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On Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast just outside New Orleans, submerging neighborhoods up to their roofs, swamping Mississippi beachfront casinos, and killing many people. My thoughts and prayers go out everyone impacted by this storm, especially to my friends in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Here is a list of relief organizations for your information and use:

America's Second Harvest
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Adventist Community Services
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
FEMA Charity Tips
Humane Society of the United States
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Catholic Charities USA
Church World Service
Episcopal Relief & Development
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
United Methodist Committee on Relief
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Rita, which hit the United States on Saturday, September 24, 2005, caused its greatest harm in less-populated areas of Louisiana and Texas, near Beaumont and Port Arthur. It landed with a few blows but no knockout.