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Emergency manager urges donors to use vetted disaster funds, not unverified online appeals
Summary
In a brief conversation, an emergency manager in Southern New Mexico advised residents to check official county channels and give to the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico's Greatest Needs Impact Fund rather than relying on unverified GoFundMe pages; speakers also discussed donating water and other needed supplies.
An emergency manager in Southern New Mexico urged residents to donate to established disaster funds and to check official county channels before giving, saying that vetted funds reach people affected more reliably than unverified online appeals.
"As an emergency manager, I can tell you that they are top notch," the Emergency Manager said of the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico. "It's called the greatest needs impact fund, and all the money they collect for disasters in New…
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