Posted on 02/13/2006 11:41:26 AM PST by Grzegorz 246
BILOXI, Miss. The Czech ambassador to the United States will travel to the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week to deliver money for Hurricane Katrina recovery. Petr Kolar, the country's former deputy minister of foreign affairs, will present a check Wednesday for over 111-thousand dollars to the Tapia Public Library in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, which plans to buy books.
On Thursday, Kolar plans to present a 100-thousand-dollar check for the revitalization of the Saint Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy in Biloxi. The money will help the charitable facility purchase medical supplies.
Media officials with the Czech embassy said the funds are part of a series of reconstruction projects the Czech government is undertaking to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Recently, a check for 100-thousand dollars was presented in Deweyville, Texas, for reconstruction of elementary school infrastructure. And the University of New Orleans will receive 120-thousand dollar this spring.
as if enough money hasnt' been poured down that rathole already.
A Czech with checks?
I'm sure the Tapia Public Library in Bayou La Batre, Alabama does not feel the same way.
Oh brother.
oh i'm sure none of them feels that way. there's not a soul down there that hasn't done anything except demand more.
has there ever been a natural disaster in this country where the victims received more government largess?
when and how much is enough?
What is your problem with the concept of charity, or buying books, for that matter?
I will probably catch some flack for saying this, but exactly why is the federal government supposed to be re-building New Orleans? Isn't that a city/state issue. In the wake of Hurricane Andew, I didn't hear the kind of complaining about the lack of government aid. The folks there rolled up their sleeves and did it for themselves for the most part. Yes, FEMA was there but in a minimal role and only for the folks who didn't have insurance and they didn't just give out money. They made LOANS to people to allow them to rebuild.
My daughter and her husband are back in New Orleans since January so he can finish law school at Tulane. You can bet that they have at least a week's worth of groceries & water and 72-hour packs with personal needs ready to go in the event that they have to leave again. This is his 3rd time to evacuate from New Orleans since he started law school. They had the good sense to listen to the weather reports and leave BEFORE Mayor Nagin called for the evacuation. Of course the fact that his mom, his mother-in-law (me) and his sister were calling telling them to get out of there 3 days early may have prompted him to move sooner than he might have otherwise.
I think it's pretty cool that somebody is helping Americans for a change instead of sitting around waiting for their own crisis so they can stick out their hands and complain that we aren't doing enough. Three cheers for Czechoslovakia!
Good for the Czech government. I look at it as that much less money coming out of my pocket.
absolutely none whatsoever. at some point, however things get back to normal. if you want to pay in perpetuity ever increasing demands, then go right ahead.
I don't ever recall any victims of any natural disaster receiving as moch as these people. no where near the amounts being given to these people.
at some point charity becomes tribute.
What rathole would that be? Bayou La Batre, Alabama? Biloxi, MS? Deweyville, TX?
:-) I see your point.
my point is that if we hadn't thrown away so much money on New Orleans, we wouldn't need to have Czechs baining us out.
And to make it fair, I see your point also.
Ditto to that! You have to admire the Czechs, they're really trying to help a lot of American citizens. They take their money directly to their intended beneficiaries, and don't bother to stop in the state capitols. Smart, very smart - and kind.
Do you have a source for that statement or are you saying that you have personally talked to every "soul down there"?
Ummmm yes. 9/11.
You need to get off your ass and come on down to the Mississippi Coast to see for yourself. This has been the worst NATURAL disaster in the history of this country. Where were you when after 911 Millions of dollars was awarded to families of lost relatives? Why is this any different? We personally lost everything we had accumulated in 53 years of marriage. Try thinking about that for a second! Fortunately we DID have flood insurance but it still is a nightmare to go through. It's been almost 6 months and we still have a long way to go to get back to a normal life!
Maybe one day you may be in a similar position and I can just here you wailing for help!
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