http://www.blogher.com/node/13274 Comments for "Adopt a Family impacted by Hurricane Katrina for Christmas!" en http://www.blogher.com/node/13274 <p>It has been well over a year since Hurricane Katrina hit.&nbsp; The camera crews have long gone.&nbsp; Yet there are families who still struggling with rebuilding their lives.&nbsp; But thanks to three virtual entities (<a href="http://www.postsanta.com/">www.postsanta.com</a>,<a href="http://www.hurricane-katrina.org/">www.hurricane-katrina.org</a>, and <a href="http://www.katrinasangels.org/">www.katrinasangels.org</a>),Christmas will be joyful one for these families.</p> <p>The three Web sites not only highlight the ongoing difficulties for those in the New Orleans area trying to rebuild their lives, but they are also a vital link between those in need and those who want to donate food, money, even Christmas trees.&nbsp; Their shared vision is to catalyze their online endeavors to help the Gulf Coast recover.</p> <p>Hundreds of Katrina families have written "Dear Santa" letters online like this <a href="http://www.postsanta.com/images/x2305112aa023.jpg">one</a>. <a href="http://www.postsanta.com/">Post Santa</a> is now seeking out prospective Santas for these families. Katrina's Angels, which has also been <a href="http://www.katrinasangels.org/XmasSponsorNeed.asp">prescreening deserving families</a>, will help donors fulfill wish lists and handle the New Orleans-area distribution. And the effort all came together on<a href="http://www.hurricane-katrina.org/"> Beyond Katrina</a>.</p> <p>You can sponsor a family by making a donation <a href="http://www.katrinasangels.org/Donate.asp">here</a> or you can adopt a family and answer their Christmas letter by clicking <a href="http://www.postsanta.com/2006/11/tips_for_adopte.html">here</a>.</p> http://www.blogher.com/node/13274#comments Non-profits Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:46:45 -0600 Beth Kanter 13274 at http://www.blogher.com