The Canadian Red Cross estimates that so far Canadians have donated over $1 million to date to help survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
As well, the agency said 37 Canadian Red Cross workers left for Houston on Saturday to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in the first of a series of missions being organized for the months ahead. The volunteers -- from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Edmonton, Alberta -- will support the American Red Cross in managing 270 shelters and delivering some 500,000 hot meals each day.
"We are sending our most experienced and highly trained volunteers to support the largest relief operation in the American Red Cross' history," said Don Shropshire, National Director, Disaster Services, Canadian Red Cross. "In the coming weeks we will send at least 100 volunteers to the region, then more as required. It is the most effective way that we can help our counterparts in the US," Shropshire said. The Canadian Red Cross does not recruit new volunteers for this type of mission, but relies on its existing pool of people who have experience responding to disasters in Canada.
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RITA INTERACTIVE Find out more about Hurricane Rita's path. |
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KATRINA PHOTO GALLERY Images of destruction and salvation from New Orleans. |
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HOW YOU CAN HELP Organizations collecting donations to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. |
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KATRINA TIMELINE A day-by-day account of events in the Gulf Coast. |
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INTERNET RESOURCES Search for missing people and other useful Hurricane Katrina links. |
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A PLEA FOR HELP New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleads for help for his city. Listen: Windows Media 
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