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uppityperson

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1. WARNING! This money will go into the RC general fund, not nec to the current disaster.

Reply to MLAA (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:36 PM

Aug 2017

We all want to help asap, but it's been found that it's more effective to get donations to people needing help if you wait a couple days to find more local resources.

Lists will be posted after the immediate threat to lives is over. If you want to donate to RC, do so, but realize this money goes into their funds for use later, not for now.

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Easy way to help flood victims by giving $10 to Red Cross....here are step by step instructions. [View all] MLAA Aug 2017 OP

WARNING! This money will go into the RC general fund, not nec to the current disaster. uppityperson Aug 2017 #1

Thank so for the clarification. MLAA Aug 2017 #4

Thanks, it was a shock to find this out after my community collected and sent RC $. Preparing uppityperson Aug 2017 #5

Plus... moondust Aug 2017 #9

Here are a couple links with other donation places. Nola and HuffPo uppityperson Aug 2017 #2

Salvation Army is a much better choice. EarnestPutz Aug 2017 #3

Salvation Army is a fundamentalist church crazycatlady Aug 2017 #6

While these 3 statements marybourg Aug 2017 #10

I've never had to fill out any forms to donate via Red Cross lunatica Aug 2017 #8

I think they meant to get services from them uppityperson Aug 2017 #11

I used Paypal to donate lunatica Aug 2017 #7