What you can do to help

By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers Published Sep 13, 2001 at 5:50 AM

If you're wondering what you can do to help in the aftermath of Tuesday's terrible events in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania, here is some information to help guide you.

Blood Donations
Please call before heading out to give blood as some locations have reached capacity.

The Blood Center (414-933-5000) is accepting donations at its locations:

638 N. 18th St., downtown
5960 W. Brown Deer Rd.
7010 W. Grange Ave., Greendale
8733 W. Watertown Plank Rd., Wauwatosa
8064 39th Ave., Kenosha
1120 Sunnyslope Dr., Mount Pleasant
2111 Springdale Rd., Waukesha
120 Valley Ave., West Bend

Visit their Web site, www.bloodcenter.com for more information.

Blood donors are also encouraged to go to the Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd., to make their donations.

Cash and other donations

The American Red Cross, 2600 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53233, is accepting donations in person, via the mail and at their Web site, www.redcross.org. Call (414) 342-8680. The Waukesha Red Cross is holding a donation drive at Splendid Treasures, 337 W. Broadway, in Waukesha. Call (262) 970-0388. All Jewel Osco stores are accepting Red Cross donations also. Stores will match all donations up to $50,000.
For information on how you can help the Salvation Army, call (414) 462-5226 or toll-free (800) 462-9029.
The United Way is accepting donations for its September 11th Fund. Call (414) 263-8100. United Way, 225 W. Vine St., Milwaukee, WI, 53212.
The Milwaukee Police Association is collecting donations for the New York Police Department. Call (414) 273-2515.
Donate to Bank One's World Trade Center General Fund, in person at any Bank One branch or by mail, World Trade Center General Fund, 111 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202.

Closings

Click on WTMJ's site for information on closings, delays and services held in southeastern Wisconsin.
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Air Travel

Mitchell International Airport is updating information on its Web site, http://www.mitchellairport.com/. You can also call them at, (414) 747-5300. Below is a list of airline reservations department phone numbers.

Air Canada / 1-888-247-2262
America West / 1-800-235-9292 Espanol 1-800-533-6862
American Eagle/ 1-800-433-7300
American Trans Air/ 1-800-225-2995 or 1-800-IFLY-ATA
Comair (The Delta Connection) / 1-800-354-9822
Continental / 1-800-523-3273
Delta / 1-800-221-1212
Lufthansa / 1-800-645-3880
Midwest Express / 1-800-452-2022
Northwest / 1-800-225-2525
Skyway (The Midwest Express Connection) / 1-800-452-2022
Sun Country / 1-800-752-1218
Trans World / 1-800-221-2000
United & United Express / 1-800-241-6522
US Airways & US Airways Express / 1-800-428-4322

American Airlines is on the web at http://www.aa.com and United can be found at http://www.ual.com. Both airlines have toll-free numbers for families to call. Phone United at 1-800-932-8555 and American at 1-800-245-0999 .
Visit http://www.ohare.com for updates on the status of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
Visit http://www.ohare.com/midway/home.cfm for updates on Chicago's Midway Airport.
Visit http://www.faa.gov for updates from the Federal Aviation Administration.
If you have any information about yesterday's events, you are encouraged to contact the FBI at www.ifccfbi.gov.