Hurricane Katrina will be remembered in the United States History for the immense devastation of the gulf coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama as well as almost complete flooding of the City of New Orleans.

This storm made its first land fall as a category 1 storm in the Miami Dade/Broward county line. Following this, it intensified to a category 5 storm and made a second landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana with 145 mph winds on August 29th 2005. It passed over the eastern edge of Louisiana and made a third landfall near the Louisiana/Mississippi border with 125 mph winds. This hurricane and the resultant flooding left the city of New Orleans uninhabitable and in urgent need to evacuate over a million people. While accurate numbers are not available yet, the death toll from Katrina is estimated to be in thousands.

I-FREED, in collaboration with the Sri Lankan American Association of Houston (SLAAH) and the Houston Buddhist Vihara (HBV) will be mounting relief operations in the Houston area. Assistance will be targeted at the many evacuees that have arrived in Houston. Due to the minimal overheads of the organizations, your donations will be utilized exclusively for the benefit of the affected individuals.

Relief operations will consist of:


Collecting Needed Items

 As the evacuees gradually start to rebuild their lives and move in to apartments and permanent lodgings, there is an urgent need for furniture and household items.
The following is an updated list:
These items will be donated to assist the Hurricane Katrina evacuees who are housed at the Moody Methodist Church in Galveston.

Please click here if you wish to make a donation. Please inform us your name, address, contact phone and email and the items that will be donated. I-FREED members and volunteers with the assistance of Moody Methodist Church staff will arrange transport.


Distribution of needed items to the Houston area shelters

 Update (09-19-05): The following items were collected and packed at the Houston Buddhist Vihara by community volunteers. These items were donated to assist the Hurricane Katrina evacuees who are housed at the Moody Methodist Church in Galveston on September 11th 2005.


Donations

 Your tax deductible donations (taxpayer ID 01-0751995) towards this specific project can now be made in the following ways:



For additional information please contact us.


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