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)

I think your idea is wonderful Betty,. but watching the news specials last night, what we need is a government to get out of the fancy Washington Offices, and get things moving in a hurry.(Both parties are at fault here.....) We have a MAJOR MAJOR HUMAN DISASTER in New Orleans. ACTIVATE OR USE OUR MILITARY, ARMY, NAVY, MARINES, AIR FORCE......GET THE SUPPLIES THAT THEY USE IN TO THE CITY, AND GET IT THERE OVERNIGHT. DECLARE MARSHALL LAW!!!. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING PORTABLE......THEY SET UP A HUGE CITY IN KUWAIT BEFORE WE INVADED IRAQ, AND EVERYTHING WAS PORTABLE...GENERATORS, FIELD KITCHENS, FIELD LATRINES, WATER PURIFYING EQUIPMENT......WE HAVE IT ALL ON MILITARY BASES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THEY HAVE MILITARY FIELD RATIONS.......LET'S USE IT, AND IT CAN BE REPLACED LATER.. LET'S START AN EMAIL FLOOD TO OUR CONGRESS AND THE SENATE... BIG DEAL, THEY VOTED 10.2 BILLION IN AID.....WHEN WILL THAT START HELPING????? THEY CAN AIRLIFT THE SHUTTLE FROM CALIF TO FLORIDA, BUT CAN'T AIRLIFT A FIELD GENERATOR????? Jim - Connecticut ----- From: "Betty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 6:19 AM Subject: [GenCT] "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) > > > >