Giving a helping hand.

Laurie of Soldier's Angels New York has a post up about the recent tornadic devastation in the Fort Rucker, Alabama area. If you'd like to help, you can go to Laurie's site and donate to Soldier's Angels (who are in the area and working with the locals).

If you aren't comfortable with going that route - there's this:

Update & address to send gift cards or hotel vouchers:

On March 1, 2007 a band of severe thunderstorms swept across the South. The storms were accompanied by tornadoes which left a swath of destruction in their wake. The agricultural town of Enterprise, Alabama was hit especially hard. The town newspaper, The Enterprise Ledger, reports, " The tornado struck downtown Enterprise around 1 p.m. Thursday, destroying homes, flipping vehicles and collapsing the ceiling and walls in parts of Enterprise High School. Reports
concerning the number of dead and injured vary wildly, with state officials reporting as many as 5 possible deaths in the city." Its high school sustained a direct hit and many students were injured when a wall collapsed. Several of the injured students are from families stationed at nearby Fort Rucker. There are reports of deaths among the students, but the school system has yet to provide confirmation of this tragic news. Fort Rucker is the home of the United States Army Aviation Warfighting Center and many of its families live in Enterprise and their children attend its schools. The governor of Alabama has declared a state of emergency, but in a situation like this, with so many people in need, the government is cannot immediately help everyone. Soldiers' Angels is determined to make sure that none of our military personnel or their families are overlooked.

Soldiers' Angels has several members who are in the area and they have rallied to provide aid and comfort to the military families who are suffering. Additionally, in an effort to help these families, Soldiers' Angels has established the Fort Rucker Military Family Relief Fund. This fund is dedicated specifically to helping the members of the Fort Rucker who have lost family and their homes as a result of this terrible event. Soldiers' Angels will use the fund to provide emergency relief to the families. Items such as clothes, food, personal items and even shelter will be provided. Please help the families and our soldiers at Fort Rucker. Donations can be made through Paypal (click here) or send

GIFT CARDS: WALMART, AMEX
CREDITS OR VOUCHERS: HOLIDAY INN, DAYS INN, COMFORT INN

to

ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICE, ATTN: Sue
BUILDING 5700
NOVOSEL, ROOM 390
FT. RUCKER AL 36362

If you feel uncomfortable donating for a military-focused reason when there are others beside the local military involved in the disaster, there's always the Red Cross

If you've the means, you could always do... both. The Chief Denizen of Argghhh! has hit both places.