Blogless friend Lee Ann is much better at gathering the details than I am right now. Here is a comment she left in a previous post with the best advise on how to help.
Call the Red Cross and make a donation to the Disaster Relief Fund if you want to help. They don't want "things" because no one has a place to store them. Please just make monetary donations and they'll be passing that money along to the people who have been devastated by Charley. They'll make sure they get a place to stay, money to buy food and to start to rebuild. This is going to take a while to recover.
If anyone has family or loved ones that are missing or have not been able to get into contact with, remember phone lines are down and cellular service is very spotty at this moment. Phone the Red Cross at 1-866-GET-INFO.
If you have loved ones who need help, call the same number. Here is the link to the American Red Cross for any and all information.
Again, right now all they are asking for is money. They'll secure water and other needs, but its going to take money to get people to somewhere safe and begin to heal.
Stay safe, hug your loved ones and when your told its a good idea to evacuate your home, do it! "Things" are replaceable, people are not. It's that simple.
(emp. mine)
Thanks Lee Ann.
Posted by Tammi at August 14, 2004 10:45 AM | TrackBackI'll link to this from my blog tonight, Tammi. I saw Laughing Wolf did also. I will be following his lead and adding what I can from what I see down here.
Take care. I found after Andrew, that you are amazed at the depth of caring and compassion with humanity during tragedy.
Posted by: Boudicca at August 14, 2004 11:43 AM