I want my money to go directly to the people in the most affected areas in Iowa. The Grant Wood Chapter of the Red Cross covers the greater Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas. You can also identify yourself as an Obama campaign supporter.
Our family lived in the area and frequently attended the Iowa Women's Basketball games in Iowa City. It was a great adventure for my family to go to Iowa City. And it was the closest place (50 miles away) to get bagels. True, they were only Bruegger's, but hey, at least they were not frozen Lender's bagels! The riverside road (now way under water) and the campus were beautiful. Hancher Auditorium is where we saw Garrison Keillor do his Prairie Home Companion show. And there was a great Lands End Outlet nearby campus where we shopped every time we went to Iowa City.
Please give. Please give generously.
Update: A massive thunderstorm with torrential rain and hail and a tornado in West Branch just pummeled eastern Iowa. This may affect the height of the crest of the Iowa River in Iowa City and southeast of there. Sandbaggers had to be pulled from the frontlines to seek shelter. Say a prayer for the Hawkeyes.
Go toGrant Wood Chapter of the American Red Cross to make a donation. They accept Visa, Mastercard, or Discover. In the line for business/corporation at the top, you can put in "Obama Campaign Supporters.