Virginians aren’t just talking about helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina, or blaming others for not doing enough, they’re taking matters into their own hands. Dozens of Virginia companies and not-for-profit organizations have surged into action to help repair the damage that the hurricane unleashed along the Gulf Coast. In publishing today’s edition of VA Newswire, I compiled a list of companies that have responded to the humanitarian call. This list is by no means complete, it is only what I could pull together from press releases and websites in a couple of hours yesterday. The omissions, I’m sure, would make a much longer list.

The Commonwealth of Virginia
The Salvation Army
MCI
Sprint/Nextel
Defense Logistics Agency
Charlottesville Fire Department
Freddie Mac
Sallie Mae
Smithfield Foods
Albemarle Corporation
LMI
Volunteers of America
Project Hope
US Airways
RCN Corporation
The Public Entity Risk Institute
International Bottled Water Association
Global Learning Semesters
CALIBRE

For details about these groups’ contributions, click here, and scroll down to “Hurricane Katrina: Relief.”