Iowa Newspaper Employees Disaster Relief Fund

The damage to much of Iowa from the tornadoes and floods of 2008 has been well-documented by the newspapers of Iowa. One of the stories behind the story is the personal hardship suffered by many of the newspaper employees helping to deliver critical weather information to the public. Another story is the generosity of newspaper people helping other newspaper people to cope with these disasters.

The Iowa Newspaper Foundation wants to help you help these people in need. Newspaper employees in many cities and smaller towns face personal losses. Some employees have had their homes and personal belongings destroyed or severely damaged in the floods and storms.

The Iowa Newspaper Foundation has established a fund to help these employees, many of whom have contributed to the outstanding coverage despite their personal upheaval.

Please spread the word to your staff, colleagues, bulletin and/or publication readers, members, web site visitors and others in the industry to encourage donations to help these workers.

Also, the Iowa Newspaper Foundation is assembling two databases, one of the needs of newspapers affected by the flood and one of resources offered by other newspapers.

More information can be found here. Please consider helping those in need with a tax-deductible contribution. Thanks in advance for your help.

For questions regarding the Iowa Newspaper Employees Disaster Relief Fund, contact the Iowa Newspaper Foundation at 515-244-2145 or inf@inanews.com.

Contribute to the INF Iowa Newspaper Employees Disaster Relief Fund