Many of our local members have friends and family that have been affected by the recent hurricane disaster. Please see the following link for more on what you can do and what the IEEE is doing to help the people in need during this disaster.

http://www.ieeeusa.org/about/katrina/

Katrina Scams

If you are making a donation make sure you are not being scammed! Check out the charity's nonprofit tax ID number with the IRS at: http://apps.irs.gov/app/pub78 and / or check out the list of reputable nonprofit agencies at the FEMA web site: http://www.fema.gov/