The following is a link to a story on PoliceOne.com about how to help police officers affected by the tornado:
http://www.policeone.com/mass-casualty/articles/3737560-Helping-police-officers-struck-by-the-Joplin-tornado/
Here is a news release sent out Thursday by Portland Police Bureau:
News Release from: Portland Police Bureau
RESPONDER LIFE SEEKING DONATIONS FOR JOPLIN, MISSOURI FIRST RESPONDERS
Posted: May 26th, 2011 3:55 PM
The recent tornadoes in the Joplin, Missouri area left the community devastated. Many people lost everything, including 45 first responders. They have lost their homes, cars and clothing. Some of them only have the uniform they were wearing as clothing.
Responder Life, a group formed to support first responders and their families, is collecting donations of gift cards and money to assist the families in the aftermath of these devastating storms. Gift cards for restaurants, stores such as Target, Wal-Mart, Lowes, and Home Depot can greatly assist those first responders who are continuing to help the residents of the Joplin, Missouri area.
Members of the Portland Police Bureau are contributing donations to assist their fellow police officers in Missouri. The community can help as well. Donations can be mailed to:
Responder Life Donations
C/O: Carthage Police Department
310 West 4th Street
Carthage, MO 64836
Additional information about Responder Life can be found on their website, www.responderlife.com
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Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Information from FEMA on Donations for Joplin, MO
Good afternoon everyone!
I'm currently working in FEMA's National Response Coordination Center in support of the disaster operation in Joplin MO. As a member of the donations management community, your help is requested in getting a strong donations message out to Facebook and Twitter networks, your friends, family and colleagues, and partner organizations that unsolicited donations of "stuff" (e.g. used clothing, miscellaneous food items, household goods) are NOT needed. The community is now facing a situation where the management of these donations is taking attention, focus, and energy away from relief activities.
The message that FEMA and the state of Missouri wish to have distributed is:
• Cash is best. It doesn't need to be sorted, stored or distributed, and cash allows the receiving voluntary agency to direct the donation to the needs that most urgently need addressing. Go to www.aidmatrix.org/fema and click on "Missouri" for links to voluntary agencies helping on the ground.
• For information on other ways to help go to: www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/howtohelp.shtm.
Thanks for your help!
Susan Jensen
I'm currently working in FEMA's National Response Coordination Center in support of the disaster operation in Joplin MO. As a member of the donations management community, your help is requested in getting a strong donations message out to Facebook and Twitter networks, your friends, family and colleagues, and partner organizations that unsolicited donations of "stuff" (e.g. used clothing, miscellaneous food items, household goods) are NOT needed. The community is now facing a situation where the management of these donations is taking attention, focus, and energy away from relief activities.
The message that FEMA and the state of Missouri wish to have distributed is:
• Cash is best. It doesn't need to be sorted, stored or distributed, and cash allows the receiving voluntary agency to direct the donation to the needs that most urgently need addressing. Go to www.aidmatrix.org/fema and click on "Missouri" for links to voluntary agencies helping on the ground.
• For information on other ways to help go to: www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/howtohelp.shtm.
Thanks for your help!
Susan Jensen
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