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IF YOU WANT TO HELP:
A broad range of agencies reported being inundated with offers of help for those In New York and Washington affected by the attacks. Here are some options:

TO GIVE BLOOD

The local chapter of the American Red Cross asks those willing to donate blood to wait until Monday, and then call 800-468-3543 for information. Or, you could call the office nearest you:
Boston: 617-315-0700
Framingham: 508-875-5275
Melrose: 781-665-1351
Peabody: 978-531-2280
Quincy: 617-770-2600
Waltham: 781-642-7000

TO GIVE MONEY

The Sept 11 FUND has been established in New York for victim relief. Send donations in care of the United Way of New York City, 2 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016. Telephone: 212-251-4035.

The New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Childrens’s Benefit Fund was founded in
1985. Its address: Box 3713, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston has established a special fund for victims of terrorism both here and in Israel. You can send a check earmarked for that fund to CJP, 125 High St., Boston, 02110.

The Salvation Army is accepting checks earmarked for the ‘Salvation Army Response —Attack on America” fund. The address: 147 Berkeley St., Boston, 02116. Donations can also be made by credit card (call 617-542-5420, extention 417) and on the Internet (www.salvationarmy-ma.org).

To give to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, call 800-435-7669; Spanish speakers may call 800-257-7575. Or, donors may make contributions directly at Citizens Bank or FleetBank.

Customers of Stop and Shop stores can make contributions to families of victims — at the register or at customer-service windows — via the chain’s just-established “American Heroes Fund.” All the money will go directly to aid, and Stop and Shop will match up to $1 million in customer donations.

TO GIVE GOODS
The Salvation Army in Massachusetts is collecting the following items requested by its New York affiliate.:
Bottled water.
Canned meats.
Peanut butter and jelly.
Adult clothing (particularly jeans, shirts, underwear, and socks — new, sized, and marked) for use by emergency personnel.

TO GIVE SERVICES
The short answer, at least immediately, is don’t The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is discouraging callers to its emergency response line (800-293-4031) from going to New York, saying that it is keeping a list of names and numbers, but prefers to wait for a specific request from New York.
The Massachusetts Medical Society is also maintaining a list of volunteers while awaiting further word from the crash scenes. Health professionals seeking more information can consult www.massmed.org.
A Boston Fire Department spokesman said it also is awaiting a request for the sort of specialized help it would provide.
The Red Cross survives on the help of volunteers, but spokeswoman Mary Thang said that only those already trained as disaster volunteers would be able to help immediately.
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MICHAEL PRAGER