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Hurricane Relief & Recovery for Texas and Louisiana 
(updated 9/30/08)

 For general recovery information:  http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/.  Consider a Sunday of special giving: The General Board of Global Missions has a website to help you  http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/media/cbi-pdfs/hurricanes08.pdf.

The Texas Conference and UMCOR are still in the process of making assessments. They  are working to learn the full extent of the damages. Flood buckets are needed. The UMCOR page for relief supplies will guide you in relief supplies. http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/supplies/. To volunteer for Texas conference long term recovery teams-register on their website: www.txcumc.org/ikevolunteer. They will respond to you as quickly as they can. Financial donations to hurricane response can be made out to “Texas Conference” with the UMCOR Advance # 3019695 in the memo line of the check. Checks can be mailed to the conference office at 5215 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002.

The Louisiana Conference is registering teams for clean-up from Katrina, Gustav and Ike. Contact the conference disaster response ministry at laumdisastermin@bellsouth.net  or call (225) 346-5193 or (877) 345-5193.   Financial donations to hurricane response can be made out to “Louisiana Annual Conference,” with the UMCOR Advance # 3019695 in the memo line of the check. Mail checks to the conference at 527 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802