Hurricane Katrina Relief - partner with TLC

[bruce n h]

Posted on behalf of Joe Meno:

Hi all,

We have all seen the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in New Orleans, and with it the displaced families and children. They all have little or nothing from their homes and have been placed in shelters around the country. Companies and organizations from around the world are assisting in relief efforts, including The LEGO Group.

LEGO employees around the world have been collecting money internally that is being matched dollar for dollar by the Edith and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation in the name of the Relief Fund and will be given to the Red Cross.

The LEGO Group has invited the adult LEGO community to join this donation matching program. If you

[keetongu]

Oh but I made a hurricane Katrina topic.I don't think I can donate cause mom won't let me take money out of my savings.

Edit:I have a huge coin bank in my room, so yes I'll donate.

[bruce n h]

Hi all,

As noted above, if you donate to the Red Cross through LEGO, they will match your donation.

However, we also wanted to come up with a more personal way to help out. There are lots of families who have lost everything, and many of these have ended up in the Houston, Texas area, where our own Anthony Sava lives. Anthony has agreed to act as a collection point for a toy drive to give something to families with kids. Here's the idea--you go out and buy a LEGO set and mail it to Anthony (e-mail him for his postal address). He'll gather these sets up and deliver them to the Salvation Army, who are distributing supplies to families hit by the hurricane and flooding. If you are unable to send a set, you can also send him money via PayPal, and he will go on a shopping trip to add to the donated sets.

We all probably buy a fair amount of LEGO through the year. Here's your chance to share a little of that happiness with some kids who are hurting. Who knows, in a couple of years they might be the new AFOLs joining our forums. :)

Thanks,

Bruce

[Jipay]

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[zouave]

I live here in Mississippi.We got hit hard by Katrina.The Red Cross helped a lot.Now in 2007,we're still suffuring the effects of the storm.All donations are appreciated.