Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts at UNI

Volunteer UNI

Volunteer UNI has a references to local donation sites available on their web site.

IA4LA Relief Fund

The IA4LA Relief Fund has been established to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Donations may be made at any John Deere Community Credit Union office.

For more inforomation, contact ia4la@uni.edu.

Ethnic Student Promoters

Contact: Ashley Nunn or Ron Green

319-222-0151

Advisor: Ron Green (319-273- 2281)

The University of Northern Iow's Ethnic Student Promoters will contribute to the Hurrican Katrina relief effort by sponsoring a car wash at Carlos O'Kelley's Mexican Cafe (the parking lot behind cafe), 6507 University Avenue, Cedar Falls on Saturday, September 17 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. There is a minimum donation of $5.00.

Textile and Apparel and Phi Upsilon Omicron Baby Supply Drive

A baby supply drive is being conducted for diapers, baby wipes, and powdered formula (no clothing, please). Items may be dropped off Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10-3 in Latham 251.

Anyone interested in volunteering to load and/or transport the goods to Columbus High School on Saturday afternoon should be there from 2 pm– 3 pm to help out. Trucks or larger vehicles are needed to transport goods from Latham to Columbus High School in Waterloo.

Posters promoting the Baby Supply Drive are available for distribution. Please pass out as many as possible to different locations on and off campus.

Please forward email to as many people as possible to get the word out that the above supplies are needed.

Shull Hall Fundraiser

Sull Hall is collecting donations at their main office to be given to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Relief.

WRS Fundraiser at the Wellness Center

The Wellness and Recreation Services Lifeguards and Certification Instructors are running a donation booth in the main hall of the Wellness and Recreation Center from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Friday.
The lifeguards and instructors have a special passion for Red Cross related activities due to their certifications/ training and teaching in learn to swim and certification programs. They are very excited to help the Red Cross assist those in need. Those interested in contributing a monetary donation can stop by the booth during the times listed above.

Project EXPORT/Global Health Corps

Contact: Linda K. Miller, MA LPN

319-273-7857

Plans are under way to place UNI students and faculty at relief shelters in the south in the next few weeks and months. The public health ramifications from the Hurricane Katrina disaster will be long-term and far reaching.

Details will be forthcoming in the next week or two. Interested faculty and students should e-mail Linda.k.miller@uni.edu with contact information and possible dates available to travel.

Clothing Drive for Katrina Victims

SIFE- Students In Free Enterprise

Contact: Desiree Fierros

319-22 -5991
We are all Americans; let's take a stand to help out those in need. Please donate CLOTHING, SHOES, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES to the victims of Hurrricane Katrina. If you reside in the dorms or ROTH bring clothes to your main floor lounge, if you reside in University Apartments bring clothes to the University Apartment Office located at 3900 Jennings drive, during office hours of M-F 8am-5pm. SIFE will pick up all clothing and other items SEPTEMBER 17, 2005, in the dorms.

*Disclaimer: Inclusion of the names of various charities in no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any presentation by or activity at the University of Northern Iowa.

Hurricane Katrina NOAA-17 satellite imagery courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison Space Science and Engineering Center.