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DbC has culled links of reputable support and community
sites. There is some redundancy among the sites, but each of the
below does provide unique information and valuable links. DbC will
maintain this page till the material needs abate.
If you have any information regarding the terrorist attack on September
11th or terrorist-related activity, please report it at this Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) site.
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The Rewards for Justice has partnered with NetworkForGood.org and
has redesigned its site. It now appears limited to collecting donations
and raising funds from the sale of Connecticut and Florida license
plates. To make a donation by mail, make your check out to The Rewards
for Justice Fund and send it to:
Rewards for Justice Fund
P.O. Box 96537
Washington, DC 20090
Anyone with information about a possible terrorist or terrorist
activity should contact the State Department's Rewards for Justice
Program immediately, just click
here, or call (S)
(). This is a
business hours operation, so if you see Mr. bin Laden after 5:00P
call .
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Start here to contribute or donate. The Red Cross site can direct
you to a local chapter. Donating blood to the
Red Cross is safe and easy and it's hard to think of a more intimate
contribution. For belonephobics and those who just don't like needles,
money donations are also welcome.
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If you are looking for an information or assistance number, chances
are good that it’s here. NYC.gov sponsors this exhaustive page of
hotlines, tip lines, and help lines.
Here’s one to keep handy, the NYPD Tip Line to report information
about the September 11 attacks or suspected terrorist activity:
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This is the New York Post's "WTC Missing Persons File" page. Its form allows you to post a full description with a 20K JPEG or GIF photo of the person you are trying to locate. The NYP asks that you not use this service as a message board.
The NYC.gov site has a useful page explaining DNA collection for
the identification of loved ones' remains. It can be found here.
There is a list of preferred sample items (samples containing saliva
are the most preferable) and an order of preference for corroborating
family member DNA samples (samples from relatives of direct genetic
maternal lineage are most preferable).
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The NYC.gov site has a good page explaining the necessary business
for the issuance of death certificates for those missing from the
WTC. Call or
to request information or to talk to a volunteer lawyer.
Upon the request of the next of kin, the New York City Corporation
Counsel will file a complaint in New York County Supreme Court,
on behalf of the Chief Medical Examiner, to obtain death certificates
for missing individuals. For assistance in filing such a report,
you may call or
.
Monroe Township of Middlesex County, NJ has posted a useful Q&A
on a variety of matters pertinent to the filing of a record of death
for WTC victims who were New Jersey residents. It can be found by
clicking
here.
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This is a searchable database of all known victims. It also has
numerous profiles that have run in various newspapers. The names
have been culled from airline manifests, New York State Supreme
Court, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office, the Associated
Press, articles and death notices in metro-area newspapers and World
Trade Center company Web sites. Newsday.com leads this project sponsored
by its parent company, the Tribune Publishing Company.
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This site provides information about patients
who have been seen by New York-New Jersey area hospitals. Very simple
search on first and last names. To report a missing person, call
the Missing Persons Hotline: .
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The American Liberty Partnership site is a comprehensive portal for both support and information. The founding partners are Yahoo!, Microsoft, eBay, Cisco
Systems, AOL Time Warner, and Amazon.com. eBay's Auction for America is now closed. It raised $10 million, sadly short of its goal of $100 million dollars in 100 days. eBay plans on sponsoring another "broader, longer-lasting" charity fundraising program later this year.
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Another comprehensive portal. This one is sponsored
and maintained by Lycos Network and its employees. It includes links
for the airlines involved and sites for finding or listing people
gone missing. There are also many useful phone numbers here.
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Network for Good is a one-stop online resource for community-based volunteer and giving opportunities for individuals and a channel for nonprofits to improve the fundraising, recruitment, and advocacy of their organizations.
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Amazon.com is collecting contributions for the
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Because the company has
waived its usual processing fees, all donated money will support
Red Cross efforts to help victims of the September 11 tragedies
and other events. Amazon.com's initiative uses its Honor System
and 1-Click payment technologies. This makes contributing by credit
card quick, easy, and safe. You can contribute from $1 to $100.
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This site presents a forum for individual Nobel Peace Laureates to speak to the citizens of America, of New York, of Washington, of the world at large about the events of September 11. There are some amazingly wrong-headed and naïve statements here and some surprises. An introduction has been added to smooth out the jumble.
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Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund was established to provide aid
to the families of victims of the World Trade Center tragedy who
worked in the food service profession throughout the entire complex.
The first fundraiser was 10.11.01, but other events are being planned
and can be found here.
Online donations can be made by clicking clicking
here. The site reports they have raised $9 million to date.
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DbC is neither soliciting nor collecting for any of these organizations
or initiatives. DbC is only presenting the information for the convenience
of the visitor, who is charged with the exercise of his or her own
discretion when giving or acting on the information found. Before
giving, DbC suggests the visitor read the U.S. Department of Justice’s
special report on possible charity fraud, "Special
Report on Possible Fraud Schemes - Solicitations of Donations for
Victims of Terrorist Attacks".
Original material © 2002 Damian
Bennett Creative, LLC
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