The September 11th attack
Donations
Advertiser Staff
• Joining the nation's governors, Gov. Ben Cayetano announced yesterday that the state of New York has established a New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund to support the emergency response effort and victim assistance. Donations may be sent to New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund, P.O. Box 5028, Albany, NY 12205, or call (800) 801-8092.
• The American Red Cross will accept money to help victims of the terrorist attacks.
• Checks may be sent to the American Red Cross at 4155 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816. Checks should be made payable to "American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund." The Red Cross will keep its headquarters office open today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the local office at 739-8105, contribute through www.redcross.org or call the toll-free number: (800) HELP-NOW or (800) 435-7669.
• Ala Moana Center will serve as a donation site for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Cash and checks will be accepted at the mall's customer service office. For more information, call Phoebe Saucerman at 695-8649.
• Honolulu Community College's Student Senate and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society are collecting contributions for the American Red Cross and arranging donor appointments for a mobile blood bank that will be on campus Sept. 24. A signup table will be outside the campus library from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow and Tuesday.
• The Hawai'i Community Foundation, in conjunction with Aloha United Way and community and financial institutions, has established "The September 11th Fund" to support victims.
• Donate through American Savings Bank, Bank of Hawai'i, Bank of the Orient, Central Pacific Bank, City Bank, Finance Factors, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawai'i National Bank, HomeStreet Bank and Territorial Savings. Donations made at Foodland or Sack N Save stores statewide will be matched as part of the stores' Give Aloha program. Donations can be mailed to The September 11th Fund, c/o Hawai'i Community Foundation, Pioneer Plaza, 900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300, Honolulu, HI 96813, and made online at www.hcf-hawaii.org.
• Ask Aloha United Way, an information and referral service, is serving as a clearinghouse for Island residents needing services or information related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Call 275-2000 on O'ahu or toll-free 1-877- 275-6569 from the Neighbor Islands.
• The Honolulu Fire Department and the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association have arranged to accept donors' checks for The New York Fire Fighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund. Checks may be dropped off at all O'ahu fire stations between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. when the company is in quarters. Checks may also be mailed to the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Local 1463 IAFF, AFL-CIO, 2305 S. Beretania St., Room 202, Honolulu, HI 96826.
• The American Heart Association will collect donations for The New York Fire Fighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund during a free CPR awareness training event tomorrow, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the ballroom at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.
• The Tzu Chi Foundation of Hawai'i will donate proceeds from its Moon Festival, 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza, to the New York chapter of the Tzu Chi Foundation to aid in relief work in the World Trade Center attack.
