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	The Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
		Disasters: A disaster is a calamitous event resulting in loss of life, great human suffering and distress, and large scale material damage.
		Relief supplies and equipment are brought into a country solely for the purpose of alleviating human suffering, not for commercial benefit or gain.
		To facilitate disaster communications, host governments are encouraged to designate certain radio frequencies, which relief organizations may use in-country and for international communications for the purpose of disaster communications, and to make such frequencies known to the disaster response community prior to the disaster.
	www.icrc.org /Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/57JMNB?OpenDocument (2474 words)

	Rotary International: World Community Service:
		When organizing club or district relief efforts, it is important to work closely with an experienced disaster relief organization such as the International Federation of the Red Cross.
		District 3210 Rotarians are assisting with relief efforts by establishing three relief coordination centers, organizing medical camps where medical assistance is rendered by Rotarian medical doctors, collecting and distributing food items, clothing and medicine to the needy, and instituting a Disaster Relief Committee under the leadership of the district governor and two past district governors.
		Relief kitchens have been established and club members are collecting, sorting, packing, and distributing donations-in-kind.
	www.rotary.org /programs/wcs/disaster/reliefefforts.html (7004 words)

	ELCA Domestic and International Disaster Response
		Relief efforts are underway to assist those affected and the ELCA has contributed $300,000 toward church-led operations.
		Contact ELCA Domestic Disaster Response communications if you have photos of Lutheran Disaster Response in action that you are willing to share with others.
		ELCA Domestic Disaster Response and Lutheran Disaster Response (ELCA DDR/LDR) are seeking new ways to expand its ministry both programmatically and regionally.
	www.elca.org /disaster (447 words)

	Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church - Disaster Relief
		CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), continues to help survivors recover from acts of terrorism, tornadoes, tropical storms and other disasters across the United States.
		Response to a disaster is often carried out by a local team providing emergency supplies, offering pastoral care and counseling, coordinating volunteer efforts in relief and rebuilding, and providing grants to victims.
		Not only was this the largest Lutheran Disaster Response grant ever, but it was larger than most totals for a full year of disaster response," he said.
	www.zionlutherannj.org /disaster.htm (853 words)

	Direct Relief International
		Direct Relief approved $92,345 in funding for the Guardian Foundation to build 100 wells and 85 toilets to improve water and sanitation facilities in tsunami-affected areas.
		Direct Relief approved $34,990 in funding for WFOT to strengthen the capacity of national occupational therapists (OT) in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand in disaster response and community-based OT approaches to care.
		Direct Relief approved an extension of their mobile medical camp program and the initiation of vision care serves.
	www.directrelief.org /sections/our_work/asia_earthquake.html (360 words)

	Southern Baptists begin relief response in Asian coastal areas battered by quake - International Mission Board, SBC
		Relief workers are requesting an initial $125,000 in Southern Baptist disaster relief funds for aid in Thailand, Sri Lanka and other parts of Southeast Asia.
		A “ton of relief agencies” will be streaming into devastated areas of Sri Lanka and India, which have appealed for international aid, he reported.
		Send gifts designated “Asia Earthquake Disaster Relief” to the International Mission Board, P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230 (to give online, go to the International Mission Board's website, www.imb.org, and click on "Give Now" in the box highlighting this story).
	www.imb.org /core/story.asp?storyID=2261&LanguageID=1709 (1462 words)

	Rotary International: World Community Service:
		To provide immediate relief in the event of a disaster, Rotarians are encouraged to work with longstanding international relief agencies that are equipped to allocate money quickly and effectively to aid disaster victims.
		RI staff will publicize local club and district relief efforts via the RI Web site's Newsroom when informed of disaster relief initiatives and preparedness plans undertaken by individual clubs and districts.
		Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere, leaving in their wake the stunned and often helpless victims who must mend fractured communities and rebuild shattered lives.
	www.rotary.org /programs/wcs/disaster/information.html (652 words)

	Emergency preparedness -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		This is usually a (Click link for more info and facts about government policy) government policy adapted from (Activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster) civil defense to prepare for nonmilitary civil emergencies before they happen.
		Some coastal cities in (A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes) California have disasters as often as every two years.
		Some otherwise prepared people lost the bags under their beds when their furniture moved during the 1994 earthquake in (Click link for more info and facts about Northridge, California) Northridge, California.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/em/emergency_preparedness.htm (2194 words)

	Union for Reform Judaism - URJ Disaster Relief
		In recent years the Union Disaster Relief Fund has provided help to the victims September 11, floods in Europe, earthquakes in South America and Southeast Asia, Black churches that were burned in Southern United States and the Grand Forks community when it flooded.
		In the wake of the hurricanes that battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, more than $3 million in donated funds were raised to help the victims and agencies that are assisting them and the congregations of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida.
		We are working collaboratively with other members of the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief to direct relief funds to our partner organizations that have field staff on the ground in those areas.
	urj.org /relief (398 words)

	Disaster Relief
		Individuals outside the covered disaster area, if the tax records necessary to meet a filing or paying deadline are maintained in the covered disaster area.
		Additional information on disaster relief for taxpayers affected by the attacks can be found in IRS Notice 2001-61 and IRS Notice-2001-63, available on the IRS web site.
		Pursuant to Announcement 2001-101, relief may be granted to tax-exempt bond issuers in certain situations where it can be demonstrated that the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks adversely affected the issuer's ability to comply with the law.
	www.irs.gov /newsroom/page/0,,id=50207,00.html (3155 words)

	Disaster Relief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		When a natural disaster occurs, the Grand Jurisdiction(s) affected may request the MSANA to make an appeal for assistance to all U.S. and Canadian Grand Lodges.
		Our first disaster relief appeal was in 1923 to help the victims of an earthquake in Japan.
		When a disaster relief appeal is made, all of the monies received are sent, in their entirety, to the Grand Jurisdiction involved.
	www.msana.com /msadisasterrelief.htm (177 words)

	USATODAY.com - Q&A: Providing disaster aid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		There are some relief agencies that operate with very low overhead rates, mainly because their activities focus on the collection of materials and arranging the necessary transportation for these items to disaster sites.
		On the other hand, there are other relief agencies with higher overhead rates that send personnel to the disaster site to administer the transportation, distribution of commodities and manage relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction programs.
		It is not unusual for community and civic groups to have collected several thousand pounds of relief supplies only to find that they do not know whom to send the supplies to and that they do not have viable transportation options for shipping the goods.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-12-28-disaster-qna_x.htm (704 words)

	USA / CANADA MISSION EVANGELISM
		Nazarene Disaster Response has been hard at work throughout Florida and the Gulf Coast helping people to cope and recover from the most destructive hurricane season on record.
		Kansas City-As news of the mounting toll of casualties in Southern Asia staggers the imagination of a grieving world, the Board of General Superintendents expresses its deepest sympathy and prayer for the survivors of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
		Natural disasters remind us of our human frailty, and of our total dependence on a God of grace and mercy to minister to those affected by this tragedy.
	www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org (360 words)

	NCOA DISASTER RELIEF
		NCOA Disaster Relief Fund was established in 1994 to assist enlisted military personnel with immediate disaster-related expenses.
		NCOA’s Disaster Relief Fund grants were distributed before the Red Cross even got on the scene.
		The NCOA Disaster Relief Fund is a certified Texas Non-Profit Corporation, Federal ID# 74-2756133.
	www.ncoausa.org /Benevolent_Programs/DISASTER.htm (287 words)

	Disaster Relief
		This is the introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief giving the history of the program, lists what the program does, organizations that we work with in this program, the equipment/units used in the program, and lists the characteristics of a volunteer.
		It discusses the various activities during a disaster operation and including maintenance of the saw, suggestions for brush/limb pulling, and cutting techniques.
		If you have already had Introduction To Disaster Relief you are not required to attend again, so you may attend the class of your choice.
	www.fbconcord.org /templates/cusfbconcord2/details.asp?id=28863&PID=206902 (437 words)

	Network for Good :: Help Support Disaster Relief in South Asia
		Acquiring and transporting emergency relief supplies to the victims of natural or man made disasters.
		Help Tsunami survivors in South India by donating to a general disaster relief fund or one of several projects run by local organizations working in the region.
		ICRC is concentrating its relief efforts on Sri Lanka and the Indonesian province of Aceh.
	networkforgood.org /topics/international/earthquake/tsunami122604.aspx (1339 words)

	Tax Relief in Disaster Situations
		Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the president declares their location to be a major disaster area.
		Both individuals and businesses in a presidentially declared disaster area can get a faster refund by claiming losses related to the disaster on the tax return for the previous year, usually by filing an amended return.
		Publication 3833, Disaster Relief: Providing Assistance through Charitable Organizations (PDF 507KB, 28 pages) — Explains how the public can use charitable organizations to help victims of disasters, and how new organizations may obtain tax-exempt status.
	www.irs.gov /newsroom/article/0,,id=108362,00.html (304 words)

	Cat Fanciers' Association: Disaster Relief
		In an impending disaster such as a hurricane, plan are made for shelters to be set up to receive animals whose owners must evacuate - animals are not allowed in "people shelters".
		Pet owners must do their part to help in disasters by being prepared to be able to evacuate their homes, with their pets, at a moment's notice should it ever become necessary.
		The CFA Animal Relief Fund is a 501(c)3 organization and all donations are tax deductible.
	www.cfainc.org /disasters.html (638 words)

	USAID: Earthquake and Tsunami Reconstruction
		USAID's historic commitment to these countries, 40 years of expertise with disaster assistance, and solid working relationships with the region's governments meant we were able to respond immediately, providing life-saving food, water, medical care and shelter.
		The disaster risk management program is helping vulnerable communities to organize disaster management teams, which plan and prepare evacuation routes and are trained in early warning, search and rescue, and first aid.
		The disaster management teams have been trained on how to use local materials such as empty oil drums to create devices that can save people from drowning.
	www.usaid.gov /locations/asia_near_east/tsunami (860 words)

	Disaster Relief Dogs
		People affected by the disaster in various ways were glad to pet the dogs to relieve some of their stress and anxiety.
		TDI has devised a new test for disaster relief dogs and will be offering it to qualified members across the country.
		All qualified dog/handler teams who so gallantly served during the disasters in Oklahoma City, and most recently in Washington and are still serving in NYC/NJ will be grandfathered as disaster relief teams.
	www.tdi-dog.org /disaster.htm (1364 words)

	Our Work \| Disaster Response (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Direct Relief’s response efforts are fast, yet they always involve local partners and are coordinated with other international organizations and governmental authorities to ensure the most efficient use of resources.
		While each disaster is unique, response efforts tend to occur in phases: search and rescue, immediate relief (for immediate medical, shelter, sanitation, and food), reconstruction and recovery, and long-term development.
		Click here for a list of our disaster response efforts over the past 11 years.
	directrelief.org /sections/our_work/disaster_response.html?disasterad (287 words)

	Churches of Christ Disaster Relief, Nashville, TN
		The Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort immediately responds to any major disaster in the continental United States by sending truckloads of emergency food, water, cleaning, and other supplies to disaster victims.
		Disaster Relief is able to purchase appropriate supplies in bulk at an extreme discount.
		Disaster Relief sent supplies to thousands of tornado & flood victims.
	www.disasterreliefeffort.org (162 words)

	Asia Tsunami Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Islamic Relief was one of the first aid groups to reach Aceh after the tsunamis struck on December 26, 2004.
		This important Islamic Relief project aims to provide start-up resources to help widows, widowers, and orphans to earn a living and attempt to recover from their current state of helplessness.
		Islamic Relief Worldwide is a member of the U.N. Economic and Social Council (special category), and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
	www.irw.org /tsunami (1940 words)

	Coffee Kids \| How You Can Help \| Disaster Relief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		As during the relief phase, these efforts are being administered on the basis of cost-sharing with the beneficiaries and provision of materials rather than money to the optimal extent.
		With relief efforts in Banda Aceh, Meulaboh and other heavily affected coastal areas proceeded apace and an abundance of foreign and domestic relief efforts underway there, the fund is now focusing its efforts on the over 3,000 refugees and returning residents now in a holding center in the Takengon highlands.
		The Aceh Relief Fund is conducting surveys and developing plans in the coming two weeks to address the reconstruction and repair of community infrastructure and homes in the Central Aceh highlands as well as assisting in the resettlement of the refugees and returnees in the area.
	www.coffeekids.org /help/emergency.htm (4213 words)

	Disaster Relief
		Microsoft staff have also been working with local and international agencies to better understand how we can contribute, and are committed to providing funding support, technical assistance and volunteer resources to the recovery efforts.
		Previous disaster relief funding includes more than $130,000 in the wake of the 2002 Bali Bombings, including financial assistance for the Perth Burns Unit and general technology support.
		Microsoft and its employees are committing $9 million in cash and technology assistance to the relief and rebuilding in the regions affected by Hurricane Katrina.
	www.microsoft.com /australia/corpaffairs/corpcit/community/relief.aspx (224 words)

	disaster relief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Whether it be a local incident or a major disaster, Salvation Army staff and volunteers are often the first on the scene and the last to depart, honoring a century-old commitment to serve those in need, at the time of need, and at the place of need.
		The red shield continues to be a beacon of compassion; of immediatte aid, psychological support and spiritual counsel to individuals and families whose lives have been disrupted or shattered by forces beyond their control.
		Salvation Army disaster response teams, coordinated and directed by commissioned officers and trained personnel, supported by volunteers, are "on call" to serve at all disasters and civil disorders which place a community or its populace at risk or which may disrupt or destroy family security and well-being.
	www.salvationarmyusa.org /usn/www_usn.nsf/vw-sublinks/85256DDC007274DF80256B80003B57BB?openDocument (230 words)

	Disaster Relief Updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Hal Burke is the coordinator of the SW Florida Disaster Recovery/Rebuild.
		Jim George, Virginia Baptist Mission Board disaster relief director, reported that the Caribbean hurricane response has transitioned into long-term rebuild.
		To learn how you can become a trained Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer, contact your state convention.
	sub.namb.net /root/dr (480 words)

	Faith Streams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		When disaster strikes, local churches and synogagues are often the first ones to offer support and help to those affected.
		Below is a listing of our disaster relief agencies and organizations.
		The United Methodist Committee on Relief is providing emergency assistance in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where floodwaters and mudslides have killed about 2,000 people.
	www.faithstreams.com /sites/disaster-relief.htm (504 words)

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