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Hi all,
We have all seen the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in New Orleans, and
with it the displaced families and children. They all have little or nothing
from their homes and have been placed in shelters around the country. Companies
and organizations from around the world are assisting in relief efforts,
including The LEGO Group.
LEGO employees around the world have been
collecting money internally that is being matched dollar for dollar by the Edith
and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation in the name of the Relief Fund and
will be given to the Red Cross.
The LEGO Group has invited the adult LEGO
community to join this donation matching program. If you’re interested in
participating, please send your monetary donation to:
LEGO Group
Attn: AFOL
Katrina Relief
555 Taylor Road
Enfield, CT 06082
Checks need to be made out to the Red Cross. Check or money order is the
preferred method of submission. If you have any questions or concerns, Jake
McKee (jake@lego.com) has offered to address them as quickly as possible.
In
addition to the program outlined above, the LEGO Group is working on several
other Katrina relief efforts, which Jake has promised more details on soon. In
the meantime, we can announce that monetary donations will be collected at the
25 LEGO stores around the United States, with those donations matched by the
Christiansen Foundation as well.
Every donation counts, and with the help of
the LEGO Group, the community’s effort will go farther to helping out relief
efforts.
Thank you very much to everyone who can help out.If you can’t give
through this program, please donate or volunteer in another way. The hurricane
victims need you!
Joe Meno
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The LEGO Group has invited the
adult LEGO community to join this donation matching program. If you’re
interested in participating, please send your monetary donation to:
LEGO
Group
Attn: AFOL Katrina Relief
555 Taylor Road
Enfield, CT 06082
Checks need to be made out to the Red Cross. Check or money order is the
preferred method of submission.
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Thank you for spurring this on, Joe. I will certainly support the effort.
Felix Greco
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
We have all seen the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in New Orleans,
and with it the displaced families and children. They all have little or
nothing from their homes and have been placed in shelters around the country.
Companies and organizations from around the world are assisting in relief
efforts, including The LEGO Group.
LEGO employees around the world have
been collecting money internally that is being matched dollar for dollar by
the Edith and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation in the name of the Relief
Fund and will be given to the Red Cross.
The LEGO Group has invited the
adult LEGO community to join this donation matching program. If you’re
interested in participating, please send your monetary donation to:
LEGO
Group
Attn: AFOL Katrina Relief
555 Taylor Road
Enfield, CT 06082
Checks need to be made out to the Red Cross. Check or money order is the
preferred method of submission. If you have any questions or concerns, Jake
McKee (jake@lego.com) has offered to address them as quickly as possible.
In addition to the program outlined above, the LEGO Group is working on
several other Katrina relief efforts, which Jake has promised more details on
soon. In the meantime, we can announce that monetary donations will be
collected at the 25 LEGO stores around the United States, with those
donations matched by the Christiansen Foundation as well.
Every donation
counts, and with the help of the LEGO Group, the community’s effort will go
farther to helping out relief efforts.
Thank you very much to everyone who
can help out.If you can’t give through this program, please donate or
volunteer in another way. The hurricane victims need you!
Joe Meno
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Excellent work, Joe, thanks for setting this up. I’ll definitely be
contributing.
Jeff
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Thank you very much to everyone who
can help out.If you can’t give through this program, please donate or
volunteer in another way. The hurricane victims need you!
Joe Meno
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Outstanding Joe. I am helping out and am glad to see others help out as well. I
am also glad this is a true COMMUNITY effort and open to anyone who wants to
help. That shows the true spirit of giving and caring, and I am proud to be a
part of any group that believes in this.
Thanks
:-)
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
We have all seen the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in New Orleans,
and with it the displaced families and children. They all have little or
nothing from their homes and have been placed in shelters around the country.
Companies and organizations from around the world are assisting in relief
efforts, including The LEGO Group.
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Joe,
This is great, I’m very happy to see this. I’ll definitely be participating in
this and encouraging others to do so. Thanks to you, TLG and the Edith and
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation for pulling this together.
Kelly
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
(snip)
I’d like to add my voice to the chorus of those commending Joe for his efforts,
and publicly stating their intention to donate. Joe has been working TIRELESSLY
behind the scenes to get this organized.
Well played!
As I’ve mentioned before there are other efforts underway to help out, those
that have time or materials to donate can help in many different ways. One place
to start looking is Katrinahelp.info but of course there are many others.
However, this matching donation program is one of the easiest ways to make a
difference. Thanks, Joe for your efforts, and thanks as well to the Edith and
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation and Kristiansen family for their
generosity.
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Hi All,
the Edith and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation matching progam for
donations to AFOL Katrina Relief will end Wednesday, September 28. If you wish
to participate, please mail your check or money order donations by then (made
to the Red Cross)to:
LEGO Group
Attn: AFOL Katrina Relief
555 Taylor Road
Enfield, CT 06082
Many thanks to those who have contributed to this effort!
Joe Meno
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