Areas of help for flood victims in Iowa & Heartland Chapter

Posted by Sean Olson on 6/26/2008 1:13:47 PM

This information was just released from central Iowa and I wanted to pass this along. I know that many chapters are interested in helping. If you would like to provide support, please contact me directly (solson@qwestcenter.com) so we can coordinate efforts and can get your aid directly to those that are in need from our Chapter.

Cedar Rapids CVB Forced to Relocate ... The Cedar Rapids CVB has had to relocate to the flooded city's Lindale Mall and is struggling to attain some sense of normalcy, Executive Director Tim Boyle told USAE. Fortunately, added Boyle, employees were able to remove the vital equipment from the area before serious damage occurred. Downtown Cedar Rapids will likely be without electrical power for another three to six weeks, Boyle said.   Other flooding information and sites:  

http://www.embraceiow.org/ 

The information below was from an article in the Des Moines Register today the link to the article is:  http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/NEWS/806260405/-1/FLOODING. 

Now that high waters have spilled out of Iowa, something more welcoming is pouring into the state - flood and tornado relief money.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=FLOODING


- American Red Cross Iowa Flood Relief Fund; amount raised unknown; American Red Cross, Iowa Flood Relief Fund, c/o Quad City Bank & Trust, 3551 Seventh St., Moline, IL 61265, or call (309) 743-2166.


- Coralville/Iowa City area Flood Relief Fund; $35,000-$40,000; Flood Relief, Community Foundation of Johnson County, 325 E. Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240.


- Diocese of Des Moines; $7,000; 2008 Flood Relief, Diocese of Des Moines, 601 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309.


- Embrace Iowa 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund; $3 million pledged/raised; 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund, P.O. Box 310239, Des Moines, IA 50331-0239, www.embraceiowa.org.


- Farm Aid; more than $50,000 raised and $10,000 already distributed; www.farmaid.org.


- Flood 2008 Fund; more than $150,000; Flood 2008 Fund, Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, 200 First St. S.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, www.gcrcf.org.


- Floods of 2008 Assistance Fund; amount raised unknown; Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1176, Waterloo, IA 50704, (319) 287-9106, www.cfneia.org.


- Friends of the Animal Shelter Fund and Kirkwood Community College Flood Relief Fund; about $20,000 to the Friends of the Animal Shelter Fund and $5,000 to the College Flood Relief Fund; Kirkwood Foundation, 307 Mansfield Center, P.O. Box 2068, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2068, www.kirkwood.edu.


- Iowa Hospital Employee Disaster Relief Fund; goal $250,000 in next two weeks; Iowa Hospital Employee Disaster Relief Fund, Iowa Hospital Association, 100 E. Grand Ave., Suite 100, Des Moines, IA 50309-1835, www.ihaonline.org.


- Jewish Federation Midwest Flood Relief Fund; $6,300; Jewish Federation Midwest Flood Relief Fund, c/o Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, 30 S. Wells St., Room 3017, Chicago, IL 60606.


- Lincoln Savings Bank Foundation/Auto Dealer Iowa Relief; $385,000 for tornado relief, $27,000 for flood relief; Auto Dealer Iowa Relief, LSB Foundation, c/o Lincoln Savings Bank, 242 Tower Park Drive, Waterloo, IA 50741, www.mylsb.com/tornado.


- Muslim American Society Service Corps; about $35,000; Flood Recovery, MAS Service Corps, P.O. Box 10121, Cedar Rapids, IA 52410, www.MASservicecorps.org.


- Race2Recovery Fund; goal is to raise $1 million before Sept.20; Iowa Speedway Foundation Race2Recovery Fund, Vantus Bank, P.O. Box 687, Newton, IA 50208; Iowa Telecom offices, Vantus Bank locations, www.race2recovery.com.


- T-shirts for flood relief; about $2,500; www.thesmashsite.com/shop/floodrelief.htm.


- United Way of Johnson County Flood Relief Fund; $113,700; United Way of Johnson County, 1150 Fifth St., Suite 290, Coralville, IA 52241, (319) 338-7823.


- United Way 2008 Midwest Flood Recovery Fund; about $125,000; United Way c/o One World Communications, 5195 Hamstead Village Way, Suite 135, New Albany, OH 43054.


- University of Iowa Flood Relief Fund; $206,000; http://www.uifoundation.org/.

 



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