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PVA DISASTER RELIEF UNDERWAY 

Paralyzed Veterans of America provides lifesaving help and support victims of recent Hurricanes and other Natural Disasters. Please check back as we will continue to update this page with the latest information possible. FOR PARALYZED VETERANS HOW YOU CAN HELP ADDITIONAL RESOURCES   INFORMATION FOR PARALYZED VETERANS PVA Disaster Relief Grants The PVA Disaster Relief Fund provides immediate emergency grants to Paralyzed Veterans. PVA has provided more than $250,000 in grants to individuals devasted by the recent Hurricanes, and projects total grants to reach more than $500,000 to meet the needs of Disaster victims.  If you need assistance, please download an application form here and contact a Chapter or National Service Office (contact information provided below). Download PVA Disaster Relief Application _________________________________ Apply for PVA Disaster Relief Grants To apply, contact a PVA Chapter below: MISSISSIPPI Bayou Gulf States Chapter* Phone: (228) 563-2558 Email: Bayouchapter@aol.com or Rodgerpva@aol.com * The Chapter Office in Gulfport, MS, has been completely demolished by Katrina. Responses may take more time than normal. FLORIDA Central Florida PVA Phone: (407) 328-7041 Email: cfpva19@aol.com Florida PVA Phone: (954) 565-8885 Email: pvaf@aol.com Florida Gulf Coast PVA Phone: (813) 935-6540 Email: fgcpva@tampabay.rr.com OKLAHOMA SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE Mid-America Chapter Phone: (405) 721-7168 Toll-Free: (800) 321-5041 Southeastern PVA Phone: (706) 796-6301 Email: paravet@comcast.net Mid-South Chapter Phone: (901) 527-3018 Toll-Free: (800) 767-3018 Email mspva@aol.com TEXAS Lone Star PVA Chapter Phone: (972) 276-5252 Toll-Free: (800) 583-5252 Email lspva@airmail.net Texas Chapter Phone: (713) 520-8782 Toll-Free: (800) 933-4261 Email: pvachtex@mindspring.com For other PVA Chapter locations, click here. _________________________________ Housing for Paralyzed Veterans* If you would like to find temporary housing, please contact 1-800-225-6025. * PVA provides this as an information service only. Any terms and conditions agreed upon by parties through this information service are not the responsibility of PVA. _________________________________ PVA National Service Offices PVA's National Service Officers are attempting to locate and assist more than 900 paralyzed veterans in damaged area. Once located the members are offered direct assistance with medical issues, prosthetics, medications, benefits, and supplies. For more information, contact a National Service Office in your area: Jackson, MI: 800-795-3610 Montgomery, AL  800-795-3581 N. Little Rock, AR    800-795-9236 Memphis, TN 800-795-3569 Houston, TX 800-795-3571     YOU CAN HELP Message from Randy L. Pleva, Sr., PVA National President “Hurricane Katrina has disrupted the lives of millions who live in the Gulf Coast States, including many who have sacrificed on behalf their country as they live daily with the challenge of a physical disability. PVA will be there for those PVA members affected by the storm to assist them in putting their lives back together.” _________________________________ We Need Your Support! PVA’s Bayou Gulf States Chapter “Wiped Out” The day after one of the most devastating storms in our nation’s history, PVA’s Bayou Gulf States Chapter’s President Joe Romagnano made initial contact with PVA's National Office in Washington, DC. “The Chapter office is completely out of commission,” Romagnano exclaimed. Located less than 500 yards from the shoreline in Gulfport, MS, the Bayou Chapter is PVA’s first line of assistance for paralyzed veterans in the Gulf States. PVA is attempting to secure new facilities at this time. PVA National Service Office in New Orleans Closed Indefinitely Jim Dudley, PVA Director of Medical Services, was informed that the National Service Office in New Orleans is flooded and will be out of operation for some time. "PVA is working with the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure paralyzed members with special hospitalization needs are being taken care of. We have been informed that the VA Medical Center in New Orleans is being evacuated and patients will be transferred to VA facilities in Texas," stated Dudley. PVA's National & Local Staff Our staff is working to ensure that those affected by hurricanes and natural disasters who are paralyzed veterans receive essential information and support to rebuild their lost lives. The PVA Disaster Relief Fund has provided more than $250,000 in grants. We expect it will take another $500,000 dollars to meet the needs of every paralyzed veteran in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. _________________________________  Make a Donation to Support the Disaster Relief Fund We must act . . . fast! And we urgently need your help today. By making a secure online contribution to the PVA Disaster Relief Fund right now, your support can be put into action immediately.   If you would like to make a donation by mail, make checks payable to "Paralyzed Veterans of America" and send to: Paralyzed Veterans of America 801 18th Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Attn: Chun Y. Gee To make a donation over the phone, call 1-800-555-9140.   Your donation will go immediately to work. All gifts to PVA are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CNN.com’s Safe List http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/ The Sun Herald http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/ The Times-Picayune http://www.nola.com/ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs http://www1.va.gov/opa/katrina/ U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov/katrina/index.cfm

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