wfn.org | CRC NEWS: CRWRC Prepares to Aid Victims of Katrina

["Henry Hess" <hessh@crcna.ca>]

Aug. 29, 2005 -- After clipping the tip of Florida and pummelling the
Gulf Coast, hurricane Katrina was passing through central Mississippi,
with potential tornado activity as far as the Florida panhandle. Most
residents across the coast evacuated or moved to higher ground, and
floodwaters rose several feet in New Orleans. Relief, recovery, and
rebuilding efforts are expected to be in the billions of dollars.

The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) is launching a $2
million fundraising effort to address the destruction caused by Katrina.

The funds will provide:
		-	   Rapid Response Team deployment and early
assessments
		-	   Initial flood and damage clean-up and repairs
		-	   Development of community-based recovery
organizations
		-	   Community needs assessments
		-	   Long-term reconstruction volunteers
		-	   Building reconstruction materials and
transportation

For more information about this effort, contact CRWRC-DRS administrator
Bill Adams at 616-560-2782; CRWRC Executive Director Andrew Ryskamp at
616-498-0816 or Stephanie Tombari, media contact, at 905-336-2920, ext.
224.

For more information about CRWRC's response to Hurricane Katrina and in
the 2005 Hurricane season, visit www.crwrc.org <http://www.crwrc.org/>
or call 1-800-730-3490. CRWRC is a Christian non-profit organization
ministering in development, relief, and justice education with people in
need around the world since 1962.
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Henry Hess
Director of Communications
Christian Reformed Church
905-336-2920 ext.236
hessh@crcna.ca

To learn more about the Christian Reformed Church, visit www.crcna.org