New Orleans is Contaminated

[moosmom]

Mark, the guy who offered the apartment in New Haven, works for the Department of Environmental Protection, and will be down there for 3 months. I feel bad for him and I hope he'll be safe. I couldn't go back there. There's nothing left to go back to.

I want to donate all the furniture and stuff I can't take with me to the disaster victims but don't know who to contact to get the stuff down there. Anyone know??? I'd rather give it to someone who has nothing than turn it over to the Salvation Army to sell.

[Laura's Babies]

moonsmon-Why not notify your local TV or newspapers and see if they can help find someone to donate that to. These people were left with only the clothes on their backs and I am sure someone would be tickled to death to have it. They need EVERYTHING! They have relocated them all over the country and I bet there are some close to you and even if not, people would be willing to help get it to them. Could you imagine, having to start over again with nothing but the clothes on your back?

(I know how I felt when I thought that would be ME, wondering WHERE I would go and what I would do... It was a sinking horriable feeling and had Katrina not turned at the last minute, I would be in that group of homeless people. There but by the Grace of God, go I...)

[neko1]

My mother in law lost everything down there (she lived in Chalmette). She went to see what was left of her house and it wasn't pretty. A nice family in Texas took her and her 2 cats in, but she wants to get back on her feet. When she went down there she had to wear certain clothes and have certain shots before going into the town. So devastating..