Woman-Owned Home Decor Business to Donate 5% of All Sales to the American Red Cross Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief Fund

Chicago, IL, September 25, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Nawal Mesrour, the president of MoraCo Imports, which imports handcrafted home décor pieces from Morocco, has pledged to donate 5% of all purchases made on the company’s website to the American Red Cross’ Hurricane Ike relief fund.

In American Red Cross shelters across Texas and Louisiana, workers are focused on providing shelter and food to thousands of residents who remain in need of emergency help following Hurricane Ike. Rows of Red Cross cots are lined up in school gyms, places of worship, sports venues and many other community buildings; meals are served by the thousands in Red Cross and community shelters and from Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles. These scenes continue long after reporters have packed up their cameras to follow the newest story. "I can tell you we won't be measuring this operation in weeks," said Joe Becker, senior vice president of disaster services for the Red Cross. "We will be measuring this operation in months." The combined costs of relief efforts for Ike and its Gulf Coast predecessor, Hurricane Gustav, could top 100 million dollars. (source – www.redcross.org, www.chron.com)

"My heart goes out to all of the people who have been affected by this natural disaster," says Nawal. "I can only imagine how rough it’s going to be to get things back on track, and I hope to be able to help out a little." Five percent of all sales made on www.moracoimports.com through September 30th 2008 will go directly to help the Red Cross in its efforts to aid the victims of Hurricane Ike.

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