Resources for disaster relief efforts

• Use the Rotary Club Locator or club and district Web sites to contact a club president or district governor for information about local relief efforts.
• Read about Rotary clubs and district disaster relief efforts on the RI Web site. You can post a relief project to the Web site by e-mailing the World Community Service project coordinator and find out what grants are available to Rotarians for disaster relief.
• Download the RI Donations-in-kind Information Network Resource Guide. Note: Do not assume victims of a disaster need any particular item. Contact organizations in the affected area to find out the best way to help.
• Learn about the Katrina Relief Fund, established by Rotary zones 29 and 30 through The Rotary Foundation, which streamlines contributions from Rotarians looking to assist victims of hurricane disasters along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Read more on a fact sheet or the hurricane relief Web site (not maintained by Rotary International).
• Read "Is it possible that you can have too much of a good thing?" an article about disaster fatigue by Milton Frary, the regional Rotary Foundation coordinator for Zone 17 and chair of The Rotary Foundation committee of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland.
• Check out the Humanitarian Service Rotarian Action Group, which connects donors and recipients of humanitarian services.
• AlertNet – Updates readers about humanitarian crises worldwide
• American Red Cross – Provides emergency assistance and disaster relief in the United States
• Aquabox – Supplies clean drinking water after disasters
• Community Collaborations International – Works with universities, high schools, youth programs, families, church groups, and others to provide support for service-oriented travel in the United States and abroad; recently helped a group of Rotaractors coordinate a service project
• International Committee of the Red Cross – Protects and assists victims of violent conflict
• International Medical Corps – Relieves suffering and saves lives globally through health care training, along with relief and development programs
• ReliefWeb – Provides information for the humanitarian relief community
• ShelterBox – Sends boxes containing necessities for survival to areas with destroyed housing and infrastructure
• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Coordinates humanitarian response, policy development, and humanitarian advocacy
• UNICEF – Provides long-term assistance in developing countries to children and mothers