FLORIDA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Seventh-day Adventist World Headquarters

2005 Hurricane Season

Hurricane Katrina caused devestation to the Gulf States region. The Adventist Community Services team has been mobilized to bring relief to many who were affected. There is still a need for many capable volunteers to assist with recovery efforts. If you are able to be part of this team, call (800) 633-7992 or download the Disaster Volunteer Registration Form from the Connection Helpline web site.

Florida Adventist Community Services also appreciates all financial contributions that are made. To directly support the work being done to bring relief to areas of the Gulf States Conference, checks can be made out to Florida Conference and "community services hurricane relief" written on the memo line. Mail to Florida Conference, P.O. Box 2626, Winter Park, FL 32790-2626

Photo Galleries

Relief effort photo albums are located at the bottom of this page.

Missing Persons Contact Forum Available

We have created an open forum in the hopes it may be of assistance for those seeking other members of their family and friends. There are spaces designated for posting information about someone who is missing, as well as a place for posting that someone is safe and wants to leave their current contact information for the benefit of people who may be looking for them. http://www.floridaconference.com/katrina/

Video Report

View a video report of Florida Conference Community Services' relief effort at Bass Memorial Academy. Una versión en Español está disponible tambien. (Length: 5:05. 17 megabytes. QuickTime required.)

News updates pertaining to hurricane relief efforts are posted to the Florida Conference News page. You may bookmark http://www.floridaconference.com/news/ to check for updates on hurricane information as well as all future news releases from Florida Conference.

Disaster Relief Supply Drop-off Locations

Disaster relief contributions are being accepted at the following locations:

Because of the cost of transporting material and limited access to affected areas, cash donations are most preferred. Non-perishable food and certain clothing items are also accepted, as well as personal hygiene items and diapers.

Hurricane Katrina Quick Links

The North American Division has prepared a page of quick links offering a wide range of information pertaining to storm recovery.

Florida Focus Highlights Community Services

The third-quarter 2005 issue of Florida Focus contains information and stories about Adventist Community Services and Adventist Community Team Services. It is available in Acrobat PDF format from our Online Publications page.