What can we here in Long Beach and the Greater Los Angeles Area do to express our grief and solidarity with the victims of the terrorist acts of September 11th? Besides resuming our normal lives to counter the intent to produce terror and disruption, probably the most useful thing we can do at this point is donate blood and money to the Red Cross. Here are links for that purpose: To donate money online, visit: http://www.redcross-la.org/donations To send a check made out to the "American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles,"designating it for the disaster relief fund. Send it to: 2700 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057 To donate by telephone, call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) To find a place and time to donate blood, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE To locate blood donation centers in your area, visit http://www.acrossla.org/SERVICES/bloodservices.html To learn more about Red Cross activities locally in response to this disaster, visit: http://www.acrossla.org/ Additionally, many other excellent organizations are providing direct assistance to the families of the victims. Dr. Roni Wade, (Dr. Frank Gossette's wife, has sent on a Word document containing contact information, which you can access by clicking here.