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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Spinal Cord InjuryAssociation (NSCIA) and a national coalition of disability organizations hadto look beyond conventional disaster relief to aid Katrina survivors withdisabilities. The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has stepped in with a$25,000 solution. The donation from Muslim Americans will allow essentialmedical supplies to be delivered to those most in need. This has beennecessary as desperate survivors with disabilities are repeatedly turned awayor ignored by the Red Cross and other disaster relief groups. Beginning on September 9th, the MPAC donation will allow trucks filledwith wheelchairs, hospital beds, catheters, walkers, nutritional supplements,and other essential medical supplies to leave Atlanta, GA headed for evacueeswith disabilities along the Gulf Coast stopping first in Jackson, MS., andShreveport, LA. Paul Timmons, CEO of Portlight Strategies Inc. is coordinatingthe effort. Since it's inception in 1997, Portlight Strategies has providedmedical equipment free of charge to people with disabilities in need.
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---The BET Relief Telethon' on September 9 for Hurricane Katrina victims---It will be a night like no other to help victims cope with a disaster like no other. BET will bring together stars of music and entertainment in alliance with the National Urban League, American Red Cross, Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, Essence Communications and major recording labels for a primetime telethon to raise much needed aid for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The telethon is set for Friday, September 9 on BET, including Wynton Marsalis, Master P, David Banner, Juvenile, Baby and Lil Wayne (Cash Money) along with Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons, Alicia Keys, Diddy, Jay Z, Kanye West, Island Def Jam Music Group Chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid Common, Usher, Nick Cannon, Omarion, Pharrell Williams, Ciara, Ludacris, Keyshia Cole, Avant, Gerald Levert, Lyfe, Twista, Stevie Wonder, Brandy, Wyclef, Erykah Badu, Al and Star Jones Reynolds, Chris Rock and more.
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NEW YORK, NY, Nov. 15, 2005—A new web site for Katrina Aid Today launched this week. The launch was announced by officials at United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Katrina Aid Today is the $66 million national case management program recently unveiled by its sponsors, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and its administrator UMCOR.
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Tulane Mom and Arkansas Student, the Federal Department of Education has released special guidance regarding admissions and financial aid, in regards to Hurricane Katrina. One suggestion is that schools who accept students who have already paid tuition should not re-charge the students. Additionally, if they do charge students, those funds might be sent to the students original school in the hurricane-effected areas, so that tuition revenues will not be lost. Furthermore, special considerations regarding federal grants and loans are being distributed daily. It is still under discussion, but students may be eligibile for their original financial aid awards at the schools they now chose to enroll in, even they have already received disbursements. Documentation requirements have been eased since many students will not have access to their transcripts, etc.
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COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac announced today the company will continue its ongoing commitment to assist Hurricane Katrina victims with a $1 million contribution to the American Red Cross. The Columbus, Ga.-based insurer earmarked the donation to the charitable organization for immediate relief efforts to help displaced residents of the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast. A total of $800,000 will go to the national headquarters of the Red Cross to provide support to affected parishes and counties. The remaining $200,000 will go to the West-Central Georgia chapter of the Red Cross to aid Katrina evacuees who have been relocated to Columbus, Ga. and surrounding areas.
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Like most of their corporate peers, carmakers are pulling together plans to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina in Gulf Coast States. Most have pledged at least six-figure donations to the American Red Cross (way to embarass the Yankees, Toyota: $5 million) along with deferral options for their buyers in those areas with outstanding loans. Some have even offered vehicles for use in relief efforts. Click through for the roster as it stands. more
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