Saturday, September 03, 2005
Devastating
My wife and I have been watching the coverage of the devastation in the Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana area and have been just overwhelmed by the devistation and suffering of the people in those areas. As I sit here at my computer in my cool, dry home with food in the fridge and a car with gas in it, I feel extremely blessed.
I called Ron & Linda Juneau to check in on our friends in the airgun community that live in the Louisiana area. Ron & Linda didn't have any damage to their properly other than some tree limbs that came down. They were without power for a few days but they now have it restored. They also said that everyone in their club were doiong ok too. That was some good news.
I lived in the Melbourne Florida area for 13 years and was there when Andrew went through south Florida and rode out Opal and let me tell you, what I went through was nothing like this. I have been watching the governmental officials and most say the best way for the average American to help is to give to the Red Cross. My wife and I have decided to give and I hope that you will thoughtfully consider doing the same. Even if you can't give much, $5, $10, or $20 would certainly help. The safest way to give is to use the Red Cross website so that you can be sure that it goes to where it is needed. There are some scammers out there claiming to be collecting for the Red Cross but keep the money for themselves, so be careful where you give. Also, many of the New Orleans people are being helped in the Baton Rouge area. Linda said that many of the churches in the area are opening their doors to those affected by the storm and flood. She said that if anyone wanted to send money directly to the affected area they could send it to them and she would take it to some of the organizations in Baton Rouge helping those in need. If you would like more info on giving directly to those in Baton Rouge, please email me.
I called Ron & Linda Juneau to check in on our friends in the airgun community that live in the Louisiana area. Ron & Linda didn't have any damage to their properly other than some tree limbs that came down. They were without power for a few days but they now have it restored. They also said that everyone in their club were doiong ok too. That was some good news.
I lived in the Melbourne Florida area for 13 years and was there when Andrew went through south Florida and rode out Opal and let me tell you, what I went through was nothing like this. I have been watching the governmental officials and most say the best way for the average American to help is to give to the Red Cross. My wife and I have decided to give and I hope that you will thoughtfully consider doing the same. Even if you can't give much, $5, $10, or $20 would certainly help. The safest way to give is to use the Red Cross website so that you can be sure that it goes to where it is needed. There are some scammers out there claiming to be collecting for the Red Cross but keep the money for themselves, so be careful where you give. Also, many of the New Orleans people are being helped in the Baton Rouge area. Linda said that many of the churches in the area are opening their doors to those affected by the storm and flood. She said that if anyone wanted to send money directly to the affected area they could send it to them and she would take it to some of the organizations in Baton Rouge helping those in need. If you would like more info on giving directly to those in Baton Rouge, please email me.
