This is from a woman whose husband couldn't stand watching the news anymore and so loaded his van with gas and drove down to Louisiana. He has been shuttling people to better locations. If anyone feels moved to help, email his wife: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Claudia Dubuque" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 13:39:26 -0500 Subject: Hi Y'all News From Louisianna! First my apologies for not answering or keeping up with the emails this week. If you have not heard I thought I would update you on our lives. Bob has been in Louisianna now for 3 days. He took the big van and hooked up with Louisianna State Univ and is transporting the Katrina Victims to different locations. He brought all the gas, water and food the van would hold and the people are eating cold soup and refried beans. The first trip was a total of 12, 3 kids and 9 adults and he took them to the Houson Convention Center. Everyone slept the whole way. The second trip was more lively.....he drove them to Dodson, LA. 250 miles north of the area they are from. An elderly couple had the hardest tale to tell...they had to walk thirteen miles half through chest deep waters, were seperated and lost and then refound each other later very miraculously. Her feet hurt she said and he had a black eye. Bob slept a little bit yesterday from 4AM to 8AM because he did not want to drive through the trashed areas in the dark. He is emotional and happy to be in the thick of things helping. We have no doubt that everyone is doing what they can to help and will find the best niche for themselves, but here is yet another chance to give. At this point the gas bill is about $250 per day of which we are fine with at this point. If anyone feels moved to help out, we would feel very grateful to leave him where he, and keep funding him, knowing full well that, given the "workhorse" he is, the money is put to the best use. He hooked up with Red Cross first and they had him stacking already stacked boxes, so he was tipped off by a guy who just came home from Iraq who told him to go to Lousianna State and don't take no for an answer. Bob is very good at that!!!!!! We are fine in Fairfield.....happy to be helping. I will keep everyone in the loop. Let me know if you are inspired to help out and we will figure out a way. Love from Iowa, Claudia ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
