Dear Friends and Familly, I know we are all devasted by what Katrina has done to the Gulf Coast. Some of the descendents of the Garrett, Tompkins, Powell, Winn families live in Baton Rouge. They are my first cousins and their families. Last I heard they were ready to go to a shelter if necessary. I have emailed and called and no response. For them and for all of the victims I ask you to pray. Dan and I lived in Biloxi twice when he was in the Air Force. We happened to get moving orders and left 2 weeks before Camille. We were stationed back several years later and still some thngs were not as they were. When we see the images now, we are heart broken as it will take much longer. With all my thanks and best, Virginia Sanok Love is Silence when Words would Hurt. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail

Hi, Virginia... I suggest you contact the Red Cross. When a disaster strikes, they have a 24-hour moratorium on releasing names and info in the affected area. If your loved ones went to a shelter, the Red Cross likely will have their names. Also, I host the DisasterRelay list on Rootsweb and everyone is welcome to join. Volunteers on the list will make phone calls to relay information (when we can get through) and are not allowed to ask for reimbursement if a toll call is involved. This has worked successfully a number of times. As you may know, when a disaster strikes, telephone companies limit incoming calls to the area to allow those who live there to make outgoing calls (presuming, of course, that the phone lines are still functional). It isn't unusual for us to have a volunteer near an affected region and thus be able to get through where someone living further away cannot. If you would like to join us, send a new email to DisasterRelay-L-request@Rootsweb.com. Type SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and text area. Do not include anyother text. Shirley DR list hostess mrs wrote: > Dear Friends and Familly, > I know we are all devasted by what Katrina has > done to the Gulf Coast. Some of the descendents > of the Garrett, Tompkins, Powell, Winn families > live in Baton Rouge. They are my first cousins > and their families. Last I heard they were ready > to go to a shelter if necessary. I have emailed > and called and no response. For them and for all > of the victims I ask you to pray. > Dan and I lived in Biloxi twice when he was in > the Air Force. We happened to get moving orders > and left 2 weeks before Camille. We were > stationed back several years later and still some > thngs were not as they were. When we see the > images now, we are heart broken as it will take > much longer. > With all my thanks and best, > Virginia Sanok