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Bad Links? | Relief effortsPaper solicits needs, eventsThe Citizen is dedicating this space to needs and relief efforts related to Hurricane Katrina. Events and needs will be published in The Citizen newspapers, as space is available, and on our Web site, updated daily. E-mail information to relief@thecitizen.com. Fairburn UMC asks for helpFairburn First Methodist Church needs non-perishable food items, diapers, clothes, money, toiletries, books, toys and baby items for evacuees the church is helping. The church is located at 5 Washington Street, Fairburn, 770 964-3393. For more information, call Youth Director Debbie Jenkins at 404 277-9786. Born Again Bargains needs donationsBorn Again Bargains Thrift Store, Hudson Plaza in Fairburn, needs clothing, shoes, furniture, money, bedding, toiletries all kinds of household items and appliances in order to assist hurricane evacuees. For more information call 770 774-9050. S. Fulton Business & Empowerment Center helps evacueesSouth Fulton Business & Empowerment Center, a ministry of Open Word Christian Ministries, needs food, money, toiletries, and housing for evacuees. The center is located at 6810 Shannon Parkway, Suite 1A, in Union City. It is in the small shopping center directly behind Arby's on SR 138 and directly adjacent to the IHOP parking lot. Contact assistant manager Barbara Stallings or CEO Marc Ellis at 770-964-5744 for more information. Take Donations to LandmarkThe students at Landmark Christian School have a goal to collect $5,000 to offer relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Students will bring their donations to Bible class or their elementary school teacher and the school will be accepting cash or check donations at the main offices in Peachtree City and Fairburn, as well as at the business office in Fairburn. The school is partnering with City of Refuge, a nonprofit charitable organization headed up by Landmark parent Bruce Deel. Deel stated that Atlanta will host close to 10,000 refugees from the hurricane over the next several months and City of Refuge will provide shelter, diapers, water, clothes, medical care and other basic needs. On Sept. 15, the high school will deliver Landmarks Quarters for Katrina Relief donation when they attend chapel at the City of refuge. Bring food to concert FridayBring food to the free God and Country Night concert at The Villages Amphitheater in Fayetteville Sunday and it will be given to The Real Life Center, an outreach of Dogwood Church. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. Food collected there will be used for local families and those affected by the hurricane, officials said. For information call Cathy Berggen at 770-487-6691 or 770-631-9334. Governor asks churches for helpGovernor Sonny Perdue asked faith-based organizations to designate a point-of-contact for the disaster relief effort and to provide their contact information to the state of Georgia by logging onto www.connections.org. The Department of Community Affairs (DCA), with the assistance of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, will coordinate with each point-of-contact to match offers of resources and volunteers with relief efforts that are currently underway. Perdue and members of Georgias faith community announced today a statewide collaborative effort to provide long-term relief for displaced evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Faith-based partners will help us channel goodwill to where it can benefit the most. I encourage every local congregation to designate your point-of-contact and join this effort, said Perdue. Relief Homes Georgia provides registryRelief Homes Georgia, an Internet-based registry intended to find temporary housing in the Georgia area for Hurricane Katrina evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, is now on-line and functioning. Located on the internet at www.reliefhomesgeorgia.com and including a link to a Spanish version, the Web site was launched by a group of Atlanta area IT and hospitality industry professionals in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to help make a difference for evacuees relocating in this area. It is intended to serve as a bridge of communication between those who are in need and those who have resources to offer, and more information about the effort can be obtained by going to the Web site. Information about volunteer hosts which is posted on the Web site will be made available only to relief agencies and will not be released to the general public. The registration form includes places where volunteer hosts can give specific conditions under which they are willing to host, such as choosing the length of the time of stay, number of people, gender of guests, whether hosts are willing to accept children and pets, and other information. A Relief Homes Georgia spokesperson asked persons who have space for at least one person for one week, to register on the Web site by selecting the Register to Host button. Relief Homes Georgia will work with agencies such as the Hosea Feed the Hungry Foundation, Latin American Association, local churches, or other non-profit relief agencies to match the registered temporary housing hosts with families or individuals in need of temporary housing. Once a match is made, the providers of the temporary housing will be contacted by a volunteer from Relief Homes Georgia. The Relief Homes Georgia Web site contains a number of helpful links for those seeking more permanent housing, food stamps, school enrollment for children, employment, and appropriate medical care when necessary. The Latin American Association serving the Atlanta area is receiving donations of food and clothing that will be shared with people who take in evacuees. Relief Homes Georgia is also seeking additional volunteers to help with the program on a day-to-day basis, and contact information can be found on the Web site. Current sponsors include Visions USA Inc., SignUp4, and Jimmy Booth Public Relations. |
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