Operation Helping Hands activated to help Louisiana flood victims

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Operation Helping Hands activated to help Louisiana flood victims

United Way of Miami-Dade and The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald have activated Operation Helping Hands to support the response efforts in Louisiana, following the devastating floods, announced United Way of Miami-Dade President and CEO Harve A. Mogul.

To make a donation you can:

  1. Visit unitedwaymiami.org
  2. Send a check payable to Operation Helping Hands, c/o United Way of Miami-Dade, P.O. Box # 459007, Miami, Florida 33245-9007
  3. Text HELPLA to 313131 

100% of funds raised through Operation Helping Hands will go directly to help the people of Louisiana recover from the floods.  United Way of Miami-Dade will work with United Ways in Louisiana and other non-profits in the affected areas to support both immediate and long-term recovery needs.

“Our friends in Louisiana need our help and we understand first-hand what it’s like to experience a natural disaster, so we’re stepping up to the plate to help,” Mogul said.  “We activate Operation Helping Hands, so we may support recovery and rebuilding after a disaster, be it around the corner or around the world.”

Operation Helping Hands was created in 1998 in the aftermath of devastating hurricanes Mitch and Georges, to provide the people of South Florida a way to extend a helping hand to their neighbors in need. Since then, it has been reactivated several times in response to disasters and other emergency situations.