Katrina Help Line
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Telephone line and Skype services are discontinued. --jwalling 23:29, 25 Mar 2006 (CET)
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RitaHelp and KatrinaHelp - please use this Helpline
Call us at +1 504 208 1564 or Skype: KatrinaHelp
Please spread the word so people needing help can call in. We have volunteers and associates from shelters, ER and other Emergency services on the ground with resources to help.
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Dial +1 504 208 1564, local to Tulane, Louisiana -
Skype to "KatrinaHelp" (callto://KatrinaHelp/) using the free Skype software (http://skype.com/download/).
Call KatrinaHelp from a Skype account
(callto://KatrinaHelp/)
- Use callto://KatrinaHelp/ to call in to the KatrinaHelp.info team from a Skype account.
Alternate number
Please ensure you add the "1" to the number, even if you are in the USA. This is because the number is routed via Skype.) If the line is busy, you will be forwarded to voicemail. Please do leave behind your name and contact details so we may get back to you.
Text Us
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Mobile phone text to +15042081564 (via SMS) - Skype chat. You can chat with us on Skype, especially useful for multiparty conversations.
Call any time
- We are operating this phoneline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- If our line is busy, leave a voicemail meessage. We'll check in minutes.
We relay your message to the right people
We can:
- Pass on a message to your relatives, friends and others in other states.
- Call overseas on your behalf if your loved ones are located across the world.
- Transfer your message to networks on the ground (volunteer, donor, ER, search & rescue).
- Broadcast any SOS/Humanitarian messages to radio and TV stations, you can also send us an SMS.
- Post information to our web site given by you about Missing/Found persons, Help Offered, Help Needed.
- Connect you to affected areas where landlines are down, or cell phone reception is fuzzy (via HAM)
- Connect stranded people with with appropriate agencies & embassies.
- Tell you the latest damage reports and information from affected areas.
- Please call us with info about the latest situation in your area.
- Match displaced students with an admitting college.
What to say in a message
Before you call us up regarding missing/found, displaced students and situation reports, please ensure that you have the following details ready:
- Report Missing/Found Persons:
Gender | Age | Height | Weight | Physical Description | Where were they last scene and when? | What were they wearing? | Contact information of anyone looking for them | Their contact information (we might be able to get thrugh to them)
Note: If you find children that are separated from parents/guardians, include as much physical descriptive information as you can, as if they were missing.
- Giving a Damage/Situation update on affected areas:
Time (EST/EDT/IST/GMT) | Sector/Area | Location | Situation Status Description | Help needed | Contact Information/Address to Deliver |
- Requesting assistance for displaced students to be transferred to another college
Full Name | Name of College & location you were enrolled at | Degree Program/Major you were following | Are you Frosh/Sophomore/Junior/Senior | Contact Information |
How to donate SkypeOut minutes
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Leave Us A Voicemail Message
- If our lines our busy, after 20 seconds of the dialing tone, a pre-recorded message will inform you to leave a name and a way to contact you along with your message after the tone. Your message will be transcribed by us and posted to an appropriate section on the wiki.
Shelterfinder On Skype
Contact Shelterfinder on Skype (voice and chat): Shelterfinder
