I have no problem with people helping out people, its great. And in a big enough disaster, every bit helps. What goes around comes around, and imho people are happier if they are generous. Like Benjamin says, this is a good way to make friends.

From a past career in logistics though, I can say that it won't scale very far, you need a more concerted effort to get help to where its needed. All sorts of things like economies of scale make sense when you pack 40 foot trailers with aid, rather than a few boxes by UPS. You need your aid to scale, sometimes very large. Trailers and flatbeds can make a difference for a whole community, not just those who you know. And without taking anything away from this alliance effort, that's where my money will go, to those who pack the trailers and show up as soon after a disaster as possible, and stay until its over before they roll up their tents. You're both driven by the best motives, bless you, but my money and resources have to go to those who are helping the most people get by in hard times.

I don't mean this as a debate, what Wildman800 proposes is fine - if you don't like my opinion, I got others...