[myprecious]

The Red Cross may put up barriers, but you can go around them to working with local agencies, churches, thrift centers. The RC is not the only way to help.

Here in Texas (and probably every state in the South) there are people that made it out in their vehicles to a hotel, but are now stranded. Almost every town is in action. Camps, hotel conference rooms, warehouses, you name it is being set up. There is a place for a willing hand!

Just think of the babies that need blankets, children needing school supplies. There is SOMETHING you can do, if you have the heart.

[buickmackane]

I am in complete agreement with you, so I'll repost this link that gives many other locations where the 10,000 families now being sheltered in Alexandria/Pineville can receive help:

http://www.uwcl.org/site/Templates/template4.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1