Exsactly, LadyJean. And blood donors on 9/11 weren't needed, either. The trick is finding out from someone at the scene exactly what can be used and getting the word out. Certainly, the restaurants that set up food kitchens after 9/11 for the rescue workers were needed and appreciated. Companies that operate huge cranes and barges started heading to the site. I read a New Yorker article that credited a man who was essentially in charge of city sidewalks who became a hub for organizing the workers who arrived to help. Since then, the internet comes in as a possible powerful tool. Finding a need and organizing a response can be done from a distance and effectively. I'd love to see the development of an organizing body (FEMA style without politics) that jumps onto the net and starts immediately assessing needs and moving appropriate supplies and workers. Maybe just a pipedream, but it's a thought...