If You'd Like to Reach Out & Help With the Relief Efforts in Oklahoma . . .

SAFE AND WELL

I hadn't heard of this before, but it is a wonderful idea. After a disaster, you can let your family and friends know that you are safe and well, bringing them peace of mind. 

Register Yourself as “Safe and Well”     
                     &  
Search for Loved Ones

Concerned family and friends can search the list of those who have registered themselves and find a loved one’s first name, last name and a brief message.  

  
RED CROSS (central & western Oklahoma region)

REGIONAL FOOD BANK of Oklahoma

AID and SHELTER Information

Here are a couple of posts with some relevant information and links on giving:

• How to Donate Wisely.
• [Update] How to Donate Wisely.

GREAT NEWS. HOW CAN WE HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN?

 

Life Sack 

Solves Drinking Water Issues 

for the Third World

In many areas of the world the water crisis is not an issue of scarcity — it’s an issue of providing access to a clean supply. The lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills thousands of people every year, while countless others struggle to meet their basic needs. To assist the third world in confronting this issue, three industrial designers — Jung Uk Park, Myeong Hoon Lee, and Dae Youl Lee — have come up with the Life Sack, an ingenious water purification device that does double duty as a container for shipping grains and other food staples. Once the food has been received, the sack can be used as a solar water purification kit.

- inhabitat.

HOW IT WORKS:

Does anyone else see a natural application to disaster relief
in areas such as Haiti and Pakistan, among others?