[Ansteorra] some info regarding donations

[nweders at mail.utexas.edu]

I went on the Web and looked at the Red Cross site.  Basically they need 
blood and money donations.  Unless you buy and donate a pallet of goods, 
physical donations and such are helpful during disasters.  The rational is 
that it takes too long to sort, restore, and funnel individual goods to an 
area or event to restock.  So, if a group went to Sam's and bought 5 
pallets of bottled water -that would be a good donation (keep in mind you 
would also have to pay to ship it)  but having people donate a couple of 
food cans each isn't helpful for them.

If the local group needs something  then ask them.  For disasters, money 
and blood are the best things to provide.   Volunteering to go help work at 
a local Red Cross will maybe help them free up a trained person  who can go 
help.

Hopefully, this information will help.


Regards,

Clare RosMuire St. John.