A year ago today...
...this blog, once known as Hurricane Katrina Direct Relief, was born.
The story of how this blog began is simple. I started this blog to help those who wanted to help the communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. So many people helped, and so many people were served.
I want to continue to serve those affected by disasters and crisis through this blog and other online venues. We have an amazing communication tool in the the Internet. It's the greatest bulletin board known. Through blogs, forums, websites we have access to each other. We can talk to one another, and tell and hear our stories. It's an everyday miracle.
My next step is to develop an relief online network for disaster and crisis relief. Are you interested in participating? I'm looking for volunteers who...
- are already active online, via a blog or on a website forum/bulletin board,
- with a church organization, volunteer agency, or any group who would like to connect with the online community,
- somebody who just wants to help out, somehow.
We'll be talking about this relief online network at an upcoming gathering in Santa Cruz, California the weekend of September 15th. If you'd like to attend, please email me at gracedb@yahoo.com. If you can't come to this this meeting, contact me and let's start talking.
Many blessings to all,
Grace Davis
Blogger, Hurricane Disaster Direct Relief
Santa Cruz, California
ROCKEY IN THE NEWS TODAY, January 17, 2007:
Today Rockey Vaccarella was on Fox News Network with Neil Cavuto to discuss the current situation in the New Orleans region in respect to the progress of the rebuilding effort. Rocky's interview was live on FOX NEWS across America today at 3:30pm CST from the WVUE Television studios in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rockey told Cavuto that he is concerned that the rebuilding is moving slowly and that his mission is to continue to remind America that the job is not finished and not to forget the people of the New Orleans area and Gulf Coast region. Rockey also told the FOX News Anchor that President Bush and him discussed the 110 billion dollars that was sent to help the people in need during their August meeting in the Oval Office. The President told Rockey that the money sent to the region was the largest sum of money ever spent on American soil to help people affected by a natural disaster. Rockey's new documentary film FORGOTTEN ON THE BAYOU: Rockey's Mission to the White House is complete and takes the audience behind the scenes of his struggle to survive Katrina and his personal mission to deliver his message of hope to the President of the United States and the American people. The film's producers are now seeking distribution. The film is represented by David Garber of Lantern Lane Entertainment in Calabasas, California. For more information visit www.ThePeoplesStory.com .
Posted by: Steve S. | January 30, 2007 at 02:29 PM