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Hurricanes 2005 Response

Hurricane Relief; Give Now!


Hurricane Wilma
 Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Dennis
Offsite News and Background

Reaching out to neighbors, providing comfort, delivering supplies, offering shelter: These and more are the beginnings of United Methodist humanitarian response in the Gulf Coast region where two powerful storms have thrashed coastal areas. Click on the links below to read more about the ways UMCOR is responding.

FAQs About Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Wilma
A man uses a bucket to remove water from his home in Mexico after Hurricane Stan.

A man uses a bucket to remove water from his home in Mexico after Hurricane Stan. . REUTERS/ Daniel Aguilar courtesy www.alertnet.org

Satellite Image of Katrina.

The Rev. Rachel Benefield-Pfaff shows Bishop Hope Morgan Ward the high-water mark in her home in Gulfport, MS. Benefield-Pfaff, the pastor at Handsboro United Methodist Church, said she and her family rode out Hurricane Katrina in the attic of their house Credit:Woody Woodrick/UMNS

How You Can Help

Give:

Your generous gift to UMCOR Advance #982523, Hurricanes 2005 will help those affected by this year’s hurricanes. If you would like your donation to go to those affected by a specific hurricane or a specific region, please note that in the memo line of your check.

You can give online here Give Now, at your church, over the phone at 1-800-554-8583, or by mailing a check directly to: UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068. Checks should be written to UMCOR with the Advance number and name written on the memo line of your check.

Send:

There is an urgent need for both health kits and school kits. These collections of everyday items will provide displaced families with some basic necessities. The health kits contain items such as a toothbrush, wash cloth, and soap. The school kits contain items like paper, pencils, and items to help children start school. For assembly and shipping instructions, call UMCOR Sager Brown at 1-800-814-8765 or visit the UMCOR website. You may also give a financial donation to to UMCOR's Material Resource Ministry, Advance #901440 to purchase kit supplies that the Depot staff and volunteers will use to assemble health kits and school kits.

Go:

Volunteers will be needed in hurricane recovery. To find out how you can help with hurricane cleanup, contact your United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Jurisdictional Coordinator. A list of these coordinators is available on the web at http://gbgm-umc.org/vim/vimcoords.htm or write Mission Volunteers at voluntrs@gbgm-umc.org for contact information. They will provide details on creating and training a team as well as scheduling details. For information on what disaster sites are currently scheduling volunteers, call the Volunteer Hotline at 800-918-3100.

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