GULF COAST DISASTER RELIEF FUND
251-967-4840
CHRISTIAN LIFE CHURCH
P.O. Box 10
Orange Beach, AL 36561
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
contact Trudi Champion at:
champion@gulftel.com
Monday, September 12, 2005
REPORT ON KATHRYN'S RELIEF EFFORT
Hello everyone. I just wanted to let you all know how your money and supplies are being expended. With the help of the ladies at Christian Ministries, Emerald Coast RV's and LOTS of their people, together with some of the money and supplies that you all have sent, I set up a hot meal service this weekend in Pearlington, Miss. (As you may know from other e-mails from me and phone calls, Pearlington is a little fishing villlage on the Pearl River on the Miss/La border. They are part of "ground zero".
My dear friends, James Amerson and Jeff Griffey, together with some volunteer help and a Pensacola News Journal reporter, and I were able to cook and serve between 500/600 hot meals to floks in Pearlington. The home-cooked red beans and rice, grilled sausage, fresh fruit, and cookies were a big hit on Saturday. Saturday night, James, Jeff and I camped out in Diamondhead, Ms at the United Methodist Church parking lot. We cooked chicken and rice and green beans for sunday. We also served breakfast on sunday morning (sausage biscuits, pb and j sandwiches, cookies, fruit, juice and coffee). Again, everything was a big hit as Pearlington had not had hot meals service until this weekend. I must tell you that the frech iced tea was our biggest hit....folks in the south NEED their iced tea.
We coordinated with the Diamonhead United Methodists and with FEMA (who is now on the ground in Pearlington) and hot meals service will continue daily. There is a shelter being set up by FEMA. There are a group of fine volunteer nurses on the ground and a hell of a vet running animal aide and fostering. The FEMA man in charge is doing a great job. We donated all of our equipment (grills, fish cookers, generator, supplies, groceries and fans) to various folks there that needed them. Christian Ministries spoke with me last night and are sending in a load of clean-up equipment today.
I will go back with more euipment later this week. Your donations all went to people that needed them and were so deeply appreciated. We come empty handed except for a small yellow tabby kitten fished out of the flood and now adopted by Kim at the Copper Possum.
Thank you everyone.
(Kathryn Runco Miller)
Hello everyone. I just wanted to let you all know how your money and supplies are being expended. With the help of the ladies at Christian Ministries, Emerald Coast RV's and LOTS of their people, together with some of the money and supplies that you all have sent, I set up a hot meal service this weekend in Pearlington, Miss. (As you may know from other e-mails from me and phone calls, Pearlington is a little fishing villlage on the Pearl River on the Miss/La border. They are part of "ground zero".
My dear friends, James Amerson and Jeff Griffey, together with some volunteer help and a Pensacola News Journal reporter, and I were able to cook and serve between 500/600 hot meals to floks in Pearlington. The home-cooked red beans and rice, grilled sausage, fresh fruit, and cookies were a big hit on Saturday. Saturday night, James, Jeff and I camped out in Diamondhead, Ms at the United Methodist Church parking lot. We cooked chicken and rice and green beans for sunday. We also served breakfast on sunday morning (sausage biscuits, pb and j sandwiches, cookies, fruit, juice and coffee). Again, everything was a big hit as Pearlington had not had hot meals service until this weekend. I must tell you that the frech iced tea was our biggest hit....folks in the south NEED their iced tea.
We coordinated with the Diamonhead United Methodists and with FEMA (who is now on the ground in Pearlington) and hot meals service will continue daily. There is a shelter being set up by FEMA. There are a group of fine volunteer nurses on the ground and a hell of a vet running animal aide and fostering. The FEMA man in charge is doing a great job. We donated all of our equipment (grills, fish cookers, generator, supplies, groceries and fans) to various folks there that needed them. Christian Ministries spoke with me last night and are sending in a load of clean-up equipment today.
I will go back with more euipment later this week. Your donations all went to people that needed them and were so deeply appreciated. We come empty handed except for a small yellow tabby kitten fished out of the flood and now adopted by Kim at the Copper Possum.
Thank you everyone.
(Kathryn Runco Miller)
REPORT FROM CAMP KATRINA
There was an article on the front page of the Living Section today about Camp Katrina you might want to read. It will give you a pretty clear indication of how dire the situation is there.
We left the office a little before 7:30 and got there a little before 10. The functioning entity down there is the Christian Life Church in Orange Beach, along with some help from 2 other churches, I believe which are also from Baldwin County. There was no Red Cross presence that I saw and virtually no real FEMA assistance. There were some FEMA reps walking around and there was a lengthy line to file forms for assistance, but nothing being done by either organization to feed, house or supply people. That is what the Christian Life Church is doing.
We had a 26' foot truck from Flowerwood nursery substantially filled with supplies we bought based on the shopping list they gave us. I had been in touch with them on the ground there, and they told us exactly what was needed. Needless to say, we were very well received. We had tents, sleeping bags, air matresses, pillows, new clothing, radios, batteries, personal supplies, a ton of large cans of vegetables, beans, fruits, gatorade etc It went straight from our truck to the CL tent and then distributed to those in need. No wasted effort and no wasted time. In fact, all the tents,bags etc were gone almost by the time we finished unpacking. I can promise you there was and will not be a waste of assets or money in what we sent down there. On most of the stuff we also go very good discounts. For example, the Coleman outlet gave us 30% off on almost everything we bought.
When we finished unloading (and even some of our staff while the unloading was taken place) started assisting in unpacking and organizing supplies. It took us a little over an hour to unload the truck with about 8 of us doing it. Then we manned the kitchen for lunch from about 11 to 2:30. There were about 8 of us helping there out of 10 or 12 folks. Obviously they also need volunteers. If we had not been there today to help they would have been overwhelmed. The people we fed and gave drinks to were very thankful for our help. It was a very good, rewarding experience.
(FORWARDED BY RICHARD DORMAN, Cunningham, Bounds)
There was an article on the front page of the Living Section today about Camp Katrina you might want to read. It will give you a pretty clear indication of how dire the situation is there.
We left the office a little before 7:30 and got there a little before 10. The functioning entity down there is the Christian Life Church in Orange Beach, along with some help from 2 other churches, I believe which are also from Baldwin County. There was no Red Cross presence that I saw and virtually no real FEMA assistance. There were some FEMA reps walking around and there was a lengthy line to file forms for assistance, but nothing being done by either organization to feed, house or supply people. That is what the Christian Life Church is doing.
We had a 26' foot truck from Flowerwood nursery substantially filled with supplies we bought based on the shopping list they gave us. I had been in touch with them on the ground there, and they told us exactly what was needed. Needless to say, we were very well received. We had tents, sleeping bags, air matresses, pillows, new clothing, radios, batteries, personal supplies, a ton of large cans of vegetables, beans, fruits, gatorade etc It went straight from our truck to the CL tent and then distributed to those in need. No wasted effort and no wasted time. In fact, all the tents,bags etc were gone almost by the time we finished unpacking. I can promise you there was and will not be a waste of assets or money in what we sent down there. On most of the stuff we also go very good discounts. For example, the Coleman outlet gave us 30% off on almost everything we bought.
When we finished unloading (and even some of our staff while the unloading was taken place) started assisting in unpacking and organizing supplies. It took us a little over an hour to unload the truck with about 8 of us doing it. Then we manned the kitchen for lunch from about 11 to 2:30. There were about 8 of us helping there out of 10 or 12 folks. Obviously they also need volunteers. If we had not been there today to help they would have been overwhelmed. The people we fed and gave drinks to were very thankful for our help. It was a very good, rewarding experience.
(FORWARDED BY RICHARD DORMAN, Cunningham, Bounds)
Sunday, September 11, 2005
ARE MERCENARIES PATROLLING NEW ORLEANS?
A report on Truthout claims that: "Heavily armed paramilitary mercenaries from the Blackwater private security firm, infamous for their work in Iraq, are openly patrolling the streets of New Orleans. Some of the mercenaries say they have been 'deputized' by the Louisiana governor; indeed some are wearing gold Louisiana state law enforcement badges on their chests and Blackwater photo identification cards on their arms. " Can this be true?
(TRUTHOUT, unearthed by Mira Walker)
A report on Truthout claims that: "Heavily armed paramilitary mercenaries from the Blackwater private security firm, infamous for their work in Iraq, are openly patrolling the streets of New Orleans. Some of the mercenaries say they have been 'deputized' by the Louisiana governor; indeed some are wearing gold Louisiana state law enforcement badges on their chests and Blackwater photo identification cards on their arms. " Can this be true?
(TRUTHOUT, unearthed by Mira Walker)
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
OPERATION GOLDEN RULE LAUNCHED IN ALABAMA
Governor Bob Riley has launched Operation Golden Rule to identify housing for 10,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees by 5 p.m. Friday, September 9th. He is seeking long-term housing where people can live as a family with dignity until their homes are repaired or rebuilt.
Governor Bob Riley has launched Operation Golden Rule to identify housing for 10,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees by 5 p.m. Friday, September 9th. He is seeking long-term housing where people can live as a family with dignity until their homes are repaired or rebuilt.
Are you aware of any available single-family homes, multi-family apartments, housing complexes, nursing homes, dormitories, houseboats, motorhomes, garage apartments, mobile homes, travel-trailer hook-ups, or any type of housing or shelter where people can live as families for an extended period of time? Please take a quick minute and send him the information using a FORM HERE
(Suggested by Joe Paul)
RUNCO RELIEF REPORT
(Got this email from Kathryn Runco (mill1099@bellsouth.net) in Pace, Florida yesterday. Kathryn (Carlos' mama) has been taking it upon herself to deliver supplies to the disaster areas.)
(Got this email from Kathryn Runco (mill1099@bellsouth.net) in Pace, Florida yesterday. Kathryn (Carlos' mama) has been taking it upon herself to deliver supplies to the disaster areas.)
Went to Pearlington, Ms today thanks to the donation of the Copper Possum in Milton. No FEMA; No Red Cross; no electricity, no sanitation, no hot food. Small relief center run by national guard. Everything is filthy. Terrible smell for miles. No houses habitable that I saw. Churches destroyed. No stores--all destroyed.They need clean-up and sanitation supplies. I think I may have a church in Navarre willing to go there and set up a feeding station but if not, I will try some other way. Will go back with another load ASAP. THe smell is terrible, there are vultures everywhere and the people are so tired and defeated they can hardly hold their heads up. These are VERY proud people and they have taken an ass-kicking. Pardon my french.
k
(P.S. Just what might the "Copper Possum" be? An upscale restaurant?)
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
LAW FIRM RACING TEAM TO HELP WITH RELIEF
The BeasleyAllen.com race transporter is being emptied of race cars, tools, tires and most of the equipment which is carried to the race track, in order to make room for hurricane relief donations which will be gathered in Montgomery Friday afternoon.
The BeasleyAllen Racing transport rig will be at the Winn Dixie Promenade location at 2739 Eastern Bypass this Friday September 9th. Donations will be accepted from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m., and then delivered to the Robertsdale center. Willa Carpenter will be coordinating this effort for Beasley Allen, and any volunteers who can help receive, box and load the donations should contact Willa.
The BeasleyAllen.com race transporter is being emptied of race cars, tools, tires and most of the equipment which is carried to the race track, in order to make room for hurricane relief donations which will be gathered in Montgomery Friday afternoon.
The BeasleyAllen Racing transport rig will be at the Winn Dixie Promenade location at 2739 Eastern Bypass this Friday September 9th. Donations will be accepted from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m., and then delivered to the Robertsdale center. Willa Carpenter will be coordinating this effort for Beasley Allen, and any volunteers who can help receive, box and load the donations should contact Willa.
www.BeasleyAllenRacing.com
grantenfinger@yahoo.com
251 454 5211
Monday, September 05, 2005
TREE SERVICE IN MOBILE AND BILOXI AREA
If anyone needs tree service, please let them know that Jim Walker, is now in business. He is equipped with all the saws and a huge utility truck that goes about 65 feet up.
If anyone needs tree service, please let them know that Jim Walker, is now in business. He is equipped with all the saws and a huge utility truck that goes about 65 feet up.
Shannon Harley will be taking all the calls, setting up the appointments, and lining up the estimates, etc...Spread the word and give them this cell phone 251.209.3564
KATRINA RELATED EMERGENCY SOURCES
One of the best sources for people looking to help or for assistance in finding people in NOLA is CRAIG'S LIST.
The SouthWest Emergency Response Network is the central repository for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. If you or your organization / agency / corporation have resources that may be made available to the response agencies, please list them in the Resource Registry. (PS: The southeastern regional is HERE)
Again, if you want to see what happened or have a relative and would like to check out their house if you haven't heard from them, GO HERE
REPORT FROM LODA
Just got back to the house. Had stayed here for the hurricane but left on Wednesday when I got fed up with living under martial law. (Carlos had been with me until the morning of the hurricane but them left for Pace when it seemed that the storm was moving westward. He was back in school by Tuesday.) About the only real horrible part of the hurricane was listening to the constant wind and the roof tearing off on the houses across the street (which took 10 hours!).
Zack evacuated from Baton Rouge to Gonzalez and spent the night of the hurricane with his girlfriend's parents. He is still working at the hotel and the influx of people into Baton Rouge has him quite frazzled. He is scooting back and forth between Gonzalez and Baton Rouge and is seriously depressed about the whole thing. Click Here for a website that quotes him
Obviously, Mobile, although hit quite hard, was nothing compared to our friends to the west. Kathryn and Carlos put me up in their guest house in Pace and it was quite nice after that. They have a pleasant and beautiful farm out there with horses and goats, etc and that seemed like such a pleasant sojourn from living with a flashlight on my chest and having the mosquitoes taunt me with their pre-puncture buzzing.
As if putting up an ex-husband wasn't enough generosity, she and her husband Doug (and her sister Leslie) put together a caravan on Thursday and went into Mississippi with about $3,000 worth of stuff they had purchased at the local Wal-Mart. To do this, remember, they had to disregard all of the hysteria about looters and carjackers, get around the blocked highways choked with emergency vehicles coming from points east, deal with the lack of gasoline, and somehow find a way into an area that was being cordoned off by the authorities.
They didn't get back till late that night but very rightly so were proud that they had done that. They say the need is desperate. Had an old codger of a chief of police cry on them and thank them for their generosity. They are going back again Tuesday and are collecting things to take: baby items, diapers, tents, camping gear, bug spray, disinfectant, medicines, light clothing, etc. Let me know if you can help. In Mobile, Leslie is helping coordinate the effort.
The image above is Wendell's beach house on Dauphin Island. Notice the oil drilling rig beached across on the other shore. If you want to see what happened or have a relative and would like to check out their house if you haven't heard from them, GO HERE
Thursday, August 25, 2005
OUCH!
"Authorities have charged two people with castrating a man who got into a fight with another man who was supposed to give him a tattoo. They were charged with malicious castration; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; kidnapping; and maiming of body parts."
(WISI-TV, unearthed by Garet Cox)
"Authorities have charged two people with castrating a man who got into a fight with another man who was supposed to give him a tattoo. They were charged with malicious castration; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; kidnapping; and maiming of body parts."
(WISI-TV, unearthed by Garet Cox)
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
NOW, THAT'S NOT VERY CHRISTIAN PAT!
Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club host Pat Robertson founder of the Christian Coalition of America has called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias.
"I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it.
It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... and I don't think any oil shipments will stop. But this man is a terrific danger and the United ... this is in our sphere of influence, so we can't let this happen."
(VHeadline.com, unearthed by Art Heitzer. Image used by permission from artist. Click on the image to see more of his magnificent work.)
WASHINGTON POST HAS THIS TO SAY ABOUT ROBERTSON'S GIFT FOR WORDS:
It's a pity Venezuelans don't know that "The 700 Club" broadcaster is a fading shadow of the Republican Party figure he once was. That Mr. Robertson once ran for his party's nomination, built a conservative religious advocacy group that had aspiring office-seekers quaking in their boots and -- entrepreneur that he is -- befriended every sub-Saharan kleptomaniac he managed to meet.
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