Sunday, October 23, 2005
St. Michaels Steps up to Aid Katrina Survivors
Aid On the Way to Katrina Survivors in Alabama
If you passed through St. Michaels this past holiday weekend, you could not miss the local relief effort organized by The Junior Womans Club and the St. Michaels Business Association.
Volunteers worked and managed the lines of traffic Saturday and Sunday in order to collect donations, food , clothing and supplies to be delivered to the many in need. By 2pm on Sunday there had been such a huge response, SMBA President Bob Porter said,"We have enough here to fill another tractor trailer, I'm impressed with our community." People just kept coming and the emotion to do more was obvious by many.
The scope of the devastation is also making it difficult to zero in on precisely where their help is most needed, and the challenge of getting it there safely and securely is changing almost hourly, according to the relief agencies.
It is my understanding the focus was towards getting the aid to a church community quickly. Then, distributing the items by volunteers on the outskirts of Katrina's hardest hit areas, says Rosemary Fasolo.
The response is "overwhelming" , she said. " But keep in mind, Private donors may get supplies to the affected areas sooner than other more formal organizations and charities".
Items Donated So Far:
$18,000 in finacial donations
800 cases of bottled water
100 boxes food items
150 boxes of clothing
200 boxes of linens, towels, blankets
75 boxes of baby food, items
500 boxes of diapers
300 boxes of toiletries
50 boxes cleaning supplies, bug spray
We will be following up with this post when the trucks and crew arrive home in a few days. It will be interesting to interview them on thier experience and thoughts of what they have seen first hand. Also , if anyone wishes to volunteer they need additional drivers for the near future.
If you passed through St. Michaels this past holiday weekend, you could not miss the local relief effort organized by The Junior Womans Club and the St. Michaels Business Association.
Volunteers worked and managed the lines of traffic Saturday and Sunday in order to collect donations, food , clothing and supplies to be delivered to the many in need. By 2pm on Sunday there had been such a huge response, SMBA President Bob Porter said,"We have enough here to fill another tractor trailer, I'm impressed with our community." People just kept coming and the emotion to do more was obvious by many.
The scope of the devastation is also making it difficult to zero in on precisely where their help is most needed, and the challenge of getting it there safely and securely is changing almost hourly, according to the relief agencies.
It is my understanding the focus was towards getting the aid to a church community quickly. Then, distributing the items by volunteers on the outskirts of Katrina's hardest hit areas, says Rosemary Fasolo.
The response is "overwhelming" , she said. " But keep in mind, Private donors may get supplies to the affected areas sooner than other more formal organizations and charities".
Items Donated So Far:
$18,000 in finacial donations
800 cases of bottled water
100 boxes food items
150 boxes of clothing
200 boxes of linens, towels, blankets
75 boxes of baby food, items
500 boxes of diapers
300 boxes of toiletries
50 boxes cleaning supplies, bug spray
We will be following up with this post when the trucks and crew arrive home in a few days. It will be interesting to interview them on thier experience and thoughts of what they have seen first hand. Also , if anyone wishes to volunteer they need additional drivers for the near future.
