* The New Orleans Hospitality Workers Disaster Relief
Fund—spearheaded by the Brennan family of the Commander’s Palace Family
of Restaurants based in New Orleans. The fund will benefit hospitality
employees who are without work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
* To make a donation, visit www.ghcf.org or send your donation to:

* New Orleans Hospitality Workers Disaster Relief Fund
C/O Brennan’s of Houston
3300 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77006

With the loss of so many jobs, several organizations have established
job banks for restaurant workers displaced by the hurricane. If you have
positions available, please post them on one of the following sites:

* http://www.restaurant.org/katrina/jobboard.cfm the National
Restaurant Association’s Web site allows you to post a free jobs listing
for hospitality-industry employees displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
* http://www.womenchefs.org/index.cfm the Women Chefs and
Restaurateurs offers a job bank for restaurant industry workers in
support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
* http://www.cirajobs.com/ the Council of Independent Restaurants
of America is working to find jobs for displaced restaurant employees,
transportation to those chapter cities, and housing once they get there.

There are numerous organizations active in the areas hardest hit by
Katrina, all of whom need help through donations and volunteers. Below
is a list of just some of these organizations.

* AmeriCares http://www.americares.org/
* American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html
* America's Second Harvest www.secondharvest.org/default2.asp
* The Baton Rouge Area Foundation www.braf.org/
* B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund www.bnaibrith.org/
* Catholic Charities www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
* Convoy of Hope www.convoyofhope.org/
* Episcopal Relief & Development www.er-d.org/
* Humane Society of the United States www.hsus.org/
* ICNA Relief www.icnarelief.org/
* Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
www.la-spca.org/
* Mercy Corps www.mercycorps.org/
* National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster www.nvoad.org/
* The Network for Good www.networkforgood.org/
* Operation USA www.opusa.org/
* United Jewish Communities www.ujc.org/
* United Methodist Committee on Relief
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/
* Salvation Army www.salvationarmyusa.org/

The Federal Emergency Management Agency lists these organizations for
those seeking to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina:

Donate cash
American Red Cross (800) 435-7669) English; (800) 257-7575 Spanish
Operation Blessing (800) 436-6348
America’s Second Harvest (800) 344-8070

To donate cash or volunteer

Adventist Community Services (800) 381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA (703) 549-1390
Christian Disaster Response (941) 956-5183 or (941) 551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (800) 848-5818
Church World Service (800) 297-1516
Convoy of Hope (417) 823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response (800) 638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service (717) 859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response (888) 256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (800) 872-3283
Salvation Army (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention — Disaster Relief(800)462-8657, X6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief (800) 554-8583