WARNING! There have been reports of lowlifes taking advantage of this disaster and scamming the public. DO NOT give money or credit card # to ANY organization or website that you can not verify as ABSOLUTELY LEGITIMATE. Unless you are SURE of the authenticity of the charity site, it is best to stick to the major organizations, with the name brand URL. If you are planning to donate to the red cross, for example, don't let anyone tell you their main site for donations is "www.scammers.com/ineedanewcar.html". The following list is FAR from complete, there are MANY more legitimate places to donate your money that will get to the disaster releif, it is just a sampling of some of the major organizations.

Click on the names below to go to their site:

American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

Phone: 1.800.HELP NOW (1.800.435.7669)

United Way September 11th Fund

Phone: 212.252.4035

Salvation Army Disaster Relief Effort

Phone: 1.800.SAL.ARMY (1.800.725.2769)

New York Firefighter’s Memorial Fund

Phone: 1.877.863.4783

Feed the Children

Phone: 1.800.525.7575

Federal Employees Education & Assistance Fund- World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund

Phone: 1.303.933.7580

Americares

Phone: 1.800.486.HELP (1.800.486.4357)

Petsmart - for our four legged friends, helping with the search and rescue

Phone 1.800.423.PETS (1.800.432.7387)

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