?176-129? Mercy-USA for Aid and Development, Attn.: New York City Relief, 44450 Pinetree Dr., Suite 201, Plymouth, Mich. 48170; (800) 55-MERCY.
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Here's how to help
Publication: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: September 18, 2001
Section: NEWS
Page: 28
Word Count: 350
Rescue officials say they are overwhelmed with perishable donations; the biggest need is money. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani suggests, "A great way to help is to come here and spend money."
For those who can't make the trip, these are some of the organizations that have geared up to provide disaster relief:
?176-129? Adventist Development and Relief Agency, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Md. 20904; (800) 424-2372; www.adra.org.
?176-129? American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013; (800) HELP-NOW or (800) 257-7575 (Spanish); www.redcross.org; or drop off donations at any LaSalle Bank, Citibank or TCF branch, or Target, Sears, Roebuck & Co. or Walgreens store.
?176-129? Brothers' Brother Foundation, 1200 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233; (412) 321-3160; www.brothersbrother .org.
?176-129? Chicago Firefighters Union's 911 Fallen Firefighters Fund (to help families of firefighters who died at the World Trade Center), Amalgamated Bank, P.O. Box 94450, Chicago 60690-4450.
?176-129? Chicago Remembers Fund, 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago 60670-0589; or drop off donations at any Bank One branch.
?176-129? Church World Service, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, Ind. 46515; (800) 297-1516; www.churchworldservice.org.
?176-129? Episcopal Relief and Development, Box 12043, Newark, N.J. 07101; (800) 334-7626.
?176-129? Food for the Hungry, 7729 East Greenway Rd., Scottsdale, Ariz. 85260; (800) 2-HUNGER; www.fh.org.
?176-129? Mercy-USA for Aid and Development, Attn.: New York City Relief, 44450 Pinetree Dr., Suite 201, Plymouth, Mich. 48170; (800) 55-MERCY.
?176-129? Salvation Army, which is providing 100,000 meals a day to rescue workers; (800) SAL-ARMY, www.salvationarmyusa.org.
?176-129? Save the Children Fund for U.S. Children in Crisis, 54 Wilton Rd., Westport, Conn. 06880; (800) 728-3843; www.savethechildren.org.
?176-129? United Methodist Committee on Relief Love in the Midst of Tragedy 901125-3, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 330, New York, N.Y. 10115; (800) 554-8583; www.gbgm-umc.org/umcor.
?176-129? United Way and New York Community Trust Sept. 11 Fund, c/o United Way of New York City, 2 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016; (800) 710-8002 www.uwnyc .org.
?176-129? World Vision AFAF, P.O. Box 70288, Tacoma, Wash. 98481; (800) 700-4911; www.worldvision .org.
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