----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <NewBrunswick-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 6:59 AM Subject: [NB] "We Care" Packages to "Katrina Survivors" - Off Topic > Hello, > > I must be one of only of tens of millions of people SOOO Frustrated at > watching all the News programs of people .. dying in front of our eyes .. > while waiting for "drinking water" or any kind of liquid which is drinkable > to arrive at the Louisiana Superdome ! And, as of last night, two > "infants" have died of dehydration there ! > > This week I've already posted on the MA List that I would really like to go > by a 20-pack of ..Toilet Paper.. and ship it down there ! The more I > watch the News, though, I see where "basic human needs" go way beyond toilet > paper. They need FOOD and medicine. They need .. diapers and baby food > and formula .. and senior citizens need diapers, also ! They need > ..DRY.. clothes ... including undergarments ! > > How many of us have food, medicine, and "sanitary products" in our homes - > which we don't really need ? How many of us have clothes in our home > which we really don't need ! Do you have summer clothes you bought this > year which you might not wear next summer ? Those people in Louisiana > and Mississippi have probably been "living in" the same pair of shorts and > t-shirt and underwear .. for a week ! And, they probably arrived at > whereever they are being "sheltered" -- soaking wet ! > > My suggestion is to go to the supermarkets and/or stores and pick up their > unwanted cardboard boxes .. and start .. filling them up ! Or, I've > found out that "banker's boxes" at the office-supply stores are good for > sending packages. > > I went to www.switchboard.com and found out the address: > > > "Katrina Survivors" > c/o Louisiana Superdome > 1500 Poydras St > New Orleans, LA 70112 > > > OR, we could just send our "we care" packages to the following address: > > "Katrina Survivors" > c/o, the Postmaster > New Orleans, LA 70112 > > Even if the New Orleans Post Office has been destroyed, the packages should > go to their "regional Post Office" - and they can decide what to do with > them ! > > And, ... wouldn't it be nice .. if the United States Postal Service .. would > allow us to mail our "we care" packages ... for free ! > > And, the same goes for .. UPS .. and FED EX ... I had occasion to want > to use UPS to mail 2 packages at different times to Europe ... and I was > "SHOCKED" at how much they wanted to charge me ! $50 for a very small, > lightweight package, and $350 for a medium-heavy "banker's box." > > .... > I know very well that the "American Red Cross" NEEDS money, and they > "always" say ... DO NOT ..send "care packages." BUT ..... this is > different ! > > In our adult lifetime, we have not seen and heard about .. such wide-spread > DESTRUCTION .. and -- human need ! > > If you cannot send "we care" packages, then I have found that even > www.ebay.com is offering a way to "contribute" to the American Red > Cross - whether you are a Seller or a Buyer. > > I will be sending this message to other "State" Lists which I belong to ! > > Please feel free to pass my "request / suggestion" along to whichever Lists > you belong to ! > > A SEPARATE SUGGESTION? Sit down and write a letter to these families - > tell them we DO care ! Offer them as much sympathy as you can ! > > I'll bet that right now those 10,000 - Plus - people .. feel "totally > isolated" from the rest of their State - and definitely isolated from the > rest of the U.S. ! > > > And, please say a sincere prayer to "your Higher Being" .. that food and > drinking water .. get to "Katrina survivors" -- YESTERDAY ! And, not > arriving for the first time - this coming weekend ! > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > > ==== NewBrunswick Mailing List ==== > Where county is Brunswick Parish in? Check here to find out. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nbparish.htm > Where is that town? Check the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base > http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/88 - Release Date: 9/1/05 > >