As the situation continues to worsen along the Gulf Coast, CAI members are stepping up to help from across the country.
Just this morning I heard from John Lawton, CEO of HRW, Inc. a management company in Raleigh, NC. John is collecting contributions from his employees to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and HRW will match all of their individual contributions. He also informed me that one of his communities, Southern Village, has transformed their Labor Day community picnic into a fundraiser for hurricane relief.
This is what community is about. I am so proud of these individuals and organizations who not only talk the talk about community, but walk the walk as well.
If you or your organization are helping raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina I would like to hear about it. Just click on the "Send us comments" link at the right and send me an email.
UPDATE: We have been getting a number of calls from members who are working to adapt their rules to enable their communities to assist in the relief efforts for victims of Katrina, including housing those displaced by the storm. We urge all of our members to be flexible and reasonable in assessing how to apply their rules under these unprecedented circumstances. For more information, take a look at our statement at: http://www.caionline.org/news/detail.cfm?PRNumber=98091305
