ARLINGTON, VA - In conjunction with the National Milk Producers Federation, Dairy Relief Inc. has set up a special fund for dairy farmers and other interested parties to donate money to the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks and plane hijackings in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

"This is a wonderful opportunity to get family dairy farmers involved in making contributions to the thousands of victims' families in this time of need," said Gene Paul, President of Dairy Relief. "Dairy Relief, which is the dairy industry's ongoing charitable effort to improve the lives of those less fortunate, will be used as a vehicle to collect monetary contributions, which in turn will be donated to the American Red Cross."

The American Red Cross has established the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help the victims and families of the September 11th terrorist attacks. All contributions made to the "Dairy Relief 911 Fund" ultimately will be donated to the victims and families.

Tax-deductible contributions should be mailed to the "Dairy Relief 911 Fund," c/o the National Milk Producers Federation, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201

Contributions can also be made to the "Dairy Relief 911 Fund" at the World Dairy Expo Dairy Relief display in Madison, WI, from October 3-5, or at the 2001 NMPF Joint Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, from November 5-9th.

Formed in 1998, Dairy Relief is the only U.S.-based charitable organization whose sole purpose is providing quality American dairy products to needy people around the world. Dairy Relief is run by a volunteer board of dairy farmers and dairy cooperative executives. Dairy Relief accepts either tax-deductible cash contributions, or in-kind product contributions. For more information on Dairy Relief, Inc., contact Carl Baumann at (618) 654-3676 or cjbaum@papadocs.com.