In the news release, World Vision Prepares Relief Goods, Staff for Gustav's Landfall, issued earlier today by World Vision over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the sixth paragraph, second sentence, should read 'Lagasse' rather than 'Legasse' as originally issued inadvertently.

    Complete, corrected release follows:
       World Vision Prepares Relief Goods, Staff for Gustav's Landfall
   -- Aid agency's emergency supplies and staff ready to go in Mississippi,
                             Dallas, Los Angeles

-- Poor children most vulnerable, could face disruptions during critical back-
                        to-school season, agency warns
-- 'We learned from Katrina; too many poor communities simply fall through the
                                   cracks'

SEATTLE, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Hurricane Gustav approaches the United States Gulf Coast, Christian relief and development agency World Vision has readied emergency supplies in Picayune, Mississippi, with several truckloads of additional goods on standby in Dallas, Los Angeles and other U.S. locations.

'We're making the most of this early warning time to prepare,' said John Pettit, director of World Vision's domestic disaster response. 'Our staff in Mississippi and Texas have been contacting dozens of churches and community groups that we've partnered with since Katrina to let them know we want to stand by them for Gustav and help them serve the most vulnerable in their communities.'

The organization's domestic disaster response teams are also on full alert today, with expert staff prepared to deploy from around the country early next week should Hurricane Gustav prove destructive. World Vision continues to have a small team based in Mississippi as part of its ongoing Katrina response.

'We're in full preparation mode here,' said Audrey Black, manager of World Vision's Storehouse in Picayune, Mississippi, some 50 miles from New Orleans. 'We have been seeing long lines at gas stations and stores as people stock up on necessities-but not everyone can afford to stock up. World Vision's priority is to make sure we're ready to help the region's poor and forgotten populations.'

World Vision, which serves children and families in need both in the U.S. and in some 100 countries worldwide, responded to Hurricane Katrina by distributing $10.2 million worth of donated goods and $6.1 million in grants to local churches and organizations helping the poor and vulnerable in their communities recover and rebuild.

Based on the storm's path and the need in affected areas, the agency is ready to ship several truckloads of drinking water, bedding, personal hygiene items, children's and adults' clothing and toys from its Storehouses in Dallas and Los Angeles, along with cleaning supplies, face mask filters, vinyl gloves, shovels and tools, and building materials for the clean-up and recovery phase.