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UMCOR Hurricanes 2003The 2003 hurricane season saw 15 named storms in the Atlantic/Caribbean and 16 in the eastern North Pacific. Hurricane Isabel, which struck the east coast, created the most devastation. More contributions are needed to enable UMCOR to respond fully to this disaster.
Please give generously to UMCOR's Hurricanes 2003, Advance #982438. Your tax-deductible gift may be placed in United Methodist church offering plates or sent directly to: UMCOR, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 330, New York, N.Y. 10115. Checks should be written to UMCOR. Call 1-800-554-8583 to make a credit card donation. Persons who can volunteer to work in the recovery efforts may call the Volunteer Hotline toll free: 1-800-918-3100.
You can also help replenish the supply of flood buckets at the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot. Flood buckets are filled with cleaning supplies that people use to clean their homes after floods and hurricanes. For assembly and shipping instructions, call the depot at 1-800-814-8765 or visit UMCOR's emergency kits webpage. Please note that UMCOR cannot pay for shipping or pick up flood buckets to transport them to the depot. You may also give a financial donation to purchase cleaning supplies that the Depot staff and volunteers will use to assemble flood buckets. To help purchase cleaning supplies, give to UMCOR's Material Resource Ministry, Advance #901440.
Photo: In Poquoson, Virginia, a sign "BAD ISABEL" painted on a board in front of ruined furniture shows one homeowner's feelings toward Hurricane Isabel. Credit: A DNN photo by PJ Heller, http://www.disasternews.net
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