Statement from Elder Schneider regarding Katrina

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** High Priority **

Pastor Don Schneider

President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America joins with this

nation in praying with and for the individuals affected by the disaster

caused by Hurricane Katrina. In times like these, we as a nation need to

band together to help those who are in great need.

Adventist Community Services Disaster Response is working along with

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to set up a multi-agency

warehouse nearby the devastated areas in Louisiana. In the warehouse,

volunteers will sort and package donated goods, pull orders and load

trucks for delivery to the affected areas. Volunteers are also helping

to provide 40,000 meals a day to those affected in Mississippi.

For more than 100 years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has provided

emergency relief through Adventist Community Service Disaster Response.

Working in more than 200 cities across North America, Adventist

Community Services Disaster Response operates in partnership with the

Federal Emergency Management Agency and is a member of National

Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters.

To join ACS Disaster Response in helping the survivors of Hurricane

Katrina, please make a donation online by visiting

www.communityservices.org, calling 1-877-ACS-2702 or mail to: NAD ACS

Disaster Response, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904.