WatchYourStep 0 #1 September 1, 2005 Are they accepting volunteers to help down there in this time of need? Just curious. Thanks "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TypicalFish 0 #2 September 1, 2005 I would be interested in this as well, my schedule is flexible..."I gargle no man's balls..." ussfpa on SOCNET Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchYourStep 0 #3 September 1, 2005 I'll let you know if I hear anything. I'm going to post something in Bonfire as well and sent a few pm's. "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #4 September 1, 2005 >Are they accepting volunteers to help down there in this time of need? In NO, no; they're trying actively to keep people out. But I bet nearby shelters/refugee centers could use the help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 43 #5 September 1, 2005 Check out the Latest News & Updates section at the American Red Cross for information about helping http://www.redcross.org "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #6 September 1, 2005 QuoteIn NO, no; they're trying actively to keep people out. But I bet nearby shelters/refugee centers could use the help. Bill's right, I check into taking my flats boat to help out and was told no. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyejumper 0 #7 September 1, 2005 1-800-HELP NOW is the number to call to donate money or volunteer time. However I've tried calling all morning and the line has been busy. The minimum amount of time you can volunteer for is 10 days. I tried calling my local Red Cross chapter but nobody has answered. If anyone was able to get thru and has a different number to call, please let me know. I tried the website, too, but it wasn't very helpful. It says they're not looking for volunteers from my area... but I'm not sure if this is outdated info or not. ETA - just checked out the Red Cross site again. It appears that they're most in need of $$$ now. As far as physically volunteering, they seem to be using volunteers who have already been trained. The "updated news" section refers prospective volunteers to their local chapters, however, when going to MY local chapters (I checked my entire state) it doesn't mention any specific disaster training at this time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #8 September 1, 2005 Got this from the Beech Bonanza owners mailing list: To: Beech Owners Group List Listers: Do NOT send "stuff". Donate money. We just got power back. I'm in Baton Rouge. If you are not here, you are not getting a picture of the true situation. The national news is not reporting the reality. We are fine. Minimal damage to our house other than one hell of a mess with trees down. We just found out that all of Pat's family in Gulfport survived. Houses torn up. Can't get to them, but they're damned tough country folk and will make it. We have friends coming who lost everything who will be staying with us for an indeterminate time. We're gonna leave the light on on for them. We expect the house to be OVER-FULL by nightfall. Many wonderful things have happened. People are stepping up to help. OTOH, NO ONE who used to live in N.O. has a job or a home. Freezer trucks are being brought in to stack the dead in. An extra 100,000 people are now in Baton Rouge. It is expected to double in size in a month. That is a problem. I was told by the police yesterday that you should not move around town without a gun to protect yourself. Some of the N.O. gangs have come here. They are out of drugs and maniacal. Thankfully, the local police are taking a HARD-LINE stand against this. There are some serious problems from the low-lifes. Baton Rouge is ARMED and it is dangerous. Drug-crazed low-lifes attacked a hospital to steal drugs. The situation is deteriorating rapidly. No one who lived on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain has a job right now. A few still have homes but the roads are impassable. The FAA has made the whole area a no-fly zone so we can't even go evacuate people we know can get to a GA airport. This makes 9-11 and the Sunami look like Romper Room. The low-life scum in N.O. are shooting at the rescue choppers and shooting the good blacks in N.O. Rescue operations have been suspended as a result. I see no way to stop the rioters without killing 'em. That means an awful lot of good black citizens will die when they otherwise could be rescued. I see no resolution. I suspect 50-100,000 deaths--maybe more if they keep shooting at the helicopters. I suspect N.O. will not be rebuilt. Few are yet willing to admit it. We are fine but my income has just gone to zero. It took 6 months to recover from Andrew in 1992. This will be MUCH worse. The good news is that we are all alive and well and my airplanes are undamaged... if only we could use them to go help folks. Walter... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
