Wednesday, August 31, 2005

A real tear jerker

I'm sure that any of you that watch tv or listen to the radio are aware of the undescribeable destruction that the hurricane has left behind in the gulf coast. Just watch the coverage or listen to the radio for 5 minutes and I guarantee that you will be in tears. Many people have died and the numbers will continue to climb. And the ones that have survived have lost loved ones and family members and now have NOTHING but the clothes on their backs. Kate has a co-worker who is from New Orleans and she has a lot of family members still living there and they have been unable to contact them. We will all be effected by this disaster at some point in time. In our small town of Carrollton Ga, many gas stations are running out of gas because people have panicked and fueled up every possible motorized vehicle they own before gas reaches $3/$4 a gallon. It is already that in Atlanta and some fuel stations out here. Small town histerics I know, but its a sign of what is to come. Anyway, forget the gas prices, that new outfit or pair of shoes you are wanting to buy. Skip that latte and frapuccino from Starbucks tomorrow and donate to the humanitarian relief efforts. Don't forget the animals too!
I have included some links to different charities; the first one I assume you are all familiar with. Take action, don't wait and say you'll do it tomorrow-click on the link now and help out.

Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Mark 10:21

http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm

https://secure5.salvationarmy.org/donations.nsf/donate?openform&projectid=USN-hurricane05

http://www.la-spca.org/forms/donations.htm

1 Comments:

Blogger ernanjoy said...

hey kuya paolo "good-on-you" for posting this blog. like i did with the tsunami, i will do the same for new orleans & mississippi...i will donate $100.00 to the red cross for the relief fund. i feel SO horrible that those people in new orleans and mississippi are going through this...we would of never expected something like this to happen to north america...we always thought that we were "untouchbles".

anyhow, our gas prices are horrible too...this morning it was at $1.25/L...that's NUTS!! anyhow, i hear when u say forget those new pairs of shoes or the coffee i ALWAYS want...i'll give that share to Red Cross and help the people of new orleans and mississippi who have NOTHING!!

btw...grams is doing well...her memory is SO much better now than it was before!! dad and i have been doing the late shift...and boy waking up in the morning is HARD!! especially when u have to wak up @ 5am!! anyhow, parking too is a killer at the hosp...at least $10 everytime!! i wish money would grow on trees or that i win the loto!! b/c gas prices + parking = no money!! lol!!

ttyl!!

Thu Sep 01, 05:35:00 PM EDT  

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