Good grief. No, we must help those who have lost everything. Don't you know you'll gain your own life by losing it for someone else?
Please take the apocalyptic preaching elsewhere.
Sinkspur! Glad you're here.
Reading these threads just gave me an idea. Instead of sending your money to a charity and not knowing how the money will be spent, how about this?
Why not directly "adopt" an evacuee family by offering to pay their motel bill and FedExing them an envelope containing a Wal-Mart gift card (remember, unlike the stores up North, the 24-hour SuperCenters here typically include a full-size supermarket, automotive center and gas station) and gift certificate booklets to McDonald's and Burger King (forget about Dunkin' Donuts -- last I heard, they only have one franchise in LA and it's in downtown New Orleans)?
Most of these people have been on the road much longer than they expected to, and have no idea when (or if) they'll ever return home. Their credit and debit cards will be maxed out quickly without direct financial assistance.
I'm sure there are officials in Rapides and Avoyelles Parishes who could point you to a "refugee" family with the greatest need.
Just my $0.02.
Thanks for slapping him for me Sink. Out of the 41 employees in our NOLA district office, we have only heard from 7, so far.
I am sure that the other 34 are just having problems contacting the company, but...
I am concerned about all my coworkers safety right now and secondarily how much this will affect our operations in the deep south. I have already had a couple of phone calls from people that need approval or contact with people in that office and I have not been able to tell them much.