3 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Help with the Gulf Coast Oil Spill
1. Buy Dawn
2. Find a Salon or Groomer that donates hair clipping to oil spill relief efforts.
The next time you find yourself saying, 'Man, I need a haircut," or "The dog needs to be shaved,"...find a salon or groomer that donates to Matter Of Trust. Matter Of Trust is a non-profit out of San Francisco that collects boxes of hair from around the country to make boom and oil spill mats to pick-up oil. Fantastic Sams is a salon chain that claims to donate to Matter Of Trust. Petropoliton is a dog grooming salon in Dallas that has donated over 500 lbs of hair!
To view the article about their salon click here.
You can also view videos on how these hair donations are turned into "hair booms" to be used in the gulf. 20 pounds of hair can soak up 200 pounds of oil!!
Matter Of Trust is collecting more than just hair, if you would like to make an alternate donation to them please visit their website here.
You can see the Matter Of Trust Video here.
3. Make a monetary donation to a trusted agency
(We recommend the Greater New Orleans Foundation)
Things to know before you donate your money:
1. 100% of donations to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund will be granted to organizations working tirelessly in the effected areas. Our focus is to help fisherman and their families in the following parishes: Plaquemines, St. Bernard, lower Jefferson, Terrbonne, and Lafourche.
2. Visit the website for the Greater New Orleans Foundation
3. The Greater New Orleans Foundations, administer of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, is a 501 (c) 3 organization. We have the highest rankings possible on Charity Navigator and we're accredited by the Council on Foundation.
4. Proceeds can be sent by check to : Greater New Orleans Foundation/Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund at 1055 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130. You will receive a gift of acknowledgement letter for tax purposes.
5. Post this on facebook or your website!
6. Please know we are extremely grateful for your partnership. You ARE MAKING A DIFFERECE!!!!
If you would like to learn more about the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund,
please call Josephine Everly at (504) 598- 4663 or josephine@gnof.org
If you are interested in volunteer opportunities please contact
Woody Hosler at Volunteers of America
The Koester Team is always thinking of ways that we can help our nation and the environment. We do have family in the gulf region and can guarantee that all information provided about donations and volunteerism are through quality agencies dedicated to the oil spill recovery and clean up. Please keep the gulf coast region in your thoughts as this crisis continues.
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