Aid organizations encourage donations, monetary support for hurricane relief

By By Frank Tankard

Thursday, September 1, 2005

Kansas Emergency Management is urging Kansans concerned about Hurricane Katrina not to head to the Gulf Coast, but rather to stay home and donate to the American Red Cross and other professional aid organizations.

“We know that their hearts are in the right place, and there will probably be opportunities for people to volunteer. But right now, we need to let the professionals do their jobs, assessing the situation to see what is needed and where it is needed,” Major General Tod Bunting, Kansas adjutant general and director of Kansas Emergency Management, said in a statement,

Organizations currently providing food, water, medical supplies and other necessities to the Gulf Coast region include the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Transportation, the National Guard, the Department of Agriculture and the American Red Cross.

The Lawrence Journal-World reported yesterday that four local Douglas County Red Cross volunteers were headed to the Gulf Coast this week.

Joy Moser, spokesperson for the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department, warned against untrained Kansans heading south.

“We’re not encouraging people to do any volunteering other than through professional organizations at this point,” she said.

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