Midwest Flood Relief: A Call To Action

We’ve all seen the devastated towns. A lot of people didn’t have flood insurance because they were told the levees could not be breeched:

Juli Parks didn’t worry when water began creeping up the levee that shields this town of about 750 from the Mississippi River - not even when volunteers began piling on sandbags.

After all, local officials had assured townspeople in 1999 that the levee was sturdy enough to withstand a historic flood, and FEMA had agreed. In fact, some relieved homeowners dropped their flood insurance, and others applied for permits to build new houses and businesses.

Then on Tuesday, the worst happened: The levee burst and Gulfport was submerged in 10 feet of water. Only 28 property owners were insured against the damage.

It’s easy to say in retrospect: Those people really should have bought the insurance!

But the fact of the matter is, many didn’t and they’ve lost everything.

Here are some relief agencies if you’re so inclined to help out:

Chabad Flood Relief

The American Red Cross

The Salvation Army

And not to forget our furry friends:

The Humane Society Of The United States

Cotillion Blogress, Shira says:

The Red Cross estimates it will need $45 million to help those impacted by the flood. Thus far, $5.5 million has been raised. We can do better than that.

Let’s all do what we can to help.