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Offline Corsair

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on: August 31, 2005, 09:12:53 pm
Yo guys. So, seeing as how basically right now my life is consisting of preseason crew and next week school starts, I figure I'm not doing much right now. So I'm trying to get a group from school to go down to New Orleans and help out and stuff... anybody have any ideas where jumping off points would be, what organizations are letting volunteers help, etc? I'm gonna go off searching the web but I figured maybe some people would have some input.
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Reply #1 on: August 31, 2005, 09:26:29 pm
redcross.org is one.

theres plenty but look @ cnn.com or the FEMA site for more info to help out.
 

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Reply #2 on: August 31, 2005, 10:01:04 pm
From what I've heard, right now may not be the best time to do it.  Since everything is so decimated down there, I've heard newsies discouraging people from coming down to help, simply because there's absolutely nowhere to house volunteers.  Your heart's in the right place, though. :) My advice to you would be to try to organize some sort of fundraiser and donate the proceeds to the Red Cross or a similar organization.  Most of these groups also have places where volunteers can sign up, so that you'll be on their list when they need people.  There's a part of me that would like to be down there, doing everything I could to help people, as well.
 

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Reply #3 on: August 31, 2005, 10:05:20 pm
The way I figure it, this is one of the more worthwhile things I can do with my life right now. The newsies... screw 'em. I'll go live in a refugee camp in the Astrodome with everybody else if I have to. And I mean come on... seriously, I can't believe that they don't have a use for a warm body willing to help.
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Reply #4 on: August 31, 2005, 10:15:02 pm
Try church groups.
 

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Reply #5 on: August 31, 2005, 10:18:18 pm
I love how my local Red Cross chapter is advertising its golf tournament.
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Mal: Define "interesting".
Wash: *shrug* "Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die"?
Mal: This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and then... explode.
 

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Reply #6 on: August 31, 2005, 11:00:16 pm
I think the best thing you can do for now is to send supplies down there. Our school is going to fill up a few semi's with supplies and ship them down Sunday. We might send a few people down, but not until a few weeks have passed at least.
 

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Reply #7 on: September 01, 2005, 03:05:01 am
Unlike the Asian tsunami, there's not gonna be a major infrastructure problem with getting needed supplies to the right places. Plus there's plenty of able-bodied people there who will undoubtably turn to helping clean up and rebuild. I would think that the main problem is finding shelter for all the homeless.

Of course, that may be a bit beyond any one person's scope as well, considering the plan.
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Reply #8 on: September 01, 2005, 03:22:32 am
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Unlike the Asian tsunami, there's not gonna be a major infrastructure problem with getting needed supplies to the right places. Plus there's plenty of able-bodied people there who will undoubtably turn to helping clean up and rebuild. I would think that the main problem is finding shelter for all the homeless.

Of course, that may be a bit beyond any one person's scope as well, considering the plan.


draining the place would be a bit of a nightmare, too, considering it's filled up like a big tray of water with a hole in one side.
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Reply #9 on: September 01, 2005, 10:51:23 am
from, what heard it sounds like it will take at least 2-3 months to drain all of the water from n'orlans, then another five months to restore power. I think a lot of the people being moved to the super dome will be staying in Houston permanently
 

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Reply #10 on: September 01, 2005, 12:19:45 pm
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draining the place would be a bit of a nightmare, too, considering it's filled up like a big tray of water with a hole in one side.


More like a big tray of water with a hole in it in a filled sink.
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Reply #11 on: September 01, 2005, 07:37:51 pm
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More like a big tray of water with a hole in it in a filled sink.


yep
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