T&P&C to all the TE'rs in the Katrina area

[bouncybouncy]

I can garantee if i did not have a car...i would have been hoofin' it!!!! or pedaling!!!! especially in new orleans...i would hope that people would open there hearts and car doors...but look at what is going on now with the looting & chaos

unbelievable and disgusting!!!!

Anyway...for those who are truely in need and deserve it...trek: have you looked into your local hospital? you sometimes do not need to wait for a blood drive...call them and see if they have a blood donation center (most do)

[trayc]

I live in an area about 3 and half hours from New Orleans. We have gotten many many evacuees. I went and worked at one of the shelters today and it was heart wrenching. To see such loss etched on these peoples faces, to know that this event will forever change their lives. So, please keep all the prayers, thoughts etc coming.

[trayc]

We have two major shelters here in Lake Charles, LA(where I live). When I left the shelter today around 2 pm there were some people just arriving to check in at the shelter. I live about a mile from one of the shelters and saw about 8 buses headed in the direction of the shelter this evening. So, we are still getting more evacuees. Someone mentioned about donating to red cross, please do that. I am so proud of our red cross people and how well they have coordinated efforts here in my town. When I was at the shelter today, I sorted clothes. I was amazed at how many clothes there were but then I stopped and realized that it is just a drop in a bucket for all the people we have here. We are bursting at the seams. Know that volunteers will be needed for a long time to come.