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America Under Attack
 For
those of you who are personally affected by our nations tragedy,
please know that you are in our prayers here at FamilyCorner.com Magazine. While we
rally behind our President and our military, please know that there
are millions of people all over the country, and the world, who are
praying for you at this very instant. We have compiled a list of
useful links and phone numbers. Please feel free to pass
this information on to anyone you wish.
How Children Can Help
Write letters to the New York City Police Departments and Fire Departments letting them know that you are proud of them, that they are heroes, and that they are in your thoughts and prayers.
President George W. Bush reached out to America's children in his prime time address on Thursday, October 11, 2001. To read the President's plea, click on American Children's Challenge. A downloadable version is also available from that page in Word format.
How to Help your Children Understand this Tragedy
For Families of the Victims
- American Airlines says those who wish to receive information
about relatives should call American's response number at
1-800-245-0999. You can find more info on this
web site.
- The hotline for United Airlines is 1-800-932-8555, and you can
find more information
online.
- Morgan
Stanley, the largest tenant in the former World Trade Center,
has set up an emergency phone number for employees and families to
call at 1-888-883-4391.
- You can also call The Office of Victims of Crime hotline at
1-800-331-0075 to to get more details about victims and
survivors.
Donations and Giving Blood
- The United Way of
New York and the New York Community Trust have established a
fund to help the victims of the attacks and their families. The
September Eleventh Fund will provide immediate support to
established emergency assistance agencies. Anyone wishing to
contribute may send their donations in care of United Way, 2 Park
Ave, New York, New York, 10016, or call: (212) 251-4035. Donations
are also being accepted on United Way of New York City's Web
site:
- The
American Red Cross responded immediately to Tuesday's
disasters and continues to provide mass care and blood products in
affected areas. The Red Cross activated its Aviation Incident
Response (AIR) Team to respondin New York City. Trained disaster
workers from the American Red Cross of Greater New York and the
National Capital Chapter in Washington, D.C. are leading relief
efforts in the affected areas.
- Within a half-hour of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, volunteers
from around the country filed into American Red Cross blood
centers and hospital blood banks. If you can give blood and are
within the New York, Pennsylvania or close by area please see the
following
URL. Elsewhere, you can also call the American Red Cross blood
donation hotline, at 1-800-448-3543, or watch your local news -
many cities nationwide are setting up several additional blood
donation locations. According to CNN this morning, (Sept
13th, 2001), O positive and O negative blood are in high
demand..
- The Red Cross has been on the scene from the beginning
providing disaster support in the form of food, shelter and mental
health counseling to all individuals affected. To help the victims
of these and other disasters please support the American
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
- The
Salvation Army can accept financial contributions through
1-800-SALARMY.
- National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) is a partnership in
disaster response. The organization was founded in the simple
belief that the time to prepare for the next disaster is now.
- People with information about the terrorist attacks are being
asked to contact the FBI
at 1-866-483-5137 or via its Web site:
- Professional healthcare workers who wish to volunteer their
services can call 1-800-628-0193 to find out how they can
help.
- Amazon.com has made it
easy to donate to The Red Cross. If you've ever purchased a book
at Amazon, you're already set up to make a donation.
Charity Auctions and Sales
- COURT
TV'S NYPD BLUE CHARITY
All proceeds from this auction will go to the New York Police
& Fire Widows & Children's Benefit Fund, a non-profit
organization established in 1985 by Rusty Staub. The Fund gives
financial assistance to families of police officers and
firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
- CHIVAS
200
From September 6th to October 31st, they're going to auction more
than 200 of the world's most wanted items and experiences.
Proceeds go to several charity foundations, see www.chivas.com for
details.
News Stories
- Stay informed on the latest news with InformantBitz, updated
every 5 minutes with news stories from hundreds of sources.
A very special thanks to our good friends at Childfun.com for compiling the pertinent information on this page.
For some great downloadable flags, please visit http://www.geocities.com/usflagpics/home.html
GOD BLESS AMERICA
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