Dont Ask what New Orleans can do for you, but What You can Do ..
Give money to Red Cross, which I only say because over the Australian summer 8 months ago, The Tsunami across Indonesia and related areas like Sri Lanka killed hundreds of Australians, and (as a country) we gave Billion$, and as a result (we contributed towards) them having a short, medium and long term chance of rebuilding. But it's immediate help that matters. Sending food and basic items is good, but with money Red Cross can actually do something quickly. No different to anything really. From Xeni Jardin :
"Also, it may be worth noting that the Red Cross needs money donations, blood and volunteers more than anything. I have a feeling a lot of people are going to come back with the "Let's send blankets, clothes and canned foods" mindset that followed the tsunami, but if there's anything New Orleans has plenty of, it's food. They need money, badly, for rescue boats, potable water, generators, axes and other search and rescue equipment. Evacuees over here in Lake Charles have been hearing that it'll be 7 days or more before they can return, and the Red Cross desperately needs untrained volunteers at shelters in Louisiana and Texas to take over shelter efforts so the Red Cross can free up trained volunteers to go to Greater New Orleans and southwest Mississippi to support rescue and comfort efforts there. Major shelter points are Houston, Beaumont and Orange, TX; and Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria and Shreveport, LA. And nobody thinks about the blood donations - listen, there are a surprising number of people that are going to have very serious trauma - severed limbs, puncture wounds and internal bleeding. The only common thread is a massive need for blood."
"Also, it may be worth noting that the Red Cross needs money donations, blood and volunteers more than anything. I have a feeling a lot of people are going to come back with the "Let's send blankets, clothes and canned foods" mindset that followed the tsunami, but if there's anything New Orleans has plenty of, it's food. They need money, badly, for rescue boats, potable water, generators, axes and other search and rescue equipment. Evacuees over here in Lake Charles have been hearing that it'll be 7 days or more before they can return, and the Red Cross desperately needs untrained volunteers at shelters in Louisiana and Texas to take over shelter efforts so the Red Cross can free up trained volunteers to go to Greater New Orleans and southwest Mississippi to support rescue and comfort efforts there. Major shelter points are Houston, Beaumont and Orange, TX; and Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria and Shreveport, LA. And nobody thinks about the blood donations - listen, there are a surprising number of people that are going to have very serious trauma - severed limbs, puncture wounds and internal bleeding. The only common thread is a massive need for blood."
posted by redbarren at 5:41 PM
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