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Guided Meditations Resource

Buddhist Meditations A selection of guided meditations on peace, calm, and lovingkindness.

From Thich Nhat Hanh and Sharon Salzberg

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/110/story_11017_1.html

Hope and Faith After the Storm

A daily blog chronicling inspiring and brave stories of survival, hope, and faith in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/174/story_17413_1.html

Kuwait donates $500 million to Katrina relief efforts

(JND) - On Sunday, the country of Kuwait pledged US$500 million in oil products and other aid to United States Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. It is the single largest donation given to help the victims of hurricane Katrina.

Kuwait's donation was followed by a $100 million donation from Qatar, a small, U.S. friendly peninsula jutting out into the Red Sea.

Read the full article at: http://www.juiceenewsdaily.com/0605/news/kuwait.html?1125879378875

Evidence of Compassion and Kindness

Little deeds of kindness

Kennedy joined other volunteers in taking down the names of those leaving on the buses and asked the Louisiana SPCA to come out and collect the animals. The SPCA took two cats and fifteen dogs, including a mixed-breed dog Kennedy found tethered near the road with a unopened can of dog food next to him and a note that read, "Please take care of my dog, his name is Chucky." All of the animals will be cared for until the evacuees are able to secure shelter in other cities and states.

Kennedy was not alone in his sense of duty to evacuees trying to hang onto their pets. Some 250 miles to the west, at the Houston Astrodome and the Reliant Arena, workers with the Houston SPCA were accepting hundreds of animals from evacuees, with the goal of eventually reuniting animals with the people who love them -- people who would never have given up their pets but for the violent disruption of their lives wrought by Katrina.

Houston SPCA officials expected to see the number of animals coming to its care soar into the thousands once rescuers got access to storm-devastated areas. Read full article at:

http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/hsus_disaster_center/recent_activities_and_information/in_the_disaster_zone_scenes_of_separation_and_kindness.html

Join your Light with Others for Katrina Recovery

Ten Minutes of Prayer & Meditation

Please join Debbie Ford for a week of daily prayer beginning this Thursday morning, September 8th at 8:00 AM Pacific time and concluding on Thursday morning, September 15th. A brief ten minutes of prayer for guidance and inner nourishment will be led by Debbie, her senior staff coaches and visiting guests. Dial (620) 294-3000 and use pass code 5091#.

Walt Disney donates $2.5 million to Katrina recovery

The images of the devastation and suffering wrought by Hurricane Katrina have saddened us all. Possibly the worst natural disaster in American history, the storm has left cities and towns devastated and thousands homeless. In response to this unprecedented crisis, on Thursday, August 31, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would donate $2.5 million to aid relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Katrina. Of that money, $1 million will go to the American Red Cross for immediate relief efforts, another $1 million will go to rebuilding efforts targeted at children's charities, and the remaining $500,000 will be directed to volunteer centers providing services to the affected communities.

Hurricane Katrina Relief: The Whole Story

Look What You Did! Thank you!

I've been trying to go to my favorite Animal Rescue website all morning to find out the latest news on the animal rescue efforts in the disaster zone, but the site wouldn't come up. I just tried again and here's the message I received: "Due to the overwhelming response to the Hurricane relief efforts we are performing a major traffic upgrade. Please check back soon and often.

Best Friends Animal Society

- http://www.bestfriends.org "

Woo-Hoo! Look at this incredible response! Look at the generosity of the American heart!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

In Spirit,
Lauren

More Good News - Nations Offer Help to Katrina Victims

By MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writer Impoverished Bangladesh, where millions live on a monsoon- and flood-prone delta, pledged $1 million and offered rescuers. Thailand, recalling U.S. aid after last year's tsunami, offered to send 60 doctors and nurses as well as rice as a "gesture from the heart."

They are among more than 90 countries, rich and poor, proposing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina, with Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates contributing "very large cash" donations, the State Department said Tuesday.

The Bush administration eagerly accepted a German offer of high-speed pumps to reduce the floodwaters in New Orleans and a Dutch offer of experts on levee reconstruction.

Read the full article at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050906/ap_on_re_eu/katrina_world_11

Katrina Disaster Draws Record Donations

"Convio, a company which provides Internet support to non-profits, reports that on Wednesday close to $14 million was donated to various charities the company supports."

Read the full article at http://news.designtechnica.com/article8238.html

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy said that as of noon yesterday, Americans had given at least $404 million - a pace that is unprecedented in recent American history. In the 10 days after 9/11, Americans donated $239 million to charitable causes, and in the nine days after December's tsunami hit, major American relief groups raised $163 million. There's also been an outpouring of offers to house, feed, educate, and otherwise care for those left with little or nothing.