The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

[concernedperson]

Oh yeah, they would have had to be from out of town. I think a lot of family members just came in and got them and whatever they were able to salvage.

What's so sad is how many have no family or friends that can help them.

That is what is going on with my family and I hope soon I can make other differences in other families.Other than the toys and personal care products that we have already distributed.

I also want to know where my extended family and friends are. I know it will be weeks but I still want to know.

 

[Details]

It's the American way to be an individual, make it all on your own, don't need to depend on family...




but when you get a little older you find that almost everyone sooner or later hits a rough patch in their life, and whether or not you have family support changes an impossible to recover from disaster to a minor hurdle. Just whether or not you have a person you can move in with, or if you have to pay for a hotel room can be the difference between having some savings left to recover with or not.

 

[concernedperson]

It's the American way to be an individual, make it all on your own, don't need to depend on family...




but when you get a little older you find that almost everyone sooner or later hits a rough patch in their life, and whether or not you have family support changes an impossible to recover from disaster to a minor hurdle. Just whether or not you have a person you can move in with, or if you have to pay for a hotel room can be the difference between having some savings left to recover with or not.

We all do what we can even if it is personal peril.I just hope for a modicum of recovery as my heart is so hurt and I see this as the worst for America. In so many ways. LinasK always called me a liberal and I always thought I was republican and she showed me my ways in so many ways. My heart is bigger than that but I don't advocate entitlement but I do represent the absolutely downtrodden.So a WS's showed me my core. So, LinasK thanks for bringing me back to where I was when I was 18 and pure.

 

[SieSie]

Sie Sie
I cannot even begin to imagine, the effect this disaster will have on these peoples lives will be generational. I hope and pray that all the so called monday morning quarterbacks, and powers that be, remember this.That while they are busy pointing fingers, blaming and trying to save their own butts, they remember it is not all about them.

I can't imagine the horrors they have and will continue to go through, either. I'm really worried because I had just a small fire in our kitchen and know how bad the insurance company tried to screw us - I really worry about these now homeless people having to try to fight for financial aid, insurance and government funding.

 

[Beyond Belief]

Will the water remain? Could this be turned into a Venice style city? That sure would be an interesting type of city to visit.

 

[BirdieBoo]

You know what, I LOVE new Orleans. Love it, Love it, Love it. I have a scar that I will forever bear from tripping on an uneven cobblestone in that fair city (probably after one too many Hurricanes of the one person variety). I love that city, it is historical and beautiful. It is also dangerous, crime-wise. I have never been mugged there, but one of my friends has. I personally have never been treated other than respectfully and hospitably there.

One thing I hope is that the ciy will be cleaned up, maybe most of the gangs will be driven away by this disaster, and people can live there in peace. Another thought I've had about the violence after this storm, is that when junkies and crackheads get cut off from their supply, it can get pretty ugly. And I imagine plenty of junkies and crackheads did not want to evacuate properly,when they had the chance.

I am really glad to hear that the French Quarter has been spared, that place has been around longer than most of the USA. Perhaps some city planners might come up with a plan to make the city safer, for habitability and tourism,
before it is rebuilt.

The USA does have a lot to lose if the city is not rebuilt, it is rich agriculturally and for commerce with the Ole man Missisippi accessible, if I am not mistaken. a large supply of the USA's sugar comes from there, and you know how we love sugar.

 

[Olivia77]

I hope that the historical value can be preserved. I hope that they (politicians and other officials) can take this opportunity to clean up the PD and unite LE and the people of the city in making it a prosperous and safe place to live. I don't know a thing about building a city, but I feel that if they restore the city in the proper way it can give those who live there a real sense of pride and accomplishment.

I love New Orleans, I was going to be married there in the Spring but our plans had to be changed at the last minute, which was about a month before the hurricane hit. Selfishly, I hope that things can be restored so that I can bring my grandchildren there and show them where Gram and Gramps got engaged.

 

[bugaboo]

He was wondering if they will find bodies of people who may have been killed and dumped prior to Katrina in New Orleans as they are cleaning up. This may solve some missing persons cases, don't you think?

 

[Moe]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/09/06/schilling_family_is_hosting_nine_from_new_orleans/



Curt Shilling and his wife Shondra walk the walk. I hope to see more stories that show some light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks for making me smile today Curt, oh and you are my favorite baseball player too.

 

[Amraann]

HI eveyone!
I thought we had a thread in the JR but I can't find it now so I thought I would start a new one now that some time has gone by.

Has everyone heard from friends and loved ones?
Are any WS members missing?

I know of two who lived in LA. One was not in threat of being hit with the hurricaine and the other has called and is fine!
Has power and supplies and their house faired very well.

Also our very own Animal was relieved to hear from her friend who boards her beloved Horse. They are fine as well As is her Horse.

Please share your updates of friends and loved ones and yourselves too!

MK

 

[mysteriew]

Trenise Williams didn't grab much when she fled New Orleans. But she did carry her marriage license in her purse.

This weekend, Williams and fiance Joseph Kirsh got to use that license.

They were going to be married in New Orleans just hours before Hurricane Katrina hit. But now they have tied the knot at a shelter in Jackson, Miss.
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/irresistible/4937937/detail.html

 

[mysteriew]

A beautiful story. Thank You for posting it.

 

[Jules]

Diocese of Texas Relief Bulletin

Here are several sources of information:

Episcopal Diocese of Texas www.epicenter.org
Episcopal Relief and Development www.er-d.org
FEMA Charity tips www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm [fema.gov]
Red Cross 800-HELP-NOW or www.redcross.org
Salvation Army 800-SAL-ARMY or www.salvationarmyusa.org
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
www.la-spca.org

Red Cross Shelters
If your church is a Red Cross shelter and is activated, please notify the Diocesan Center at 800.318.4452 and let us know of any immediate needs you may have. Be sure you have sufficient security.

Astrodome Volunteer opportunities
Volunteers are still needed and will continue to be needed to staff the Shelter at the Astrodome. An unprecedented attempt is being made to care for persons who were not able to leave New Orleans because of age, physical condition, transportation or economic means before the flooding--their recovery is magnified by being 350 miles from home with no real timetable for their return home, if that even becomes an option.

Anytime your schedule permits, please go to the Astrodome using the McNee entrance. Identify yourself as a volunteer and follow the parking attendants' direction to the Volunteer Parking Lot. The volunteer entrance to the Astrodome is near the parking. Please go to the Volunteer station, get a nametag and ask for an assignment. Volunteers are especially needed after work and through the night. The Red Cross has especially asked our help in those time periods.

Waldenbooks and Borders are accepting donations of used books that will be given to folks in the Astrodome or other shelters, to give them an opportunity to occupy their mind. To locate a store, go to www.borderstores.com.


Special Requests
The Prince Center in Houston's 5th ward is looking for adults and youth to come and help with structured activities for the kids staying there. The Center took in 100 evacuees Thursday night and will be getting another 200 on Friday. The are specifically looking for people, Saturday, September 3rd from 9-3, however they will need help on an ongoing basis in the days and weeks to come. Contact: Program Director: Sandra Prince or Executive Director: Kendra Wheaton at 713-227-0535 or 832-725-9877 The Prince Center is located at 3030 Jensen.

Specific Food Band requests:
Paper Goods - plates, cups, diapers, tissue
Cleaning Supplies - Bleach, Top Job, Mr. Clean type products
Water - Bottled drinking water (NO glass containers)
Single Serving Snacks - Pop Tarts, Cereal Bars
Peanut Butter
Heat and Eat Foods - Chili, stew, canned pasta with sauce, canned vegetables etc.
Lunchables or other single serving foods that DO NOT REQUIRE REFRIGERATION
MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat)
Personal care items
Formula

In addition to the Houston Food Bank, donations can be dropped off at the following six locations.
KPRC Local 2 Studios, 8181 Southwest Freeway near Gessner
Riverpark HEB, 19900 Highway 59
Gulfgate HEB, 3111 Woodridge
Fountainview HEB, 2660 Fountainview
Woodlands Market HEB, 9595 Six Pines Dr.
Mason HEB, 1621 Mason Rd.

Capital Area Food Bank, Austin
This organization has asked for the following supplies to be used in the Austin area, to be delivered to 8201 S. Congress Avenue, Austin TX 78745.
Bottled water
Peanut butter
Canned meat
Granola bars
Diapers


School Supplies
Houston ISD has requested school supplies for refugee children (list below). Beginning Tuesday, September 6, contributions of school supplies gathered by Episcopal congregations can be delivered to St. John the Divine Church, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard, Houston. Houston Independent School District Coordinator, Ms. Samples, can be reached at 713.892.6052.

Elementary Level - highest needs at top of list
Glue - bottle and stick, washable only
Scissors
Crayons
Construction paper
Pencils
Pencil Bags
Back Packs (small)

Middle & High School - all equally needed
Glue
Scissors
Pens
Pencils
Sharpies
Colored pencils
Markers
Calculators
Notebooks
Notebook paper (wide and with college rule)
Binders
White out
Divider sets
Paperback dictionaries

 

[Moe]

Hey guys, that what my hundreth post! Thanks again Curt, and thanks to websluths too!

 

[monkalup]

Solve some, perhaps. and create so many, many more...

 

[Dara]

Yay, Curt.

You know, yesterday we watched the game and afterwards, they interviewed Schilling. He looked terrible, like he was going to cry. I think at one point he did. Of course, I've seen him look terrible after losses before, but I said to my husband, "I know he takes losses hard but this is a little too much. Especially with the hurricane aftermath. Hmmm....I wonder if that's making him more upset." Well, he may have only been upset about the game, but it appears he was affected, like many of us.

(Maybe we could have one thread for athletes, since I doubt Curt is going to be the last athlete to help out)

 

[Mabel]

Carl Edwards, Nascar driver and winner of this weeks BUSCH race, along with Kyle Busch, winner of this weeks Nextel Cup race, have both donated their winnings to the relief effort. This was Kyle's first win.

 

[mysteriew]

A 4-year-old boy who suggested setting up a lemonade stand to raise money for children left homeless by Hurricane Katrina has $1,603 and counting.

Along with three siblings and a cousin, Cameron Frueh sold lemonade and bottled water outside the family's Hyde Park home over the Labor Day weekend.

The children wore masks and Mardi Gras beads because they love visiting an aunt whose Louisiana home was destroyed by the storm, Cameron's father, Douglas Frueh, said Monday night.

The kids didn't set any prices, but asked people to donate something for a cool drink. The woman who made the biggest donation, $100, took nothing, Laurie Frueh said.

Most people donated $5 or $10 for a cup or two of lemonade, Douglas Frueh said.

Cameron was assisted by his brother, Clayton, 2, sisters Isabella, 14, and Grania, 16, and 6-year-old cousin Taylor McMullen of Dayton.

"The adults would ask the kids, 'What are you doing with this?' And even the 2-year-old would give the answer, 'It's for the people in New Orleans who don't have homes,'" Laurie Frueh said.

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050906/NEWS01/509060346

 

[DEPUTYDAWG]

Actually, a good thought. However, I don't know with all the bodies, how they'll ID a lot of them. It's amazing what they can do, really. Let's hope families will all end up knowing where the deceased loved ones are....

 

[LadyLuck]

Wow, what a wonderful thing to do. If every movie star, sports star, etc. took one family and did the same thing it would make such a difference.