PM reported earlier how many of the industry's top manufacturers and associations donated money and materials, and matched employee contributions, as a way to offer assistance. As rebuilding efforts begin, assessments by FEMA, the Red Cross and other agencies show that top priorities will continue to be monetary donations, as well as companies performing debris clearance, roofing, and water and sewer restoration.
Here are some updates and resources you can use to continue to help those in need.
Looking To Help: As of Oct. 11, the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers has finished pumping out New Orleans, which was flooded by Hurricane Katrina and swamped later by Hurricane Rita. The temporary levees are nearly complete and a task force has begun to rebuild the system to its pre-Katrina condition before next year's hurricane season, June 1.