Hurricane Katrina

Well, I have avoided posting anything on this topic as there is no limit to the qualified sites that are available right now with up-to-date information. However, this morning on Postcards, a friend of mine posted about individuals who are trying to help.

So, in an effort to ensure that each of you knows HOW you can help, here are some links that can start the process. For those parents out there, these links are not for the faint of soul. It breaks my heart to hear of the mothers looking for children and of children (in one case a family of seven) who now have no living relatives.

I am working with officials in the government department that I work for to see if they will allow me to collect items from staff (there are 4800 of us in Ottawa) and have the department pay to have the items shipped to:

Marksville City Hall
Attn: Myron Gagnard /Hurricane Relief Coordinator
427 N. Main Street
Marksville, La. 71351
Phone # to the mayor's office for verification: 318-253-9500

Here is THEIR list of what they are in need of at the shelter:

*Baby Items: baby wipes / disposable diapers/ formula / baby bottles / baby shampoo / baby blankets >anything for babies
*Purell or some type hand sanitizer
*Pillows / blankets
*little T-shirts ( babies to childrens sizes)
*Over the counter pain relievers (tylenol, motrin, tums, alka seltzer, pepto bismol, band-aids, etc)
* color books / colors / board games / books (for kids in shelters)

Kudos to you Cooper and Emily for trying to pull this together.