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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Funds Emergency Relief for Katrina Efforts
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$100,000 emergency gift to American Red Cross_Dallas Area Chapter and The Salvation Army_Greater Dallas Metroplex Area Command at $50,000 each. This is in addition to the $1.51 million United Way is funding in North Texas for emergency assistance and disaster planning & support through the 2005-2006 fiscal year. | |
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Emergency gift will be used to provide emergency relief assistance for local disaster efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 |
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Nationally, United Way is a leader in response and recovery efforts by working hard to identify the most serious needs of communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, and is committed to helping not only with front-line disaster relief but also with long-term recovery, those needs that are often not addressed until weeks, months or years following a disaster. Locally, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas is giving a total of $100,000 emergency funding to American Red Cross and The Salvation Army to help provide relief to the hundreds of individuals, families, and children who evacuated their homes and are now in the Dallas area without food, medical supplies or clothing. |
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"United Way's mission is improving lives in our communities, and we know through the work of American Red Cross and The Salvation Army, these hurricane victims' lives and their situations will be improved while they are here with us in North Texas," said Gary Godsey, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas president & CEO. "North Texans can also give directly to the local chapters of American Red Cross and The Salvation Army by visiting the United Way website at www.unitedwaydallas.org." |
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