The American Red Cross needs your help. Starting next week and continuing until the families of the tragedy called Hurricane Katrina are safe and comfortable, I will be collecting clothing and nonperishable food items for the American Red Cross and Salvation Army. I'll put a thing in the announcements, and I'll be sitting out at lunch waiting for donations. Please, anything is acceptable in our ongoing fight to protect the lives of those who have been hit hardest. Canned, dried, boxed food that won't spoil, clothing, blood, a little money -- anything is helpful. I can't take the blood, but those of you who are at least 17, please donate. I'll be collecting it all and sending it to the nearest ARC headquarters (most likely the Mt. Pleasant branch) weekly, so please give a little bit. Accepted items: Toiletries: toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet paper, paper towel, aspirin, "hygiene products," etc. - Food Items: Canned, boxed, dried, frozen food that WON'T SPOIL. - Clothes: Any kind of clothes you happen to have, in any sizes. - Money: Any amount from 1 cent to 1000+ dollars is greatly appreciated; 100% of the funds collected are sent to the Red Cross/Salvation Army. Thank you, everyone, for your help. Together we can face yet another of the horrible tragedies of 2005.