Responding to the crisis in the Gulf Coast Region, the Wedding & Event Videographers Association International (WEVA) has established the Videographers In Distress Fund, a 501(c)3 charitable relief fund, which will be used to help professional videographers (WEVA members and non-members) rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The Videographers In Distress (VID) Fund is directed by the 5-member >>> WEVA Disaster Response Committee chaired by Tim Sudall, past-president of the >>> GPVA, and administered through the Foundation for the Mid South.

Contributions to the Fund are tax deductible. The VID Fund has already opened online to accept contributions from individuals and corporations. VISA or MasterCard contributions may be made online at the link below.

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VIDEOGRAPHERS IN DISTRESS FUND

Tax deductible contributions can be made online at the link above, or they can be sent to:

Videographers In Distress Fund
Foundation for the Mid South
134 East Amite Street
Jackson, MS 39201

Make checks payable to the Videographers
In Distress Fund / FMS

To donate by phone, call (toll free) 1-888-355-8168
or after hours 1-601-355-8167

“In this time of urgency and need, our association has been very pleased by the response provided by the terrific staff of the Foundation for the Mid South, which enabled the coordination necessary for the immediate establishment of this special relief fund for videographers affected by the Gulf Coast catastrophe,” said WEVA International Chairman Roy Chapman.

"We appreciate the generous spirit of WEVA members, and look forward to working with the association's Disaster Response Committee to help videographers in the region who were devastated by Hurricane Katrina," said George Penick, president of the Foundation for the Mid South.

“Our Committee has already begun hearing from fellow videographers affected by Katrina who urgently need our help and support,” said Sudall. “The VID Fund will enable financial assistance to reach videographers directly.”

Sudall added that, “If you are a professional videographer in need of assistance and would like to be contacted with information about how to get help, please send an email to the WEVA Disaster Response Committee at >>> DRC@weva.com

For more information on the application process, please contact:
Denise Ellis, Grants Officer
Foundation for the Mid South
bdellis@fndmidsouth.org

>>> Links to ONGOING RELIEF and RECOVERY EFFORTS