[paulat]

Thanks for disagreeing in such a gracious and level-headed manner. That is so very welcome here! I will remember your goodness.

Thanks, beyond!! You expressed it better than I ever could!!!

[beyond the sea]

:-)

Gotta go watch 'The Roundtable'......is it round?

;-)

[nicmarlo]

Here's another charity, in case someone is looking for an alternative to Red Cross:

Samaritan's Purse Charity, headed by Franklin Graham

Helping Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Disaster Relief Units in Alabama to Help Devastated Communities Recover From the Huge Storm

Two Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief Units have reached Alabama and are assessing where best to work to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. The units initially will be based in Mobile and work westward into Mississippi and Louisiana as conditions permit.

Samaritan’s Purse is working with local churches and mobilizing hundreds of volunteer workers to help repair as many homes as possible. Two tractor-trailers loaded with emergency supplies and equipment will provide crews with chain saws and heavy equipment to remove fallen trees from houses and streets. Other teams will cover damaged roofs with weatherproof plastic. Generators can provide emergency electricity for the sick or elderly. Flooded houses can be pumped dry and cleaned of debris.

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Click here to support the hurricane relief work of Samaritan’s Purse.