Cheese With Your Whine?
9.03.2005
What we can do...**I typed this all out this morning and then had a brain fart and saved it as a draft, instead of publishing it. Geez.
I'm as frustrated as anyone about the Katrina situation. It has taken way too long to get supplies to those poor refugees (can you believe that we're even calling people in OUR country that??).
Here are some things I've found that we can do to help. Most of this is stuff in the DFW area, where we've taken in thousands of these devestated people.
1.Salvation Army 9216 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas - For more information, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769).
Items needed at this location: Money, industrial-sized cans of vegetables, diapers, hand sanitizers, personal toiletries, flashlights, socks, insect repellent, baby formula, work gloves and plastic gloves to help hurricane victims.
2. Tarrant County Resource Connection - Need volunteers now!
1000 Circle Drive, Fort Worth
There are pregnant women with newborns at the Tarrant County Resource Connection from New Orleans. Items needed as soon as possible: cribs/basinets, formula, bottles, blankets, wipes, baby clothing and any baby items.
3. Money donations can be sent to these honest charities:
**America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network - http://www.secondharvest.org/
35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 200Chicago, IL 60601-2200 312-263-2303
**American Red Cross - Dallas Area Chapter - http://www.redcross.org/
4800 Harry Hines Boulevar, Dallas, TX 75235 1-800-435-7669 (English)
What the Red Cross needs now is monetary donations!! Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to the Dallas Area Chapter or to American Red Cross, PO Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013.
4. The old Wal-Mart in McKinney (on 380) is being set up as a staging area, since Reunion Arena is already full and somewhat chaotic. They could use some of our time and donations. Every little bit helps.
5. There is also a huge shortage of blood. I wish everyone would go give to help out. Carter Blood Care will be at Vista Ridge Mall today for a blood drive. There are opportunities everywhere to give.
These people need our help, and they need it now. There so so many ways we can do a little bit that will make a huge difference . You can go to volunteernorthtexas.org if you are in the DFW area and fill out an application to volunteer with that group. It's the weekend - a long one for most people.
Let's help.
