We may squabble, but we're pretty good at this sort of thing. Please let us know what is needed and what the best channels are.... Ian
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 10:16 AM, richardsan san <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i was thinking about ya'll this morning and was going to ask for an > update...good job!i'm just getting woodshop machines back downstairs this > morning, didn't want to have them compromised by gustav or ike... > > if you can get a list of things they still need, maybe we can pull some > resources and help out. > francis asked, last week, and i think we can get something going. > what helped me out, right after katrina were contributions from a lot of > people from this group via paypal. > if your relatives have something like that set up, that would be the > cleanest, quickest way to get funds to them... > helper outers would only need to have the email address associated with > their paypal account... > what are the ages of your granddaughters? > > i swam in lake conroe many years ago...while floating something very big > and [scary] splashed a little too close to me, i may have squealed my gf at > the time[her dad lived there] got a big giggle out of it...also i remember > finding fossil wood pieces in that area...[?] > > > On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:48 AM, John D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Thanks Richard -- >> I passed this information along to them. >> They indeed had four feet of water in their house. They've been >> commuting the last several days from Conroe which makes about an >> eighty mile trip each way. And they plan to stay with local friends >> from their church starting next week. Apparently they had time before >> evacuating to move a lot of stuff to the second floor of the house, so >> they didn't lose everything. >> We're shipping in clothes toiletries toys blankets and new backpacks >> for my granddaughters. It's all girl stuff so I can't even identify >> half of it. A few things to make them smile. Japanese erasers seem to >> be quite important. and ball point pens with a dolphin on top and >> visible mechanism inside that makes a sound. A Barbie and Barbies >> little sister. A neighbor threw in a couple of beautiful handmade >> quilts. And I'm on standby for anything else they tell me they need. >> My ex finally got back to work at the library and can receive packages >> and has access to a computer and the internet. They have applied to >> FEMA for assistance. >> I let them know about the two groups you mentioned. >> Thank you Richard, for your advice. >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
