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Wednesday, October 5, 2005

JOHN TESH RADIO SHOW ASSEMBLES A CONVOY BOUND FOR THE EAST COAST
Caravan of Motor Homes Will Provide Needed Shelter for Displaced Families in Adopted Communities

By Jeremy Reynalds
Special Correspondent for ASSIST News Service

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (ANS) -- On Oct. 12, a convoy of motor homes, travel trailers and RV's will depart Birmingham, Ala. on a trip that will provide temporary housing for families in Slidell, La., and Long Beach, Miss.

According to a news release from “The John Tesh Radio Show,” the “Katrina Convoy” will head for these two locations that have been adopted by John Tesh and the listeners of his nationally syndicated radio show (http://tesh.com/radio_relief/adopt/adopt_convoy.html). (Pictured: John Tesh).

Through contributions from caring individuals nationwide and corporations such as Nestle's, “The John Tesh Radio Show” is purchasing used transportable housing to donate to the two hard-hit cities, where the news release stated Tesh worked in relief efforts directly following Hurricane Katrina.

Also being accepted, the news release stated, are donations of motor homes and travel trailers driven to the Birmingham, Ala. location by Oct. 11, and items such as cleaning supplies and toiletries to be loaded into the motor homes of the convoy.

Tesh said in the news release, “The purpose of this ‘Katrina Convoy’ is not only to serve the residents of the Gulf Coast, but to encourage others to put together ‘out-of-the-box’ ideas for relief.”

“The John Tesh Radio Show” affiliate, WYSF, in Birmingham, Ala., is a key partner in organizing the massive efforts, the news release stated. Other contributing media outlets will be e CNN, MSNBC, FOX and of Tesh’s “old stomping ground,” “Entertainment Tonight.”

Gov. Bob Riley of Ala. has also signed on, the news release stated, to assist in making the “Katrina Convoy” another “incredible example of American generosity, and one that will make life easier for many families who have lost everything.”

Staff members of “The John Tesh Radio Show” have been in constant communication with citizens and administrators in Slidell and Long Beach, who indicated within a few days of the hurricane that the number one need for victims of Katrina is shelter. It was this knowledge, the news release stated, that prompted the creation of the Katrina Convoy.
For more information about Tesh go to www.tesh.com/showpage.asp?code=biography
Jeremy Reynalds is a freelance writer and the founder and director of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter, http://www.joyjunction.org or http://www.christianity.com/joyjunction. He has a master's degree in communication from the University of New Mexico and is a candidate for the Ph.D. in intercultural education at Biola University in Los Angeles. He is married with five children and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information contact: Jeremy Reynalds at jgreynalds@aol.com. Tel: (505) 877-6967 or (505) 400-7145. Note: A black and white JPEG picture of Jeremy Reynalds is available on request from Dan Wooding at danjuma1@aol.com.
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