In my experience, the best way o help in a tragedy of this magnitude is to devote time, rather than money. If you donate money, you will never know where your money went. If you donate time and effort, you will know exactly how much you have contributed.

Having said that, it is not possible for everyone to do so. There are other options. Below, I have included links and resources for people affected by the tragedy or who want to help out:

To donate blood in the US, call 1-800-448-3543
American Airlines: Web Site 1-800-245-0999
United Airlines: Web Site 1-800-932-8555
DoD Compassion Center for non-uniformed DoD employees at the Pentagon: 1-800-833-6622

Any information regarding the incidents of September 11:Special FBI Web Site 1-866-483-5137

To make monetary donations to the Red Cross: 1-800 HELP NOW (Red Cross warns of heavy volume on their phone lines and web site, so you may want to try again later in the week)

More will be added as I find more information on how we can help.