Comments on: Helping Those Who Need the Help

By: Bis Nation

Bis Nation — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 16:57:04 +0000

The Bis Nation says, that thanks to the awesomeness of the Manolo readership, the Bis Nation donated some money to one the spca organizations taking in abandoned animals from Hurricane Katrina. Thanks all for the suggestions…

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 09:22:48 +0000

Thanks Carol!

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 03:21:17 +0000

http://www.wheretosenddonationsforkatrina.blogspot.com/ works for me from my browser.

By: The Manfauxlo

The Manfauxlo — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 03:11:43 +0000

My advice for giving away spare clothes and shoes is to find out if there is a shelter in your area.

Apparently, our Gulf Coast friends are being spread out as far as Cape Cod:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/09/05/2500_katrina_evacuees_headed_to_cape_base/

A number of our friends are a little worried about being sent so far from their home. Many of the families got split during the evacuation. So all we can do is show these third coasters the best in hospitality and give until it is painful.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:42:39 +0000

Thank you so much Manolo for providing the Red Cross link to donate cash. I have sent the $$ I was going to spend on yet another pair of shoes to the Katrina Relief effort.

Sadly, I cannot get Carol’s link above to work, so if anyone knows where spare shoes and clothes may be donated would you please post it here? I stopped counting after my shoe collection reached fifty pairs, yet I have only the two feet; I would very much like give all those adorable shoes I promised and I would wear some day and haven’t to some poor girl who lost *GASP* all her shoes! Ditto, all those charming clothes I bought convincing myself I would lose five pounds, then wear, and immediately gained ten! They too should go where they can be of use!

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:11:48 +0000

The readers of Manolo are directed to http://www.wheretosendonationsforkatrina.blogspot.com
a most excellent grass-roots site which posts addresses for shelters and other groups directly serving Katrina refugees. The Carol notes the recurrent call for shoes and slippers. Cannot the shoe-loving readers of the Manolo fill some boxes with their nearly-new castoffs or sneakers lovingly purchased at the Target and send some?

By: enygma

enygma — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 15:49:25 +0000

I heard Mayor Daley (of Chicago) announce on the radio the other day that Chicago Public Schools will waive residency requirements so that children from the areas devastated by the flooding can attend school up here. If you can, please visit that link and buy a school kit. Though the site says that it’s for homeless CPS students, I’m sure that donations will also go to the kids from the South. http://www.kitsforkidz.org/

By: LizaBet

LizaBet — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 13:08:10 +0000

JayKay:

Baton Rouge Gen Medical Center is looking for nurses. The contact info is 225-381-6464 or http://www.brnurse.com/www.brgeneral.org. LSU Health Science Center’s Baton Rouge Campus also needs any medical personnel; you can register to volunteer on their website at http://www.lsuhsc.edu. I too have a medical background and wish I could go down and help but circumstances won’t permit it at this time. I hope this info is useful.

With New Orleans so much the focus of the news right now, I want to remind everyone that Missippi was hit equally hard and also needs your donations and prayers.

By: The Manfauxlo

The Manfauxlo — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 23:28:53 +0000

For the peoples who live in the gulf coast area, find out the places that are taking the clothes and the shoes. The Manfauxlo now has space in the closet!!!

In the city of the Houston, many peoples of the churches are putting together the kits of comfort, with the toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, shampoo, deoderant and the wipes of moisture and putting them in the ziplocks. The ziplocks are super fantastic and have many uses in the times of crisis.

Today the Operation Backpack collected suitcases, bags and backpacks. The peoples were to put comfort kits in them, the pajamas and an entire outfit with the shoes. Makes you think of swag bags in a different light packing one of these. The Manfauxlo had lots of lotions samples that went in too.

The third coasters, they need to check with the churches and the powers that be to see what the peoples need. It is so much but it must be done.

When the buses arrive in the Houston, there are volunteers who stand outside them and clap. For each bus.

And the spare change, it can go to the Red Cross efforts too:

http://www.redcross.org/donate/coinstar.html

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 03:46:39 +0000

How did things get so horribly out of hand? If you want a perspective, here is a link to a 12-mintue interview with the mayor of New Orleans. It is uncut and unedited, and powerful.

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/us/2005/09/02/wwl.nagin.intv.affl&wm=10

The relief is just pouring in because so many people are so caring and generous, and because people like our beloved Manolo and others on this blog are encouraging others and making it easy to give. This may go without saying, but everything, no matter how big or small, is very deeply appreciated.