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Officers of the Charities Aid Foundation

Officers President Bill Baalmann  214 Fairway Drive La Crosse, KS 67548 (785) 222-2869 Vice-President Bud Keating  813 Ash St. Wamego, KS 66547 (785) 456-9913 Secretary Guy Steier 636 Grand Ave. Clyde, KS 66938 (785) 446-3569

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Emergency Disaster Assistance Program

Rules for Obtaining Aid From the EDAP Program

The Emergency Disaster Aids Program (EDAP) was designed to provide a bit of the help where people have had large material losses because of a NATURAL DISASTER (fire, flood, tornado, etc.). This fund is available regardless of race, creed or color.  It WAS NOT designed to replace insurance, welfare payments and the like, nor take care of health needs.

The procedures to follow are:

1.  The grand knight, or his appointed representative should check with the victims of the natural disaster to ascertain their immediate needs - food, clothing, temporary shelter, etc. (items such as furniture or appliances are not considered an "immediate" need.)

2.  The GRAND KNIGHT then calls the Charities Aid president (Bill Baalmann, 785-222-2869, 214 Fairway Drive, LaCrosse, KS 67548) and explains the needs - as well as indicating what the council plans to do to help. (If he cannot be reached, call D. R. (Bud) Keating, 785- 456-9913, 813 Ash St., Wamego, Kansas 66547.)

3.  If the request is approved, the local council should arrange for a store (or stores) to provide the necessary clothes, groceries for the family.  Be sure the stores provide the itemized listing of the items provided.

4.  Local council should pay the bill and send the receipted itemized statements to Charities Aid president.  He will forward to the state treasurer so the council can be reimbursed.

REMEMBER the Charities Aid president can approve amounts up to $200 without any matching funds from the local council.  An additional fund amount of up to $200 can be requested. If approved, councils may provide up to $600 in aid with $400 being reimbursed from the EDAP Fund. Receipts totaling the entire grant must be submitted before the council can be reimbursed.

Under EDAP regulations, cash grants cannot be provided to funds set up for assistance to victims.

Also, make sure your council works at the "Pennies From Heaven" program thus assuring this help can continue to be provided.

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Work of the Foundation

CHARITIES AID OFFICERS Bill Baalmann: President Bud Keating: Vice-President John Kasper: Secretary 2003-2004 Emergency Disaster Aid Kansas Special Olympics Basketball Tournament Tootsie Roll Fund Distribution Religious Education Fund Distribution Charitable Contribution Catholic Campus Centers Mental Retardation Kansas Catholic Conference Other contributions Grants Education Freedom Foundation National Catholic Youth Conference