C-USA Relief Fund

[BUS]

Please read and bring a check to the game this Saturday.
CONFERENCE USA 5201 N. O’Connor Boulevard Irving, TX 75022 (214) 774-1300 (214) 496-0055 fax

For Immediate Release August 31, 2005

Contact: Media Relations (214-774-1300)

CONFERENCE USA ESTABLISHES RELIEF FUND

Donations Will Assist Tulane, Southern Miss & Communities

IRVING, Texas – Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky has announced that the conference has established a C-USA Relief Fund to assist those affected and relocated by Hurricane Katrina.

Monetary donations, as well as essential items listed below, will be accepted and distributed to C-USA member institutions Tulane and Southern Miss. Once those schools are taken care of, any additional resources will be sent to the American Red Cross to distribute to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama communities in need.

Students, student-athletes, coaches, faculty and administrators at both Tulane and Southern Miss followed evacuation orders from Hurricane Katrina. While they wait to return to their University communities, many have been forced to relocate to other parts of the country for an unspecified period of time. Many have been separated from their families and others only brought a limited supply of clothes and toiletries with them.

“With two of our member schools affected so deeply by this tragedy, it seemed necessary for us to establish ways the rest of our conference family and its fans could assist others,” Banowsky said. “Some of these student-athletes and coaches are just getting their first hot shower in days, and we know they are worried that some of their families are still waiting for such a luxury.”

Tulane’s football and women’s soccer teams have relocated to Dallas and Birmingham, Ala., respectively, and taken advantage of the hospitality from other C-USA member schools SMU and UAB. The Southern Miss football team also received a generous offer from Memphis to share facilities until power is restored on the Hattiesburg, Miss., campus and will head to Memphis on Thursday morning.

All donations are 100% tax deductible and should be sent to:

C-USA Relief Fund
5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300
Irving, TX 75039

Checks should be made payable to “C-USA Relief Fund.” Credit card charges can not be accepted.

For more information, please log onto the Conference USA website at www.conferenceusa.com. A complete list of items the conference can accept per NCAA guidelines is listed here:

Items Needed
Clothing
Underwear (Women’s S-XL, Men’s L-XXXL – briefs or boxers)
Socks
T-Shirts (See sizes above)
Collared Shirts (See sizes above)
Jeans (men’s and women’s cuts)
Sweatshirts (See sizes above)
Sweatpants (See sizes above)
Lightweight Jackets/Pullovers (See sizes above)
Tennis Shoes (men’s and women’s, all sizes)

Toiletries
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Deodorant
Razors (Regular or Disposable)
Razor Blades
Shaving Cream
Cotton Swabs
Hair Brushes
Combs
Feminine Hygiene
Cotton Swabs (Q-tips)
Sunscreen
Contact Lens Solution/Saline/Cases
Band-Aids
Nasal Spray
Cough Drops

Other
Duffle Bags
Back Packs
Stamps
Calling Cards

**PLEASE DO NOT SEND**
Food
Water or other beverages
Soap
Shampoo/Conditioner
Mouthwash
Toilet Paper/Paper Products

-- ConferenceUSA.com --

<<C-USA Relief Fund.pdf>>

Courtney Morrison-Archer
Director of Media Relations
Conference USA
(214) 774-1352
ConferenceUSA.com

[ThadFilms]

This is a big deal folks... just think about the Tulane football team... they were supposed to have only been relocating to Whatchamacallit State for three days. Three days!!! (I believe it was Jackson State.) Now, we're not talking about DVDs and whatnot... you pack for three days, you don't have clothes! We're talking about boxer shorts, here.

Seriously, I'm a struggling artist. I just donated money that I don't have to give earlier in today. Not to CUSA's athletic effort, to the relief effort. But hearing about this, I'll have to give more... I'm so broke these days that I can't afford season tickets to the Mustangs. (I rely on my cunning to get tickets.) This is a tragedy our nation has not seen since the Chicago fire and the San Fran 'quake of a hundred years ago.

This being a football board, this is a way for us to make something happen. Please give what you can... and if you have more to give, let's let these Tulane boys we love 'em.


Regards,
Thaddeus D. Matula

Humanitarian, Artist, Sports Fan ... in that order

[jtstang]

Seriously, I'm a struggling artist. I just donated money that I don't have to give earlier in today.

That's commendable. The struggling artist in you ought to get his @ss down to Reunion and spend the day documenting the life of a hurricane refugee on film.

[Diamond Girl]

The SMU alumni band received this message on our group's site this morning, for those interested in volunteering this weekend:

Subject: Volunteers NEEDED FW: HURRICANE KATRINA
Importance: High

Please distribute to you people you know from schools,
offices and church
organizations.

My brother is the Director of Operations for the
Salvation Army in the
Dallas Region and told me of the need for volunteers
to help with the relief
effort in North Dallas. Volunteers are urgently
needed. If you or someone
you know can help please call contact Pat Copps,
Auxiliary Disaster Liaison
@ 214-363-7024.


Marc Landry
President & CEO
XtendWave, Inc.
Ph: 469-916-6595 x105
Mbl: 214-507-5217
[email protected]

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawntel Landry
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:12 AM
To: Theresa Landry
Subject: FW: HURRICANE KATRINA
Importance: High

I thought you might know of a few people that can
help.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:54 PM

Ladies:

I am sure you have seen many images of the destruction
caused by the
Recent hurricane. As you may or may not know, many of
the evacuees are
coming to the Metroplex and we in need of volunteers.
We have an
immediate need :

to work a minimum of two hour shifts at our Christmas
Warehouse, 9216
Harry Hines [corner of Harry Hines and Shorecrest].
Manpower is Needed
8:00 am - 4:00 pm, [Thursday - Saturday] September 1 -
September 3
And Sunday] September 4, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
This will entail manual labor.


CERTIFIED forklift driver[s] to work at the Christmas
Warehouse
During these hours

If you are available, please contact Pat Copps,
Auxiliary Disaster
Liaison @ 214-363-7024.

We will also be involved with the massive feeding at
the Emergency
Shelter set-up in Reunion Arena for many days to come.
We are
currently
Working out schedules and needs related to this HUGE
effort and will
update you ASAP.

We realize this is a holiday weekend and many people
will be out of
town, however the need is great and the time is now.
If you are
available for to assist at the warehouse, please call
Pat.

TINA TREJO
Women's Auxiliary Coordinator
The Salvation Army G.D.M.A.C.
214-637-8121
214-879-0708 [fax]
469-446-1191 [cell]

[BUS]

The phone number at the Salvation Army is busy - as I would have thought.

There are posted times that people are needed.

Take off Friday and go help. See you there.

[ThadFilms]

Seriously, I'm a struggling artist. I just donated money that I don't have to give earlier in today.

That's commendable. The struggling artist in you ought to get his @ss down to Reunion and spend the day documenting the life of a hurricane refugee on film.

I was thinking about that, too. Didn't make sense for me at this time. So I gave a little money. Soon I want to give a little time.

[jtstang]

My hat's off to you--those folks need all the help they can get.