[Loch-Ruadh] Disaster Relief from Loch Ruadh computer expertsanybody

[Connal]

the largest database to locates relatives is the ICRC site 
http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina
you can use that to post info on someone who is safe or look for someone who 
is missing those without net access can call 1-877-loved1s <1-877-568-3317>
also sites such as www.pleasenotifyme.org and www.salvationarmyusa.org have 
lists to help locate and notify relatives
as for Salvation Army, Red Cross, and FEMA not showing up at your shelter 
yesterday, they are a bit overwhelemed which is why they are asking for 
volunteers to help them <and not just money> and of course FEMA, bein a 
goverement agency, isn't asking for money, they get all their funding from 
the goverement.
Hurricane Katrina is the most devestating disaster to ever hit the United 
States in terms of damage, area of destruction and in all probability, loss 
of life. We are used to seeing things like this in the free world, but it 
appears nobody ever thought "it could happen to us" and our relief 
infrastructure has been taxed way beyond its capabilities.
if the shelter is in need, might I suggest you contact the Red Cross and 
Salvation Army and request it, if it has not already been done <they may not 
even know your shelter exists> and if they are aware of your shelter, be 
patient, as most of the Red Cross disaster response teams from DFW were sent 
TO Louisiana before it was known that evacuees would be coming here and they 
are extremely short handed. in fact, had we been able to find someone to 
take care of the kids an animals, Magdalea and I would have left for 
Louisiana Tuesday when it was reqested by her hospital that those that 
could, be transfered temporarly to hospitals closer fo the disaster scene.
Also please remember, that those organizations right now are primarily 
concerned with finding shleter for the thousands of people who have not yet 
been placed in a shelter and shelter already operating and have food and 
water are are going to be at a lower priority then those without.
also, anyone with any kind of couseling/pastorial experience, please 
concidider contacting Magdalea for volunteering their services at Plaza <or 
any other of the local hospitals receiving patients from the hospitals in 
New Orleans>, as often the first that these folk are aware of what has 
happened is when they arrive here and see it on TV, and they have not been 
able to know the full extent of the disaster, it has been quite overwhelming 
to them.

Connal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "erinn holloway" <mom3badboys at yahoo.com>
To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc." 
<loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Disaster Relief from Loch Ruadh computer 
expertsanybody


> Today I foudn that  a lot of these people didn't know
> how to get a hold of their relatives around the
> country to let them know that they were okay.
> I was thinking the shelter I'm at might need help from
> someone who is more internet savy than I am to help
> post that these people are okay.
> Erinn
>
> --- PBW <PBW_RN at ev1.net> wrote:
>
>> Ok I just received word that there *are* two
>> shelters set up in Tarrant County and that ARC is in
>> need of volunteers as well as the ongoing need for
>> donated items. If you can lend a hand you might want
>> to call the local ARC chapter which is the Chisholm
>> Trail Chapter and their number is (817) 336-8718. I
>> am sure that this phone line is going to be *busy*
>> so if you call and cant get through please be
>> patient and keep trying. While I think its awesome
>> that we, the SCA, are helping our fellow SCAdians
>> who were devastated by the hurricane we also need to
>> keep in mind our fellow humans who may have no one
>> like the SCA to help them and are at the sole mercy
>> of the kindness of strangers.
>>
>> Magdalea/Pook>
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