Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 09, 2005
Katrina Recovery

John Dewan was my boss at STATS Inc. and my friend as well. I'm always known John to give back to the community in a very constructive way, and he's trying to do that once again with the Katrina relief effort. He writes:

Dear Friends,

Hurricane Katrina is the most devastating natural disaster to ever occur in the United States. One of the most remarkable things about it is the number of people affected who are extremely poor. In New Orleans alone, 35% of the population is below the poverty level. On top of that, the qualification for the poverty level is amazingly low. A family of four with income of $20,000 is not considered to be in poverty.

The focus of the Dewan Foundation ( www.dewanfoundation.org ) has always been helping the poor help themselves. We feel a special call to try to assist the poor involved with Hurricane Katrina.

For anyone who might be moved to join the Dewan Foundation in a common effort, we are proposing a matching gift program to assist hurricane victims. The foundation is committing $25,000 to Hurricane Katrina relief. Beyond that, the Dewan Foundation will match your contribution to the Dewan Foundation up to an additional total of $100,000 we receive through September 30. Think of this as a way to double your contribution.

We are especially focused in the area of rebuilding the education system, which we believe to be one of the most effective methods to fight poverty. We intend to move quickly and have already begun to make personal contacts in the Gulf area. We will report back to donors on the organization that ultimately receives the funds and on how the money will be used.

Hurricane Katrina has been a catastrophe of historic magnitude. Let this also be a time of historic generosity. We encourage you to open your hearts to the needs of those impacted by the hurricane, whether through the Dewan Foundation or any of the many other organizations doing important work during this crisis. If you have not already done so, please contribute generously to organizations providing relief assistance and to other charities helping hurricane victims.

Thank you.

John Dewan and Susan Dewan

The Dewan Foundation

To make a contribution to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund of the Dewan Foundation, please make a check payable to The Dewan Foundation and mail it to:

The Dewan Foundation

c/o ACTA Publications

5559 Howard

Skokie, IL 60077

I have no doubt your contributions to this foundation will be put to very good use.


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