Being that Galveston County will always be my home (I was born and raised in Texas City), I want to take up a collection at work. I don't live in Texas anymore, so where are they recommend people to send donations? Red Cross or somewhere else?

I'd try to contact Galveston city or something. The red cross money while is a good idea I don't think you can say you ONLY want it spent on galveston.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief also does a lot of work with relief. 100% of donations goes directly to the cause of your choosing.

http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/emergencies/hurricanes2008/

This is the general fund that goes to relief for people from all hurricanes. On the website, you will find links to the type of work they are doing and also to specific areas you can donate to. I haven't seen anything specifically for Galveston, but there may be a US Ike fund.

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UMCOR is prepared long before a disaster strikes—and the 2008 hurricane season is no exception. In each annual conference disaster response personnel are trained and ready to respond in the case of a local disaster. This ensures that someone in close proximity to an affected community is able to be there quickly and to oversee what can often be an extended period of recovery. In the case of a major disaster UMCOR provides consultants and grants to help the annual conference for their disaster response ministry which will be ongoing for years to come. UMCOR also ensures relief supplies are available in the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin Louisiana and in pre-positioned sites across the US.

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