Posted on 08/30/2005 10:15:25 AM PDT by WestTexasWend
Edited on 09/02/2005 12:00:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Thanks. Another Freeper pointed me their way. I collected over $1,500.00 from employees and company matching funds at work (we're not a big company) and express-mailed the checks yesterday.
FYI, I posted the following in another thread:
What we're doing about it:
* The Puerto Rico National Guard has dispatched 1,122 troops to the disaster area, to include a Military Police battalion (minus a company that's deployed elsewhere), 22 water purification specialists and five C-130 airplanes.
* The Puerto Rico State Emergency Management Office is sending 60 disaster recovery specialists to MS.
* The following island universities will grant late admissions to NO area students displaced by the storm so they can complete their semester: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, The University of Puerto Rico, Sacred Heart University, Pontifical Catholic University, Metropolitan University and Turabo College. They're saying they will try and comp it.
* Puerto Rico residents stranded on the mainland by the storm may call toll free at 1-866-280-4357 for assistance.
* The company I work for has adopted the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief organization and have raise $1,500.00+ so far, mainly from employees and company matching funds (we're not a big company).
http://www.sbc.net/
Home page with articles on the relief and a link for donations at the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Fund.
Thanks.
TOMORROW (9/3/05)...from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. items will be accepted at the DoubleTree Hotel in Roswell (behind the hotel). Volunteers are also needed to assist.
Due to the recent damages in Louisiana caused my Hurricane Katrina, Coastal Moving & Storage has volunteered to dispatch their Trucks to transport donated items such as those listed below for the victims who have either had major damages to their homes or have completely lost their homes. These trucks will be met in Louisiana by the Red Cross.
Water, Non Perishable Food Items, Baby Items, OTC Drugs, Cleaning Supplies, Toiletries, Feminine Supplies, Paper Products, Linen Items, First Aid Supplies, Batteries, Flashlights, etc.
Any donations that you can make to help those in need would be greatly appreciated. DoubleTree Hotel Atlanta/Roswell, located at 1075 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, has agreed to be a drop location for this effort. The Coastal Moving truck will pick up donations behind the hotel on Friday, 9/2/05 from 8am-10am and Saturday from 4p-6p. Volunteers are also needed to help load the trucks.
I am assuming you are a Knight yourself? So am I. I just completed my third degree.
Dear HOYA97,
Well congratulations, Brother Knight!
I'm a Fourth Degree Knight, myself.
Be active with your Council! I've found over the years that I always got a lot more out then I put in with Council activities.
Again, congratulations!
sitetest
2 excellent Christian relief organizations:
Southern Baptist's NAMB: http://www.namb.net/
Samaritan's Purse: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
I would say developing plans to get everyone out of harm's way would be even MORE KEY.
I've just learned that the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus is donating $2.5 million to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
This is over and above the donations received by the Knights of Columbus Charities earmarked for hurricane relief.
Disaster Relief Update September 1, 2005 Who can say, but that you have been chosen for such as time as this" (Esther 4:14b). Hurricane Katrina Response Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Fund Louisiana Disaster Relief Fund Mississippi Disaster Relief Fund Alabama Disaster Relief Fund At this time, in-kind donations (e.g. food, clothing, etc.) are not being received due to logistical issues. Please continue to check back, as we are working on a process to accommodate your donations.
Feeding Units Activated in Partnership with American Red Cross and Salvation Army Louisiana Baton Rouge Mississippi Biloxi Alabama MobileAlabama state unit, Moffett Baptist Church Georgia CarrolltonGeorgia associational unit There are approximately 110 Southern Baptist units (feeding, recovery, shower, communication) activated at this time.
American Red Cross Report, 9/1/2005 As of Thursday morning, September 1st, the American Red Cross is continuing to absorb the full impact of this event and mobilizing human and material resources in mass to support relief operations. As authorities clear the affected areas and rescue stranded citizens, Red Cross efforts are focused on sheltering and feeding thousands of evacuees. Efforts to evacuate the New Orleans Superdome, moving residents to the Astrodome in Houston, were suspended due to reports of violence and guns fired at emergency crews attempting to help with the evacuation. Relief efforts have further been hampered by massive infrastructure failure as roadways are damaged or blocked, and electricity is expected to remain out for several weeks. In Louisiana, Entergy reports as of 6:30 AM that 643,146 customers remain without electrical service. Mississippi Power reports, after assessing three-fourths of the company's 8,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines, that approximately 70 percent will need to be rebuilt or repaired. They estimate it may be as long as four weeks to restore service in the worst hit areas to all customers who can receive it. (SOURCES: The Weather Channel/National Weather Service/CNN/ Houston Chronicle/DOT)
National Leadership There are two incident command teamsa Mississippi team and a Louisiana team. The Mississippi IC team is set up at Camp Garraway in Clinton, Miss. (for now). The Louisiana IC team will operate out of the Louisiana Baptist Convention in Alexandria. Team members include Terry Henderson, David Abernathy, Donald Kimbell , Eddie Blackmon, Mike Morgan, John Dillender, Carl Russell, Kevin Kite, Gary Smith, and Harold Moore. Donna Swarts and Don Gann are the Mississippi White Hats. Tommy Puckett is Alabama Disaster Relief State Director. Loy Seal is Louisiana Disaster Relief State Director. Mickey Caison is the NAMB Disaster Operations Center (DOC) manager. Fred Kinsey is the SBC liaison at American Red Cross National Headquarters (ARC NHQ) in Washington, D.C. Randy Creamer is the SBC member of an ARC mass-care coordination group convening at ARC NHQ in Washington, D.C. Harold Johnson is SBC liaison at ARC HQ in Baton Rouge, La. Don Hargis is SBC liaison at ARC HQ in Montgomery. Mike Overcash is SBC liaison at Salvation Army HQ in Jackson, Miss. To contact the Disaster Operations Center, call 1 800 462-8657, ext. 6133 or e-mail dr_offsite@namb.net.
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Houstons Second Baptist Church has begun organizing donations and shelters for refugees and hurricane victims.
http://www.second.org/global/operation_compassion.aspx
Gracias.
Thanks, again, for the help on TBM donations!
When I first tried on Tuesday there was no working link at all...maybe overwhelmed...then a webpage but no link for online gifts. Glad they were somehow able to fix that along with getting their massive relief effort underway.
Good people. God bless them and protect them as they help.
http://www.housingkatrina.com/Medium-Term Housing for victims of KatrinaIn the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, scores of people have been left temporarily homeless. While the Red Cross and other organizations are working feverishly to find immediate, short-term shelter for those in need, there is a medium-term housing crisis looming. These people need your help. We are building a list of volunteers who are willing to use the spare room in their homes to host individuals and families in need. This list will be made available to the organizations who have people working directly with the hurricane victims. So far, HousingKatrina.com has gennerated offers to house a total of 180 victims of the hurricane. This is a live running total. Please help spread the word so that we can make this number grow! |
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http://www.housingkatrina.com/Medium-Term Housing for victims of KatrinaIn the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, scores of people have been left temporarily homeless. While the Red Cross and other organizations are working feverishly to find immediate, short-term shelter for those in need, there is a medium-term housing crisis looming. These people need your help. We are building a list of volunteers who are willing to use the spare room in their homes to host individuals and families in need. This list will be made available to the organizations who have people working directly with the hurricane victims. So far, HousingKatrina.com has gennerated offers to house a total of 180 victims of the hurricane. This is a live running total. Please help spread the word so that we can make this number grow! |
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