Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

Attention

There are many unscrupulous, deceitful methods of some websites trying to collect donations from people like our listeners that want to help the victims of hurricane Katrina. Some of these websites are making some legitimate websites look bad.
World's Cool JazZ has decided to place links directly to the American Red Cross, the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund and the Salvation Army.
All previous donations via our PayPal link has been already transferred to the American Red Cross via our station, thank you for your donations via the PayPal method of donating.
Be weary of any sites that do not have a secure method of payment, this can be recognized by the small padlock symbol at the bottom right of your browser or the VeriSign logo that is sometimes posted on the website's donation page. Any emails that may come your way looking for donations, may also be a scam called Phishing. Legitimate organizations usually will not do a mass emailing to solicit donations unless you are a member or have donated to the organization in the past.
If you feel that you have ventured to one of these deceitful websites or received a suspicious email, please contact your State's Attorney Generals office immediately with the URL( Internet address) and website information and time that you found the site in question. If you received a suspicious email you will need to keep the email information including the email header for tracing the origin of the email. The State Attorney Generals office for Florida where we are located is at this Internet address http://myfloridalegal.com . Your state office or country's consumer protection group URL (Internet address) will differ.

Please make all donations directly to the American Red Cross, Bush - Clinton Katrina fund or the Salvation Army via the banners below.
Again, the PayPal method of donating which was more convenient for our donors abroad has been removed.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.

G
World's Cool JazZ


NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 30, 2005) Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott D. Rady, 34, of Tampa, Fla., give the signal to hoist a pregnant woman from her apartment here today. In all, the Coast Guard rescued 11 survivors from the apartment building. Rady is a rescue swimmer sent from Clearwater, Fla., to help aid in search and rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi Picture courtesy of USCG Click image for larger picture		NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 29, 2005) - Flooded roadways can be seen as the Coast Guard conducts initial Hurricane Katrina damage assessment overflights here today. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Niemi Picture courtesy of USCG Click image for larger picture

August 2005. Hurricane Katrina. This bridge leading from Ocean Springs to Biloxi, Miss., was destroyed by the high winds and wave action. In fact, all roads leading in and out of Biloxi were destroyed or under water. When the water subsided, Highway 110 remained as the sole route in and out of the city. Photographer: Gene Dailey/American Red Cross.

Photos courtesy of Gene Dailey/American Red Cross
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August 2005. Hurricane Katrina, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Photos courtesy of Gene Dailey/American Red Cross
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Astrodome Houston, Texas.
Nearly 25,000 hurricane refugees from New Orleans and the surrounding areas housed on main field.

Photos courtesy Photographer: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross.
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Astrodome Houston, Texas.
Food, showers, sleeping cots, and medical attention given to the refugees of hurricane Katrina.

Photos courtesy Photographer: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross.
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Hurricane Katrina as it approaches U.S. Gulf states. Infrared image 29 Aug. 2005
00:45 UTC

Satellite images courtesy of NOAA
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Highest winds:
175mph / 280km/h

Fatalities:
1,013 (FEMA estimate) rising daily
Known direct:
192-242 rising daily

Damages in USD:
Insurance reported so far: $10-25 Billion
Projected: $20-65 Billion

Areas affected (extreme):
Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Alabama, and Mississippi

Other areas of lesser damage due to Katrina:
South Florida, Florida Panhandle, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and Eastern Ontario, Canada