Thanks for that info Rosanne (about the Salvation Army). Does anyone know if AmeriCares is a good one? I made my contribution to that fund thru the CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) at work. It stated in it's information on the internet (also provided thru CFC) that all contributions (after the 15% administrative fee) went directly to the families of the Firefighters and Police. I hope I made a good choice? Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: <Roebuck513@aol.com> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] 911 donations > In a message dated 11/09/2001 12:11:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Anna.Cotter@ca.com writes: > > > > ! I also noticed that the Salvation Army was there. They were giving out > > coffee and other drinks to the approximately 100 people there to help. It > > was the Salvation Army that called the Red Cross for me. > > > . But unfortunately it's going to take time and the families just can't sit > back and "wait" to be contacted. > > Since it is close to Veterans Day, I would like to make a plug for the > Salvation Army. They don't wait for the family to contact them, they go > where they are needed. My father was a W.W.II veteran. He was a very frugal > man, cheap. But he gave to the Salvation Army, because they were there at > every battle and any where the soldiers needed them. He 3 1/2 years in > Europe he never saw the Red Cross. The Red Cross didn't hand out coffee and > doughnuts to the troops, the Salvation Army did. I took the two above quotes > from the 911 letters of today. > I'm glad the lady got help from the Red Cross, but they wouldn't have come if > the Salvation Army didn't call them. > > The Red Cross is waiting to be contacted. People in trouble don't always > know who to contact. I sent my money to the Salvation Army, and will > continue to put money in the kettles and back it up with a check. They > contact the needy. > > Rosanne > > ______________________________ --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/01