Local Katrina Help

Here is some information for those of you that want to help local evacuees in Alabama.

Red Cross shelters open in Birmingham:
http://www.redcrossbirmingham.org/shelter_list.htm

What the Red Cross needs, and doesn't need:
http://www.redcrossbirmingham.org/in-kind-donations.htm

The Birmingham Automobile Dealers Association IS accepting bottled water, diapers, blankets, and non-perishable food items for victims. See drop off locations here:
http://beta.abc3340.com/external.hrb?p=dropoff

Volunteer to serve or give through Governor Riley's ServeAlabama.gov here:
http://www.servealabama.gov/

Help victims in Bay St. Louis and Waveland, MS. Scroll down several posts on this blog to see the post concerning the effort begin put together by a local dentist (A Call For Help - Mississippi).

If you have evacuees in your home or hotel, know that ABC 33/40 is simulcasting WWL-TV in New Orleans on our digital channels 33.2 and 40.2 so they can see local coverage of this disaster featuring local news about their neighborhoods and communities. This can be received over the air if you have a digital TV, or on cable in Tuscaloosa on Comcast channel 99, and in Birmingham on Bright House channel 632.