[Loch-Ruadh] Disaster Relief from Loch Ruadh

[erinn holloway]

One comment. I've been at a shelter all day. I didn't
see Red Cross, The Salvation Army, FIMA, or anybody
that was asking for money. Instead, all of the
supplies came from concerned citizens, Dominoes Pizza,
Chik-filet, and Chiles.
SOOOOO, pooh on those big organizations that claim to
be helping.

--- PBW <PBW_RN at ev1.net> wrote:

> This is an awesome idea. But also please remember
> that the Dallas/Fort Worth area is becoming a
> temporary home to THOUSANDS of evacuatees from
> Louisiana. On the news we hear about Houston and the
> Astrodome but DFW is taking up *alot* of the slack.
> I know that our local Red Cross, Second Harvest and
> other resources need our help as well. Our local
> hospitals are absorbing people evacuated from New
> Orleans hospitals. Last I knew Reunion Arena was a
> shelter with the convention center in Dallas also
> absorbing many people, and when I was at work we
> were told that possibly Ft Worth convention center
> as well as Will Rogers might become centers sometime
> this weekend. I don't know if that has happened yet
> or not. But I do know that Fort Worth and Arlington
> Hospitals have received many patients some with
> families who have no place to go.
> I know I am rambling and I am sorry for that... but
> working in emergency medicine I have just had a
> "reality check" of my own in dealing with some of
> the LA hospital evacuatees and seeing what they have
> gone through and are still going through. I know
> that both the Dallas and Tarrant County Red Cross
> chapters are in *dire* need of volunteers and in
> need of the same items that the effected states
> are...  non perishable food stuffs, water, blankets,
> shoes, in the package socks and underwear. 
> 
> Magdalea/Pook
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Dana 
>   Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Disaster Relief from
> Loch Ruadh
> 
> 
>   Sounds like a good idea to me.
> 
>   Dana
>     Alric wrote:
> 
>     Greetings one and all
> 
>     Would Loch Ruadh like to do somethign similar to
> what Elfsea is doing?  Bring Water food etc to a
> central point for distribution to SCA floks in Glenn
> Abhean and Meridies affected by Hurricane Katrina?
> 
>     If so, we can use my house as a central drop off
> point and I'll get the stuff to Rixende and Tomas
> for delivery to our brothers and sisters to the
> east.  And if we collect enough stuff I may go with
> them to haul it to Shreveport and maybe even as far
> as Baton Rouge since my daughter lives there.
> 
>     Alric >
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