Your city and New Orleans?

[9thWonder]

Miami-Dade County, sent convoys of trucks over to Mississippi and I think New Orleans. I think we're also taking refugees.

[krazeeboi]

Two York County officials are recovering the bodies of those killed by Hurricane Katrina's effects. Cotton Howell, York County's emergency management director, has been put in charge of all recovery and mortuary operations east of the Mississippi River. Howell and York County Coroner Doug McKown are part of FEMA's Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams, or DMORT.

Fourteen Vietnamese Nuns from New Orleans are now residing at The Oratory in Rock Hill, a Catholic ministry. Several of the younger nuns are attending my school, Winthrop University, free of charge.

South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC, has provided displaced Gulf Coast college students with free tuition.

[orlandonative]

Not sure if it is considered doing anything, but the FEMA operation headqurters for the relief effort is in Orlando. Other than that it seems to be a pretty strong outreach throughout the city. IMO having dealt with four hurricanes last year, this whole state can't do enough. We were fortunate enough to receive a tremendous amount of assistance last year.

[EastSideResider]

Charlotte has a total of 830 refugees. Each family is getting a free $2,000 credit card. Free shelter, and free food. (thanks to the TONS of food, water, toys, etc. donated by local Charlotteans!!!). There were lines blocking the roads at every donation center in town! No joke. 120 students have enrolled in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System. I like hearing all of these posts!! Keep up the good work everyone!

[teshadoh]

I think all cities are equally doing their best to help those survivors, though often FEMA hold ups have halted evacuees. But - we should certainly acknowledge how great the assistance Baton Rouge & Houston have provided. Though geographically, it made the most sense that those cities received the brunt of the people, it certainly shouldn't be dismissed.

Thanks Texans! And folks in Baton Rouge of course...

[MikesLogic]

Some of what Charleston, SC has been doing to help will be highlighted in the season premier of AMW:

AMERICA'S MOST WANTED rides along with police officers from Charleston, SC, en route to Gulfport, MS, to offer assistance to the local communities affected by Katrina.

AMW also spotlights is "hurricane scams," criminals who are using this tragedy to take advantage of the hurricane's victims.

AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK Saturday, Sept. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

From AMERICA'S MOST WANTED and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

In partnership with MissingKatrina.com and SafeKatrina.com

Katrina Victims' Network

[ngp]

One more for Charlotte, from ESPN.com:

Panthers offer tickets to New Orleans evacuees

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers are giving 350 tickets to Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints to Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

The tickets will be distributed to evacuees who are registered with the Red Cross at the Charlotte Coliseum. The Panthers are also giving out $10 food vouchers for each person to use at the game.

...

In addition, the Panthers will have 24 stations set up around the stadium to receive donations to the Red Cross/Hurricane Relief Fund as part of their "Beads for the Bayou" campaign. Fans making a donation during the game will receive Mardi Gras beads.

Read the whole article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2155587

[A2]

One more for Charlotte, from ESPN.com:

Read the whole article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2155587

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I think this is awesome. I am a HUGE Panther fan, but won't be saddend if we lost this one.

I know I will be burned at the stake by some die hard fans out there for saying that, but it is a real sad time for these guys. It would not be the worst thing in the world to see the Saints pull one out for the home team.

Get those evacuees a few beers, some beeds, and a hotdog.

They sure as hell deserve it from what they have been through. It is a good thing to be eat, drink, and be merry.

[eastsider]

Former Houston Rockets player Kenny Smith is putting together a charity basketball game with NBA stars to take place this Sunday at the Toyota Center. In order to participate in the game, each player must donate a minimum of $10,000 for the relief efforts and they must go help out at one of the evacuee shelters. The game will take place Sunday afternoon and broadcast on the TNT cable network on Sunday night.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3346030

[Clobber]

Memphis has been a major haven with over 10,000 Gulf evacuees in town and more on the way.  Some people are already looking for jobs, enrolling kids in school, and looking for places to rent.  The Mid-South Colisseum has been opened to victims as have many city-owned buildings.  They have turned visitors centers into aid headquarters.  Colleges and universities around town are accepting transfers.  Attractions, museums, the Redbirds AAA baseball, and some restaurants are offering free admission/meals.  Hospitals are accepting transfers from Gulf hospitals.  Hotels in and around the city are packed.  And like most cities, businesses, non-profit groups, the Red Cross, and churches are sending relief in various forms.  Also many citizens are providing direct help (food, shelter, money) to those who have fled to Memphis.  It is wonderful to see the collective city of Memphis helping as it is--as well as all the other cities helping.  There is still so much more to be done.

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The Memphis music community is also reaching out to its counterparts in New Orleans. A number of clubs and restaurants are giving free meals, and N.O. musicians and vendors are being granted special allowances to perform or do their thing in Memphis. Memphis always tends to step up to help its neighbors. Per capita one of the (if not THE, according to some reports) most charitable communities in the nation.