Re: Watching CNN...Millions of Homeless People :-(


"Rosemarie Shiver" <post147@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello, it's me. :-)
>
> Glad you asked. First off...if you give to the Red Cross, make sure
it's
> blood yer donating, if yer meds. will allow ya to. Yeah, it may not be
> popular to say don't send yer $$ to the Red Cross, but don't. They put
money
> where it shouldn't have gone last year and didn't get it to where they
> shoulda. I asked for help getting meds. and they said nope. We had no
> electricity 3 separate times and that meant the drugstores didn't,
> either....so without Red Cross help I ran out. Ta heck with sending them
> money...they don't help ya if they can avoid helping ya. :-(

Are they asking for blood? Because when 9/11 happened, they screamed for
it... because they thought there would be such a huge need for it. I gave
blood along with thousands and thousands of others... unfortunately, it was
to no avail because there weren't many survivors. :(

`Just heard on Fox news that there are animal carcasses all over some road
they flew over, and they said that it could thousands of people killed.

This is a sucky, sucky, sad day.

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>
> Bless those who actually do send volunteers and food and clothing and
> water and aid:
>
> a.. United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583 or
> http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/#katrina
>
> a.. Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY or www.salvationarmyusa.org
>
> a.. Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or www.er-d.org
>
> a.. American Baptist Churches USA (ABC-USA) :
> https://www.disasternews.net/donations/abc.php
>
> And when it comes to the hard work of rebuilding when folks can't afford
to
> or their ins. company has gone bankrupt the most amazing folks in the
whole
> world are:
>
> Mennonite Disaster Service: https://www.disasternews.net/donations/mds.php
>
> The Mennonites are still here in this area one year later....they'll be
> working to rebuild after Katrina for more than a year, certainly.
>
> If you can contribute...great. If not, don't feel guilty; just send
healing
> wishes and good thoughts for the victims. That'll help, too.
>
> This is some FEMA tips: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm FEMA is a very
> professional group. They can't give a whole lotta aid...after all it's
your
> tax dollar they're spending; but they are a caring and fair bunch. They've
> gotten 1000% better than after Andrew. FEMA stunk, then. LOL I sure hope
we
> don't ever hafta rate 'em again. I do think they'll distribute aid as
fairly
> as they can for Katrina's victims, tho'. B+...if they had more funding
> they'd get an A.
>
> For the critters there, send donations to the The Humane Society of the
> United States Disaster Relief Fund at: http://www.hsus.org/
>
>
> Thanks for all you did for Florida last year. And TIA for all you'll do
for
> the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida people/animals this year
to
> help them in coming outta the dark.
>
> Disaster Help & Hugs,
> Rosie S.
> Dame of Dementia
>
>
> --
> "If you wanna get it done, you gotta fight for yourself." -- Meat Loaf,
Bat
> Outta Hell II
> "Gigglz" <Frekklz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5kdah1l58eu8516acms75rmdoin1d0fp8v@xxxxxxxxxx
> > I've been watching CNN. This hurricane disaster is HORRID :-(
> >
> > I was in my own personal 'coma' last summer when I believe FL got
> > hit...to name a few. Don't remember much of last summer, period.
> > Rosie filled me in...and I wasn't even aware she was in a hurricane.
> > She said more than one! Holy ***! How do you do it?
> >
> > Now seeing this on CNN, I can see the reality of what has happened and
> > what is happening. I'm just sick! I sit here in my safe house, with
> > food and water and a bed to sleep in. These people don't know where
> > they are going NEXT!!!! Their lives are forever changed and not by
> > choice :-(
> >
> > WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP? I keep waiting for something to be said where
> > we can DO something! I suppose it's too soon? It makes me cry...it
> > makes me worry. I worry any way, so I should be used to it...but I'm
> > not. I WANT TO HELP!
> >
> > If anyone knows anything about how I can help there, and I've missed
> > it...could you please post or email it for me?
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Thoughts, prayers, vibes to all effected by this tragedy!
> >
> > Love,
> > Gigglz
>
>


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