It's wonderful that you're concerned, but please think before you send... most likely, the postal workers are among the people you are seeing on TV... It's not possible to deliver mail right now. Also, are you sure that the Katrina Survivors address on Switchboard is not a scam??? My daughter, Skye HULETT Ware, son-in-law & baby grand daughter live in Long Beach MS and have evacuated to a wonderful town called Green Hill Ala where the towns people are looking out for them and some 100 other survivors. He will be attempting to drive the 158 miles to Long Beach Ms where they live to see if the house and pets survived....Their town literally was flattened from ocean to the RR tracks and news reports show that nothing survived...However, they live another 3 miles inland and are hoping for the best. Shirley HAAS Hulett Desc of at least half of Waterbury On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 06:19:55 -0400 "Betty" <[email protected]> writes: > 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) > > > > >
As I watch CNN here in Nova Scotia, Canada, I ache for the people living through this disaster, and for their families watching helplessly. I know the feeling of wanting to help but personally, I think donations to the Red Cross are the safest ones to make at this moment. Sincerely, Paula Jarvis Fredericks At 10:38 AM 02/09/2005, you wrote: >It's wonderful that you're concerned, but >please think before you send... >most likely, the postal workers are among the >people you are seeing on TV... >It's not possible to deliver mail right now. > >Also, are you sure that the Katrina Survivors >address on Switchboard is not a scam??? > >My daughter, Skye HULETT Ware, son-in-law & >baby grand daughter live in Long Beach MS >and have evacuated to a wonderful town called >Green Hill Ala where >the towns people are looking out for them and some >100 other survivors. He will be attempting > to drive the 158 miles to Long Beach Ms where they >live to see if the house and pets survived....Their town >literally was flattened from ocean to the RR tracks >and news reports show that nothing survived...However, >they live another 3 miles inland and are hoping for the best. >Shirley HAAS Hulett >Desc of at least half of Waterbury > > >On Fri, 2 Sep 2005 06:19:55 -0400 "Betty" <[email protected]> writes: > > 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) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/88 - Release Date: 01/09/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/88 - Release Date: 01/09/2005