Peter Greenberg Worldwide has a comprehensive guide for Gulf oil spill volunteering.Volunteering is a noble way to spend a vacation but during this oil spill disaster make sure you have a solid volunteer offer before going to any of the areas affected.
Each state has its own resource where potential volunteers can register their information. Registration does not mean you’re guaranteed a volunteer position. Participants will be contacted only on an as-needed basis and local candidates will be considered first. If you do reach out to an organization to offer help, please make sure it’s connected with its state service commission.PGW also gives alternative ways to help like: coastline monitoring, adopting a pelican, and helping out the people affected.While local officials appreciate that visitors want to come and help, there is logic behind the limitations. Louisiana Service Commission Executive Director, Janet Pace, explains, she does not want to “put a good-hearted, well-meaning volunteers in harm’s way,” without a better understanding of the health hazards associated with the oil.
- United We Serve/National: www.serve.gov/oilspill.asp
- Mississippi: www.volunteermississippi.org
- Alabama: www.servealabama.gov
- Florida: www.volunteerflorida.org
- Louisiana: www.volunteerlouisiana.gov
Read the full story: BP Oil Spill News: Volunteer Guide - Helping Gulf Oil Clean-Up Efforts
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