Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund

Naumann Blanchard, LLC answers the call made by the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF), which is asking businesses, organizations, bloggers and members of the media to support the fundraising effort for Hurricane Ike victims by posting a “Donate Now” logo on their Web sites.

At the Community Foundation’s Website (www.ghcf.org), visitors can make an online credit card donation to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund. GHCF will administer the Fund at no cost, so 100% of all donations will go to where it is needed; however, online credit card donations will be charged a 3% fee as assessed by the credit card companies. Donors may increase their credit card donations to cover these fees.

Earlier last week, Houston Mayor Bill White established the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund to help fill unmet human needs for victims of Hurricane Ike in Houston, and Harris and Galveston Counties and other affected areas. The Fund is being administered by Albert Myres, senior vice president at Reliant Energy, with fundraising and distribution overseen by a special citizens advisory board. It is modeled after the successful Katrina/Rita Fund, which was also managed for the region by Myres.