The Greater Twin Cities United Way and other area organizations have created the Minnesota Helps - Bridge Disaster Fund.

The public can contribute by:

Visiting www.MinnesotaHelps.org

Mail a check payable to: Minnesota Helps - Bridge Disaster Fund, 800 IDS Center, 80 S. Eighth St., Minneapolis, MN 55402

Or visiting one of the following Web sites:

Greater Twin Cities United Way, www.unitedwaytwincities.org;

Minnesota Community Foundation, www.mncommunityfoundation.org;

The Minneapolis Foundation, www.minneapolisfoundation.org;

or The St. Paul Foundation, www.saintpaulfoundation.org.