Hurricane Relief
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On September 23, 2005, Amma announced that her organization in the US,
the Mata Amritanandamayi Center (M.A. Center), would be providing
one-million dollars in aid to help victims of
Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans and the coastal areas of
Louisiana and Mississippi.
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All over the US, devotees are providing assistance; visiting relief
camps, donating food, clothing or other needed items, helping evacuees
find jobs, housing, and other aid, and using the internet to locate
missing relatives and friends.
Devotees are also helping with relief efforts associated with the
lesser known, but equally devastating Hurricane Rita which struck the
same region just a few weeks later.
Links:
- Devotees from the Dallas Satsang traveled to Louisiana to help a
victim of Hurricane Rita.
- Photos from the trip to Louisiana.
Swami Ramakrishnananda and Brahmachari Dayamrita Chaitanya--representing the M.A. Center--met former President Clinton on 8th December 2005 in his offices in Harlem, New York City, where they handed over the check.
The donation is one of the largest the Fund--which is run by former U.S. presidents George Bush, Senior and Bill Clinton--has received from a non-government organization to date.
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