Help in the Relief Effort for Hurricane Sandy Victims

Want to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy? The best things you can do are (1) donate to the Red Cross, and (2) give blood.

To donate to the Red Cross, visit www.redcross.org, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Contributions may also be sent to your local Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. To schedule a blood donation or get more information about giving blood, people can visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). To give blood, someone must be at least 17 years of age, meet weight and height requirements and be in general good health. Donors should bring their Red Cross blood donor card or other form of positive ID with them. Some states allow 16-year-olds to give with parental consent. You can also help victims of Hurricane Sandy while you shop at Zazzle, the online t-shirt store. Here are some t-shirt designs that were created specifically to raise funds, and according to Zazzle, "All of the gross profits (including commissions that would ordinarily be paid to sellers) from sales of products that are tagged “hurricanesupport” will be donated directly to nonprofit organizations who are funding the relief and recovery efforts."