Heart to Heart responding to needs in Gulf Coast region

Group launches relief effort in wake of Hurricane Katrina

OLATHE, Kan./August 30, 2005 — Heart to Heart International Inc., a leading humanitarian organization, today said that it is mobilizing to respond to people in crisis throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina.

“People in the Gulf Coast region have sent out a national 911 and Heart to Heart is responding,” said Jon North, Heart to Heart’s CEO. “We actually received a call from a bunker in Jefferson Parish, asking specifically for our help. Our message: Help is on the way.”

Heart to Heart sent a truckload of food, water and medical supplies to that location and is ramping up for a broader response as evacuees seek shelter from the storms.

Starting this weekend, Kansas City residents can support Heart to Heart’s hurricane-relief effort by making donations at any area Sam’s Club store. A FedEx truck will be stationed at each store location to help collect donations of nonperishable food items, hygiene products, cleaning supplies and bottled water.

Heart to Heart is also accepting financial donations, which the organization leverages efficiently to procure much-needed medicines and supplies for this relief effort. Individuals and companies may give in the following ways:

• • By mailing to Heart to Heart International at 401 S. Clairborne, Suite 302, Olathe, KS 66062
• • By calling the organization at 913-764-5200
• • By giving to Heart to Heart online at www.hearttoheart.org

Providing relief to disaster victims is second nature to Heart to Heart. The group has led several Kansas City-based humanitarian responses, both nationally and internationally.

Heart to Heart International is a global humanitarian organization that is leading a volunteer revolution and creating a healthier world in the process. Since its founding in 1992, Heart to Heart has delivered aid worth nearly $500 million in U.S. wholesale value to more than 100 countries, including the United States.