Re: Katrina continued

Pam,

I'm glad you're able to help out. I think every one of us will need to be
involved.

FWIW, if anyone wants to contribute to flood relief, or other causes,  one
of the charities I give to is "Americares" www.americares.org  as it spends
so little on advertising. 1% as opposed to 3% for the Red Cross, and
astronomical amounts for some other organizations.
Charity Navigator http://www.charitynavigator.org/  and www.give.org  have
lists and comparison charts.

Do you have long gas lines in your area? I was surprised to see people
lining up at the gas stations when I went to run errands this afternoon.
Since 9/11 I've been trying to drive on the top half tank of gas. I'm glad
now. I remember what it was like in the 70's.

d


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Katrina continued


> Wow - this is so bad. We're collecting for the Red Cross here at work and
a
> local towing company has donated use of a 3 bedroom rent house here in
> Terrell for flood victims to stay in as long as they need to. I'm going to
> pick up kitchen and laundry stuff while the gal organizing it rustles up
> furniture and stuff. All we know about the people is all they have is the
> clothes on their backs. Hideous.
>
>
>  On 8/31/05, Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > Pam,
> >
> > The twirlies were all around us according to radar, but the nearest
> > touchdown was about 10 miles north. We're fine - not even as much wet as
a
> > big summer thunderstorm, though the wind went on for hours and hours.
> >
> > In the other good news department, my friend in Pensacola only had the
> > tarp
> > blown off her roof (still hadn't gotten back home since Dennis), and
> > another
> > in Louisiana is safe with relatives in St. Louis, though she has no idea
> > what her home is like. She and her family live in Kenner, and that was
> > shown
> > to have a couple of feet of water the other day.
> >
> > Several other acquaintances are still un-accounted for, including 1 in
> > Slidell and 2 in New Orleans who would not likely have evacuated because
> > of
> > the danger of looting. I remember that during one of the other
hurricanes
> > a
> > few years ago, Lee had his attic set up with water, flashlights, food
and
> > an
> > axe and saw, because he knew it would be needed if the levy broke. I
keep
> > looking at those they're plucking off of the roof, and wondering.
> >
> > My heart breaks for those affected.
> >
> > d
> > Zone 7a/Georgia/Gardening on Heavy Clay
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:18 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Katrina continued
> >
> >
> > > I heard there were tornadoes in Georgia. Daryl, you and yours OK?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Pam Evans
> > > Kemp TX
> > > zone 8A
> >
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