Camp mccain sends out email request for Gustav help

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Obama sent this out 48 hours ago.  So it's a little late, but still awesome to see Mccain helping out the victims.  Lots of folks without power down there, and repubs have done a good job not to politicize the hurricane much

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Hurricane Gustav Relief

On Monday, the 2008 Republican National Convention launched the first day of its Hurricane Gustav Relief Effort. The effort includes the formation of a center where volunteers will assemble and send 80,000 "comfort packages," a text message alert system, and a comprehensive effort to encourage Americans to donate to charities identified by the five Gulf Coast governors. These efforts augment the steps that the convention announced Sunday, which included the formation of the Affected States Working Group and the establishment of an Affected States Information Center.



Comfort Care Packages

The 2008 Republican National Convention has joined with Target, FedEx, and the Red Cross to send 80,000 "comfort packages" to the Gulf Coast region. The packages will be assembled at the Mi nneapolis Convention Center in a staging area that was set up Monday. The packages will have basic necessities donated by Target, including toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, soap, granola bars, and other prepackaged foods. The donated materials will arrive in Saint Paul on Wednesday at 8 a.m., and FedEx will ship the packages to the appropriate locations.

The 2008 Republican National Convention is helping coordinate the volunteer effort. We expect 200 volunteers, which will be working in 75 minute shifts beginning on Wednesday.



Charitable Donations

If you are interested in helping out fellow Floridians in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, please visit www.FloridaDisasterFund. org. The mission of the Florida Disaster Recovery Fund is to raise funds to help Floridians recover from natural disasters by strengthening families and rebuilding communities.

The McCain 2008 campaign has also set up a web site, www.causegreater.com, where Americans can go to learn more about these organizations. In addition, the 2008 Republican National Convention's official web site is now being updated to focus on the charitable efforts the convention is now engaged in.