Aid Update: Enough for Now!

We drove along the Mississippi Gulf Coast today, and I have to tell you, that the aid is really coming together for the people down there.  There is so much aid, that it is almost too much!  We had three people even ask us not to give them any diapers or toiletries, because they had enough already. 

Two weeks ago, nobody would have said that!

We saw aid in all forms, from the local fire department to the Latter Day Saints, to the Red Cross. 

We had been giving out your donations in the neighborhoods where people could not get to aid or shelter.  But today, two-and-a-half weeks after the storm, we found that there are not as many people to help anymore.  Most are in shelters, some are getting their FEMA-provided trailers, and some are living in their homes again now that the utilities have been turned on.

We are going to continue traveling into Mississippi and along our own Alabama Gulf Coast with the rest of your donations, and with any that keep coming in.  We continue to offer Family Care Packages, Baby Care Packages, and Kid's Care Packages.  We will still go into the neighborhoods and help those who need your donated items or money.

We will let you know if any future donations are needed.  At this time, we have plenty and can make many care packages with what we have.  

In a couple of months, I'd like to do a push for Christmas gifts for the children of the hurricane, so be thinking about that. 

Thank you for all of your help!

Lori Seaborg

http://www.survivedkatrina.org

8:54 PM - Sep. 17, 2005 - post comment