Karen (wolflady) and Others ~

Please Read our posts in "search & rescue dogs in DC&NY" BEFORE you try to send booties to New York.

The "Search Dog Bootie Shortage" was resolved about the time the story hit the web pages.

Just this afternoon I tried to help a local manufacturer who wanted to donate $ 30,000.00 worth of hand creme to the Search Teams in NYC. After a dozen phone calls to FDNY Logistics people and FEMA coordinators, I had to report back to the donor that the Rescuers just could not accept any more donations of physical equipment or supplies. There are TONS of donated supplies already on-site that haven't been inventoried or opened and may not be for weeks or more!

All the on-site folks are requesting that people who want to help do so by sending $$ Money to a charity or Relief Fund of their choice. There are thousands of families that have lost one or two of the parents and will need financial assistance to recover fron this tragedy.

Our favorite Fund is the one set up by Firehouse.com in association with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Their "New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund" has pledged that 100% of the money collected will go to the hundreds of killed and injured Firefighters' family members. Read about this Fund on page one of: http://www.firehouse.com/