Americans Unite: Share Your Support Connect with others through on-line support groups in this special section of Groups@AOL. Pray with others, discuss the tragedy or start your own support group on-line - http://aolsvc.aol.com/groups/groups_uscrisis.adp

Beliefnet - This multi-faith site offers a variety of resources, including information on finding a house of worship, a collection of prayers on mercy, mourning and solace, a place to post and read words that have comforted others, and on-line prayer circles - http://www.beliefnet.org

GriefNet - Here you'll find 37 e-mail support groups for those dealing with grief, death and major loss. http://www.griefnet.org

A companion site, KIDSAID (http://kidsaid.com) is a safe space for kids to ask questions and help other kids cope with grief and loss.

Helping Children Deal with Scary News
Fred Rogers, the beloved host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, talks to parents about listening to children after a crisis, dealing with their anger, and helping them talk about fear. http://pbskids.org/rogers/parents/sept11.htm

Donate Medical Services:
Registered nurses, emergency medical services personnel: 1-800-628-0193
Doctors: 1-518-431-7600

AGENCIES

Call 1-800 HELP NOW
Location: United Way building two blocks south of the Merchantile Bank on 23rd Street, one block east of Phillips 66 on 25th and Iowa streets.
2518 Ridge Court 205
Lawrence, KS 66046
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 785-843-3550
Fax: 785-843-0328

American Red Cross
Leavenworth County Chapter
Headquarters:
Shawnee Street
Box 255
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Phone: 913-682-6222
Fax: 913-682-0000
Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. M-F

The American Red Cross
Topeka Capital Area Chapter
1221 SW 17th Street Topeka, KS 66604
Phone: (785) 234-0568
Fax: (785) 234-5758
E-mail: kcacarc@usa.redcross.org

Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City
Overland Park Center
7800 W 110th
Suite 108
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone: (913) 339-9267

Lawrence Center
735 Gateway
Lawrence, KS 66049-2342
(785) 843-5383
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Topeka Center
800 Lane
Topeka, KS 66606
(800) 279-5943

Topeka Center
Mondays and Fridays
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tues, Weds, Thurs
7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
1st and 3rd Saturdays
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Helping.org
A one-stop source for several organizations needing donations. Give on-line with 100% of the money going directly to the charities. Also, find resources on locating loved ones and getting help to cope with the tragedy.

The Hunger Site
Offering free support is just a click away. In response to the terrorist tragedies, America's Second Harvest and Mercy Corps will use the proceeds generated from The Hunger Site through September 30th to support their efforts to aid victims and survivors in New York City and Washington D.C. One click is all it takes<./p>

National

Salvation Army [Donate] Salvation Army is taking cash donations at 1-800-SAL-ARMY

American Red Cross [Donate]

America's Blood Center's:
A national network of non-profit, independent community blood centers

American Red Cross: 1-888-BLOOD88 (1-888-256-6388) In New York City, for more details on available donor locations, call 1-800-448-3543 (GIVE-LIFE), 1-800-933-2566 or visit http://www.nybloodcenter.org

The United Way of New York. Help the victims of the attacks and their families. The September Eleventh Fund will provide immediate support to established emergency assistance agencies. Anyone wishing to contribute may send their donations in care of United Way, 2 Park Ave, New York, New York, 10016 or call: 212-251-4035.

Donations are also being accepted on United Way of New York City's Web site: http://www.uwnyc.org.

National Organization For Victim Assistance
call 1-202-232-6682 or send donations to:
NOVA
http://www.try-nova.org/
1730 Park Road NW
Washington DC 20010