I can't post to the other thread so I'm going to post this info here. Hopefully Gman will post it to the other thread for me.

As one of the Daves said, be sure to donate money to a reputable organization. To research charities use the following sites:

give.org (the BBBs charity side)

justgive.org

charitynavigator.org

As for charities, my list includes:

AmeriCares.org they're a smaller version of the Red Cross. They are one of our charities and they are down there now. We have cards that are designated specifically for Katrina relief efforts. If you are interested in seeing and or purchasing the cards, PM me and I'll give you the info. Sorry but I'd rather not give the info to everyone for security reasons.

Convoyofhope.org I helped a woman on a local freecycle group by donating some pots and pans. Her husband drove their RV down to MS and it's been a comand center of sorts.

I just found out about this one from my church. www.katrinaresponse.net

It's a rented tux ok? I'm not going comando in another man's fatigues.