[Ravensfort] Fwd: [MCH] FW: [SCA-RoyalPeers] RE: [SC] Care Packages to Meridies
Corbisier, Barbara L
barb at tamu.edu
Thu Sep 1 12:59:05 PDT 2005
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Forwarded From: "West-Crowe, Tonessa" <twest-crowe at fulbright.com>
> Hello All!
>
> Below are words directly from one of the Royal Peers of Meridies. There
> are many of us planning our personal help efforts and I am happy about
> that. I know that there are many of us who don't have a lot to give or
> donate. Know that whatever we doe will be appreciated. Presently there
> are folks, i.e., the Society's Royal Peers who want to do some things, I
> pray that we do find some resolve. Please pass the below information on
> to all pertinent lists. It Is very important for the well being of the
> cities hurt and more so to our personal families. Thanks for your time.
>
> In service to the Society,
>
> Duquesa Isabella of York
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCA-RoyalPeers at yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:SCA-RoyalPeers at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kane1Lissa at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:37 PM
> To: SCA-RoyalPeers at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [SCA-RoyalPeers] RE: [SC] Care Packages to Meridies
>
>
> I will try to help you with firsthand info that has come to me.
>
> First, we are finding that MOST of our SCA friends are alive and
> well, but a great deal of them have lost *everything*. So, how to help?
> I am afraid care packages will not be the best way to help.
>
> For those that know the Gulf Wars site, here is some info on it:
> The King's Arrow ranch took a direct hit, with substantial damage. There
> are *thousands* of trees down; several permanent encampments have been
> squashed. The pool house is a total loss with a tree through it. The
> Main Hall is roofless and heavily damaged. The Fort is OK with some
> light damage. One of the horse barns is demolished. One bathhouse is
> demolished. The cabins are either demolished or blown off their stands.
> The hotels are very heavily damaged.
>
> We have many who have lost *everything*--SCA, homes, personal,
> pets. There is no gasoline. Water is scarce and hundreds of thousands
> are without power. Food has rotted, it's very hot, and people can't
> drive anywhere, even to escape. There are no roads, and no way to get
> help to them without helicopters. Alligators, snakes and fire ants are
> in places they they shouldn't be. Dead farm animals are rotting.
>
> If you want to help, PLEASE either donate money to the Red Cross or
> the Salvation Army. If you want to donate SCA stuff, put together
> packages with garb and keep it for them. They will need LOTS of stuff -
> but right now most of our people are homeless and will not have a place
> to store *anything*. It could be up to six months before the water in
> New Orleans, Biloxi, etc, goes down. There are dozens of dead bodies
> floating around; the rescue attempts is first for the living--the dead
> will come later. Cruise ships and the Navy are rescuing people because
> the water is so high no one can get to the people stranded in the city.
> Getting care packages down there is a HUGE problem. The Interstates
> are blocked. I-10 is in pieces across the Bays. There is no phone
> service and little cell phone coverage. The Superdome is in danger of
> collapse and the refugees are having to go to Houston to the Astrodome
> as there are no restroom facilites, air conditioning or power there. So
> Please, PLEASE, please, if you want to help, send money to the people
> that can get help down there the fastest, and it is not the SCA. The
> Salvation Army focuses mainly on the American people. Go to
> www.salvationarmy.org The Red Cross helps all. Go to www.redcross.org
> So please make garb, and get the care packages together; we will
> distribute them at a later time. Right now we must keep our Countrymen
> from starvation and death. Yes, it is really THAT BAD.
>
> Ilissa
> very shaken by the devastation
> still searching for my friends... and not finding all of them
> -----Original Message-----
> From: West-Crowe, Tonessa <twest-crowe at fulbright.com>
> To: silvercrescent at lists.panix.com; EKSouth at yahoogroups.com;
> officers at eastkingdom.org; trm at eastkingdom.org; Their Royal Highnesses
> <trh at eastkingdom.org>; Silver_Rylle at yahoogroups.com;
> bhakail-list at yahoogroups.com; camp_urso at yahoogroups.com;
> Hartshorn-dale at swgroup.com; SCA-Herbalist at yahoogroups.com
> Cc: SCA-RoyalPeers at yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:37:35 -0400
> Subject: [SCA-RoyalPeers] RE: [SC] Care Packages to Meridies
>
>
> I believe to set up a number of such points would help greatly.
>
> Isabella
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-silvercrescent at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-silvercrescent at lists.panix.com] On Behalf Of Shannon
> Gallowglass
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:21 PM
> To: EKSouth at yahoogroups.com; officers at eastkingdom.org;
> trm at eastkingdom.org; Their Royal Highnesses;
> Silver_Rylle at yahoogroups.com; bhakail-list at yahoogroups.com;
> camp_urso at yahoogroups.com; Hartshorn-dale at swgroup.com;
> SCA-Herbalist at yahoogroups.com; silvercrescent at lists.panix.com
> Subject: [SC] Care Packages to Meridies
>
>
> (Cross Posted with consent)
>
>
> Meridies is moblizing to accept care packages. Their
> seneschal will let people know as soon as they have a
> system set up for distribution. So we're not just
> randomly sending stuff down to the Red Cross and
> saying "Here! Have a bunch of blankets!"
>
> The Autocrat of the Novice Scola in Carolingia (Sept
> 11th, http://delilah.ennui.net/~tpau/event/Scola.html)
> has agreed to set up a collection point there. This is
> what I want to do:
>
> Packages with some toothpaste, soap, shampoo, clean
> socks, underwear, deoderant (maybe a washcloth?), pads
> and/or tampons. Some other packages with the same
> (less the pads or tampons), plus a small stuffed
> animal (for the kids). And some blankets if we can.
>
> We'll need some small monetary donations to help with
> shipping.
>
> I know of a few people that are starting on replacing
> SCA stuff... that's great, but not what's needed now
> and in the next few weeks or months. Gulf Wars,
> however, is in March and would not be a bad goal for
> that kind of drive.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Baroness Aurelia Rufinia
>
> (Crossposted as far as I can reach)
>
> Baroness Aurelia Rufinia
> Barony of Carolingia,
> East Kingdom, Northshield Ex-Pat
>
> "Ignorance is bliss. Don't concern yourself with the secrets of scary
> people."
>
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