Greetings from Victoria, the Mississippi Mom/Boots-on-the Ground, and Grace, Blog Keeper for Hurricane Katrina Direct Relief and the Family to Family blogs!
Welcome, friends, to our Katrina relief site. Please use this weblog as a multi-purpose resource for donations of supplies and equipment to the disaster zone as well as opportunities for volunteering on site. We pride ourselves on having direct connections to individuals organizing relief efforts. As a donor, you can be assured that your gifts will sent directly to the good folks in need. If you want to contribute your precious time and hard labor to serve in the disaster zone, we can set you up with direct contacts for volunteer coordinators.
No red tape, no bureaucracies, no middlemen... we're just two moms with an extensive network of friends in the disaster zone, and a laptop with a fast broadband connection to get the word out!
We also hope you can visit our Family to Family blog. 'Wish Lists' for families are posted on this site. These families need everything from clothing and shoes to building supplies. A great suggestion is to have your church group or child's classroom 'adopt' a family, and provide as many items as possible from their Wish Lists. In whatever manner you wish to donate, please know that no gift is too small or humble for our friends who have lost everything in this disaster.
Finally, we have a unique way you can contribute to the relief effort. On the left sidebar of this blog is a link to Good Deal Travels. Whenever you arrange your travel plans with Good Deal Travels - whether for business, vacations, or a hotel room for your mother-in-law's visit - a percentage of the fees goes towards Hurricane Katrina relief. This link is also available on the right sidebar of the Family to Family blog.
Friends, thanks once again for your visit. Please email us if you have any questions or require additional information on our project. We would be honored to assist you in any way we can.
Many blessings to all!
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